If you follow Hemopet’s posts about companion animal health, one of the resounding themes is balance. For instance, vitamin D deficiency can lead to many chronic health conditions like cancer, …
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For the past three years, Hemopet has been reporting on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigation into non-hereditary dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs. At the end of July …
An open access analysis titled, “Investigation of diets associated with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs using foodomics analysis,” garnered national press in early August, 2021. This is fairly uncommon for …
Free feeding is putting out a cat food bowl, leaving it out until your companion cat finishes the food and then topping it off. Scheduled feeding is giving your companion …
First, we should define the various types of companion dog feeding. Free feeding is the act of filling up a dog’s food bowl whenever it is empty so the companion …
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Caution: If you are eating cereal while reading this, we suggest you put down the cereal bowl or bookmark this for later reading. Storage mites are commonly found in cereal-based …
Over the years, Hemopet has provided tips on beneficial supplementation, foods and treats, as well as occasionally how much to give of each. We emphatically state: stop eyeballing and actually …
A few years ago, Hemopet discussed studies that demonstrated that certain pet foods did contain or did not contain listed or unlisted ingredients on the packaging. Now, thanks to advances …
In Hemopet’s blog post titled, “Vegetable Experiments with Companion Dogs”, we noted that companion dogs should not be fed citrus fruits. A couple of readers asked why and said their …
As many of Hemopet’s readers know, we advocate for nutritionally balanced homecooked meals for companion dogs. We realize this might be a daunting – if not scary – prospect for …
