dog food
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How to Tell if Your Dog’s Diet Needs an Overhaul, According to a Vet
I’ve recently adopted the title of ‘dog parent’ and by recently, I mean we’ve had our bundle of fluffy Spoodle goodness for one glorious year. Despite a year of cuddles, discipline and training, I still worry that my dog, (his name is Theodore, Teddy for short), isn’t getting the right nutrients. Sure he’s been growing…
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Edible Things You Should Never Actually Eat
When I was very (very) young, I ate an entire box of crayons in the hope of having multi-coloured poop. It did not work, but it did cause my mother a few hours of mild distress as she worried what might happen to me. The answer (disappointingly) was nothing. I didn’t extrude a rainbow, nor…
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Don’t Feed Your Cat Sushi, and Other Surprising Stuff That Could Kill Them
It’s an easy habit to fall into: slipping your cat a bite of food while you’re cooking or letting them have the leftovers from your plate instead of their dinner. But while your cat (or dog) may love and beg for human food, many foods range from less than nutritious to downright toxic for pets.…
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Should You Feed Your Dog Grain-Free Food?
Some (not all!) grain-free dog foods are getting extra scrutiny from the FDA, after several dogs in the US who ate those foods developed a rare canine heart disease. You don’t have to ditch your dog’s favourite food just because it’s grain-free, but it’s worth taking a look at why you chose it and whether…