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Find the latest dog and cat food nutrition articles, commentary and news covering pet obesity and health, limited ingredient diets, pet food label changes, plant-based proteins and how human food trends continue to impact the pet food industry.

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Pet food spending, perceptions: Lessons from human food

September 24, 2018

Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

As pet food spending catches up to human food, we can learn common lessons about how and why consumers perceive and value the foods they buy.

Popular novel pet food ingredients lack in-depth research

September 12, 2018

Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

Many pet foods now feature ingredients like novel proteins and grain-free starches like peas and potatoes, but there is little research on them for pets.

Update: FDA pet food ingredient and DCM investigation

September 10, 2018

Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

A webinar on FDA’s investigation into a possible link between pet food ingredients and canine DCM highlighted the need for further investigation and research.

Probiotics may help gut-brain axis to boost pet wellness

Research suggests that the health of an animal’s digestive system correlates to their psychological and physical well-being.

September 4, 2018

Tim Wall

Scientists observed that probiotics seemed to have an anxiety-reducing influence on dogs.

Cats and dogs respond differently to similar raw pet food

The differences in cats and dogs digestive systems was exemplified in the way that their systems responded to similar raw, high-protein diets.

August 23, 2018

Tim Wall

Pet food formulators should remember that cats are not small dogs, said David Thomas of Massey University, during his presentation at Petfood Forum 2018.

BARF, commercial dog diets foster different gut bacteria

Researchers found different species of microbes in the feces of dogs fed bones and raw food (BARF) diets or commercial diets.

August 22, 2018

Tim Wall

The scientists found significantly larger populations of Escherichia coli and Clostridium perfringens in the BARF group.

FDA dog food warning hasty, too focused on ingredients

July 23, 2018

Debbie Phillips-Donaldson

Like some pet owners and even pet food companies, FDA’s premature warning about canine DCM fixates on ingredients instead of nutrients or nutritional balance.

Not all legumes implicated in FDA dog heart disease study

FDA’s investigation is just beginning and not all legume seeds, a group including beans, are implicated.

July 19, 2018

Tim Wall

FDA suggests not taking intuitive leaps beyond what is explicitly stated in their public notice.

Do peas and potatoes really cause heart disease in dogs?

As opposed to focusing on how to make a nutritionally balanced diet, some pet foods may be pushing the boundaries of extreme nutrition in a quest to find shelf space.

July 19, 2018

Tim Wall

Potatoes and legume seeds can serve as nutritious pet food ingredients, but formulators must balance them with grains or other sources of specific amino acids.

Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming opens in southwest Austin

A grand opening event will take place on July 21, with free treats for a year for the first 20 dogs.

July 13, 2018

Woof Gang Bakery, the leader in specialty pet retail and grooming with more than 100 locations across the U.S., announces the opening of the company’s newest location in southwest Austin with a grand opening event on July 21.

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Pet food spending, perceptions: Lessons from human food

Popular novel pet food ingredients lack in-depth research

Update: FDA pet food ingredient and DCM investigation

Probiotics may help gut-brain axis to boost pet wellness

Cats and dogs respond differently to similar raw pet food

BARF, commercial dog diets foster different gut bacteria

FDA dog food warning hasty, too focused on ingredients

Not all legumes implicated in FDA dog heart disease study

Do peas and potatoes really cause heart disease in dogs?

Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming opens in southwest Austin

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