Category Archives: Diet

How to Manage Your Pet’s Diet During a Pet Food Recall

Cats eating food
Pet foods can be recalled for a variety of reasons, including: contamination with something toxic, bacterial contamination, inadequate amounts of vitamins, or the presence of inedible contaminants. Since I have practiced veterinary medicine through multiple pet food recalls, I have learned a few things about feeding pets despite recalls and what pet owners can do

Pet Food Related Aflatoxicosis: What You Need to Know

A field of corn
There is an ongoing pet food recall for aflatoxin contamination. The Canine Review (TCR) has interviewed a number of dog owners whose dogs tragically died from eating the recalled food. The pet owner descriptions of the dogs’ deaths are graphic and deserve some medical explanation to help readers understand the disease. So, today’s blogpost will

Medical Mythbusters: Feline Edition

The Cat Myth Busters poster
June is Adopt a Cat Month, and I hope lots of cats will be getting fur-ever homes this month. In honor of our paw-some feline friends, I have devoted all blogposts this month to feline topics. In 2019, I was lucky enough to be invited to Jackson Galaxy’s Cat Camp as a speaker. Unfortunately, Cat

Feeding Your Cat for Optimal Health

June is the ASPCA’s Adopt a Shelter Cat Month and I am hoping many families will be welcoming a new furry feline into their home this month. To help new cat owners learn about the needs of cats, this month’s blogs are dedicated to feline topics – this week to nutrition. Use a Reliable Source