NUTRITION

Proper nutrition is essential for your dog’s health, but it’s a complicated business. Dogs in Canada’s experts are here to shed light on ingredients and dietary considerations.

NUTRITION ARTICLES

Pet food recall aftermath

By Cheryl S. Smith

The 2007 pet food recall was an unprecedented event. Of course, there had been pet food recalls before, but always on a much smaller scale and never (at least to anyone’s knowledge)

Pet food safety

By Dogs in Canada

Websites and organizations:

Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts

Pet food facts and fallacies

By Cheryl Smith

What do you look for when you choose a food for your dog? If you’ve committed to a home-formulated diet, it should be one that has been created and tested by a veterinary nutritionist

Feeding a diabetic dog

By Cheryl S. Smith

Diabetes mellitus occurs fairly frequently in dogs. As with humans, canine diabetes can be either Type I (insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus) or Type II (non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus).

Nutrition for geriatrics

By Jeff Grognet, D.V.M.

In a 1970s study in Texas, litters of coyote pups were tagged and then tracked throughout their lives. Researchers found that their average lifespan was a paltry 10 months.

Fibre in dog food

By Cheryl S. Smith

If you’ve spent more than a few minutes reading about nutrition for dogs, you know that the subject of dietary fibre is a controversial one.