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

Nutrition & Feeding

Help a Dog Eat and Drink While Wearing a Cone

Check whether the cone reaches the bowl before changing the food. Make a supervised access plan and clarify any permitted collar removal with the clinic.

Help a Dog Eat and Drink While Wearing a Cone

Check whether the cone reaches the bowl before changing the food. Make a supervised access plan and clarify any permitted collar removal with the clinic.

PARTNER Rabbit Recipe Freeze-Dried Raw Dog Food, real 8 oz package front; catalogue image, not a digestibility test

Animal Digest Is an Ingredient, Not a Digestibility Score

Similar words answer different questions. Read animal digest as an ingredient name without inferring a digestion result or an allergy-trial qualification.

Animal Digest Is an Ingredient, Not a Digestibility Score

Similar words answer different questions. Read animal digest as an ingredient name without inferring a digestion result or an allergy-trial qualification.

Vegetarian Dog Food: Evaluate the Finished Diet

A plant-based label cannot establish completeness or suitability. Bring the exact dog diet, formulation evidence and follow-up questions to the discussion.

Vegetarian Dog Food: Evaluate the Finished Diet

A plant-based label cannot establish completeness or suitability. Bring the exact dog diet, formulation evidence and follow-up questions to the discussion.

After Calcium Oxalate Stones: Plan Beyond Removal

After confirmed calcium oxalate stones, ask about the food, water strategy and monitoring together. Removing calcium yourself can be counterproductive.

After Calcium Oxalate Stones: Plan Beyond Removal

After confirmed calcium oxalate stones, ask about the food, water strategy and monitoring together. Removing calcium yourself can be counterproductive.

After Liver-Shunt Surgery, Keep the Feeding Plan

Going home after liver-shunt surgery does not automatically end the food plan. Clarify meals, medicines, follow-up and who can authorize changes.

After Liver-Shunt Surgery, Keep the Feeding Plan

Going home after liver-shunt surgery does not automatically end the food plan. Clarify meals, medicines, follow-up and who can authorize changes.

PARTNER Rabbit Recipe Freeze-Dried Raw Cat Food, real 8 oz package; label-comparison example only

Compare Pet Food Nutrients per 1,000 Calories

An energy-based comparison answers a different question from dry matter. Work through two fictional foods and keep missing nutrient data visible.

Compare Pet Food Nutrients per 1,000 Calories

An energy-based comparison answers a different question from dry matter. Work through two fictional foods and keep missing nutrient data visible.