Nutrition

Benjamin Franklin is attributed with coining this phrase, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” in an unsigned letter to his newspaper The Pennsylvania Gazette. The Founding […]

At Hemopet, we encourage companion dog parents to give certain fruits and vegetables as treats to their 4-legged family household members. You can give them raw, lightly steamed, or dehydrated.

No; all dogs and cats do not have a sensitivity to chicken.  Let’s first clear up one point here. Many times companion pet parents and my veterinary colleagues will inadvertently

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,

For the past three years, Hemopet has beenhttps://hemopet.org/medicinal-mushrooms-for-pets/ on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigation into non-hereditary dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs. At the end of July 2021,

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

What is the difference between free feeding and scheduled feeding companion dogs? Free feeding is the act of filling up a dog’s food bowl whenever it is empty so the

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