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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

Questions to Ask a Pet Food Company—and How to Use the Answers

Turn broad pet-food promises into specific, answerable questions about formulation, nutrition data and quality control.

Questions to Ask a Pet Food Company—and How to Use the Answers

Turn broad pet-food promises into specific, answerable questions about formulation, nutrition data and quality control.

A Nursing Dog With Tremors Needs Urgent Care

Tremors or disorientation in a nursing mother need urgent assessment. Milk, bones and calcium supplements are not a home emergency plan.

A Nursing Dog With Tremors Needs Urgent Care

Tremors or disorientation in a nursing mother need urgent assessment. Milk, bones and calcium supplements are not a home emergency plan.

Meals After Dental Extractions: Get the Texture Instructions in Writing

Confirm the exact food, texture, permitted extras and review point after your cat or dog has teeth removed.

Meals After Dental Extractions: Get the Texture Instructions in Writing

Confirm the exact food, texture, permitted extras and review point after your cat or dog has teeth removed.

Feeding a Cat With Pancreatitis Starts With an Individual Plan

Food choice, actual intake, nausea and concurrent illness belong in one plan for a cat diagnosed with pancreatitis.

Feeding a Cat With Pancreatitis Starts With an Individual Plan

Food choice, actual intake, nausea and concurrent illness belong in one plan for a cat diagnosed with pancreatitis.

Heart Disease and Pet Food: Keep Sodium Units With the Number

A sodium figure without its units can mislead. Organize food, treats and pill-hiding extras for your pet’s cardiac nutrition review.

Heart Disease and Pet Food: Keep Sodium Units With the Number

A sodium figure without its units can mislead. Organize food, treats and pill-hiding extras for your pet’s cardiac nutrition review.

Reading FDA Registration Claims on a Pet Food Website

A facility registration number and a product approval answer different questions. Here is how to read the claim without inventing an endorsement.

Reading FDA Registration Claims on a Pet Food Website

A facility registration number and a product approval answer different questions. Here is how to read the claim without inventing an endorsement.