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.

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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.

A Dog’s Water Break at the Lake: Keep Harmful Algae Out of the Routine

Bring safe drinking water, check local advisories and act promptly if a dog may have contacted a harmful algal bloom.

A Dog’s Water Break at the Lake: Keep Harmful Algae Out of the Routine

Bring safe drinking water, check local advisories and act promptly if a dog may have contacted a harmful algal bloom.

“Not Detected” on a Pet Food Lab Report Does Not Mean Absolute Zero

Read a laboratory result with its analyte, sample identity, units and reporting limit before treating a screenshot as an all-purpose safety guarantee.

“Not Detected” on a Pet Food Lab Report Does Not Mean Absolute Zero

Read a laboratory result with its analyte, sample identity, units and reporting limit before treating a screenshot as an all-purpose safety guarantee.

What Does a Pet Food Digestibility Percentage Actually Measure?

Before comparing digestibility claims, identify the nutrient, test method, animals, exact recipe and limits of the reported result.

What Does a Pet Food Digestibility Percentage Actually Measure?

Before comparing digestibility claims, identify the nutrient, test method, animals, exact recipe and limits of the reported result.