Debunking Pet Care

  **Companies playing around with ingredients doesn't apply to just one brand a wide range of pet products are undergoing this shift process depending what the demand of consumers are vs pet needs.   For some dogs the ingredient adjustment may actually benefit for others it may not. This highlights the importance of keeping track of your pet's Poop quality and weight as well as allergy activity when there is an ingredient shift in their diet. Do not rely on Fad trends or fad information. Listen to how your pet responds to the change instead.  Allow 3 weeks and remove all treats, food toppers, no table food to make sure your pet is adjusted.  It also helps to eliminate any other things that may be causing them skin or digestive distress and rule out their main food as being the problem.  Discontinue if dog present any forms of allergy triggers; being a picky eater especially when having been exposed to home food is not an allergy symptom.   ** Make...

  In veterinary care, it’s common to hear that changes in older pets are “just aging.” While aging does influence the body, this explanation can sometimes oversimplify what is actually happening. Many chronic conditions develop gradually and may be influenced by missed early intervention, incomplete monitoring, or under-recognized disease progression. Aging is not a disease Aging refers to gradual biological changes over time, such as: reduced metabolic efficiency slower tissue repair changes in immune response decreased organ reserve capacity However, aging itself does not cause infection, inflammation, or organ failure directly . Instead, it can make animals more vulnerable to underlying conditions becoming clinically visible. The “aging label” problem Some clinical signs in older pets are sometimes grouped under aging when they may actually reflect disease processes, such as : chronic dental infection skin barrier dysfunction with secondary yeast or bacteri...

  Hyperlipemia (Medical Term) Meaning:   Describes abnormally high levels of fat accumulation in the bloodstream This can refer to increased Triglycerides (hypertriglyceridemia) , increase Cholesterol (Hypercholesterolemia) or both.  One of the 3 macronutrients that supply the body with ENERGY Fats provide more the D OUBLE the energy / gram compared to proteins and carbohydrates.   Key Function in Diet : Caloric density as well as palatability.  ANATOMY  - Function in the body   - Supply essential Fatty Acids which cannot be synthesized by the body in simple terms ( types of fats your body needs but cannot make on its own) they must come from the food and  are required in the diet.  - Structural components and are required for proper absorption of FAT-SOLUBE VITAMINS ( D issolve in fat and are absorbed along with dietary fats, t hey can also be  stored in the liver and body fat   so the body doesn’t need them every day) FAT-S...