A little more understanding.

Food, health and the everyday moments that bring us closer. Practical knowledge for life with cats and dogs, from the PARTNER Editorial Team.

Cat Care

An Orphaned Newborn Kitten Needs Milk Replacer, Not a Milk-Based Treat

Understand the difference between neonatal milk replacement and a snack containing dairy, then get a specific feeding demonstration and care plan.

An Orphaned Newborn Kitten Needs Milk Replacer, Not a Milk-Based Treat

Understand the difference between neonatal milk replacement and a snack containing dairy, then get a specific feeding demonstration and care plan.

After Spaying or Neutering, Review the Food Plan Before Weight Creeps Up

Separate immediate post-surgery instructions from longer-term energy needs, and arrange a feeding review without making a drastic automatic cut.

After Spaying or Neutering, Review the Food Plan Before Weight Creeps Up

Separate immediate post-surgery instructions from longer-term energy needs, and arrange a feeding review without making a drastic automatic cut.

PARTNER Chicken Recipe Freeze-Dried Raw Cat Food, 8 oz bag

Can You Calculate Exact Carbohydrates From a Pet Food Guaranteed Analysis?

A subtraction can produce an estimate, but minimums, maximums, missing ash and fiber methods prevent an exact carbohydrate or sugar result.

Can You Calculate Exact Carbohydrates From a Pet Food Guaranteed Analysis?

A subtraction can produce an estimate, but minimums, maximums, missing ash and fiber methods prevent an exact carbohydrate or sugar result.

PARTNER It's Tea Time cheese freeze-dried treats, individual sachet shown; sold as a box of 12

Preservatives in Pet Food: Read the Job as Well as the Ingredient Name

Understand preservative terminology without confusing antioxidant protection, vitamin nutrition, shelf life or pathogen control.

Preservatives in Pet Food: Read the Job as Well as the Ingredient Name

Understand preservative terminology without confusing antioxidant protection, vitamin nutrition, shelf life or pathogen control.

Dinner, “With” or Flavor: Small Words Change a Pet Food Name

Learn what common pet-food naming rules describe, and why a named ingredient percentage is different from protein or nutritional adequacy.

Dinner, “With” or Flavor: Small Words Change a Pet Food Name

Learn what common pet-food naming rules describe, and why a named ingredient percentage is different from protein or nutritional adequacy.

Pet Food Calories: Convert kcal/kg Into the Portion You Actually Weigh

Use a food’s calorie statement to calculate energy in a measured portion, while keeping bag weight, cup volume and daily needs separate.

Pet Food Calories: Convert kcal/kg Into the Portion You Actually Weigh

Use a food’s calorie statement to calculate energy in a measured portion, while keeping bag weight, cup volume and daily needs separate.