Veterinary Note: Written by a licensed vet tech for informational purposes. Always consult your veterinarian before changing your pet’s care routine. Cross Contamination in Dog Food Manufacturing Plants: A Vet Tech’s Honest Review It’s a Tuesday morning at the clinic. A family brings in their three-year-old Labrador — vomiting since midnight, lethargic, refusing water. The … Read more
Veterinary Note: Written by a licensed vet tech for informational purposes. Always consult your veterinarian before changing your pet’s care routine. Hydrolyzed Protein Dog Food Long Term Liver Side Effects: What Vet Techs See That Nobody Talks About Your dog has been on a hydrolyzed protein diet for eight months. The itching is better. The … Read more
Veterinary Note: Written by a licensed vet tech for informational purposes. Always consult your veterinarian before changing your pet’s care routine. Hidden Chicken Fat in Salmon Dog Food Causing Severe Allergies: What Every Dog Owner Must Know It’s 11pm on a Tuesday. Your dog has been scratching relentlessly for three weeks, her paws are raw, … Read more
Veterinary Note: Written by a licensed vet tech for informational purposes. Always consult your veterinarian before changing your pet’s care routine. Hypoallergenic Dog Food: Cross-Contamination & Mislabeling — What Every Pet Owner Must Know A peer-reviewed study published in the journal BMC Veterinary Research found that over 80% of commercial pet foods marketed as hypoallergenic … Read more
Veterinary Note: Written by a licensed vet tech for informational purposes. Always consult your veterinarian before changing your pet’s care routine. Sweet Potato Toxicity in Grain Free Diet Insulin Spikes: What Every Pet Owner Needs to Know Your dog has been on a grain-free diet for eight months. The bag says “premium,” the ingredients list … Read more
Veterinary Note: Written by a licensed vet tech for informational purposes. Always consult your veterinarian before changing your pet’s care routine. DCM in Large Breeds Caused by Boutique Grain-Free Dog Food: What Most Pet Owners Get Dangerously Wrong Everyone says grain-free dog food is the healthier, more natural choice for large breeds. They’re missing the … Read more
Veterinary Note: Written by a licensed vet tech for informational purposes. Always consult your veterinarian before changing your pet’s care routine. Peas and Lentils Blocking Taurine Absorption in Giant Dogs: What Every Large-Breed Owner Needs to Know The first time I encountered this problem was with a 4-year-old Great Dane named Brutus who came into … Read more
Veterinary Note: Written by a licensed vet tech for informational purposes. Always consult your veterinarian before changing your pet’s care routine. Grain-Free Diets for Large Breeds: DCM (Heart Disease) Link Analyzed The first time I saw a five-year-old Golden Retriever come in with dilated cardiomyopathy, I remember thinking — this dog is too young. His … Read more
Veterinary Note: Written by a licensed vet tech for informational purposes. Always consult your veterinarian before changing your pet’s care routine. Protein Malnutrition Symptoms in Senior Dogs on Strict Renal Diets: What You’re Probably Missing Nearly 40% of dogs over age 10 have some degree of chronic kidney disease — and a significant portion of … Read more
Veterinary Note: Written by a licensed vet tech for informational purposes. Always consult your veterinarian before changing your pet’s care routine. Renal Diet Dog Food for Senior Breeds: Hidden Phosphorus & Sodium Nearly 1 in 10 dogs over age 10 will develop chronic kidney disease (CKD) — and the majority of owners don’t catch it … Read more