Today I’m going to discuss a totally disgusting topic, coprophagia. Coprophagia is a pleasant term for stool eating. Although the idea of this activity is totally gross, there is actually one stage in a pet’s life when coprophagia is expected. When mother dogs and cats have litters, they deliberately consume the feces of their puppies [...]
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Why do Dogs eat Poop? Coprophagia
Posted in BREEDING AND WHELPING, HEALTH AND TREATMENTS, NUTRITIONAL TOPICS, TRAINING TIPS AND BEHAVORIAL ISSUES, tagged anxiety, behavioral, boredom, coprohagia, enzymes, GI parasites, hungry, imitated behavior, instestinal malabsorption, learned behavior, pancreatic insufficiency, poop consumption, punishment, rabbit poop, stool eating, stress on 12/14/2011 | Leave a Comment »
Beating boredom and weight problems in dogs
Posted in NUTRITIONAL TOPICS, tagged balanced diet, boredom, food portions, hunting, mental energy, obesity, physical energy, toys on 01/14/2011 | Leave a Comment »
Posted: Jul 18, 2010 at 11:30 AM [Jul 18, 2010] There are a handful of things that folks find troubling when we’re talking about dogs: weight issues, the fact that their dogs seem bored and that they are always focused on food. In the latter case, most dogs seem to know when it’s “time to [...]
NO ICE WATER FOR DOGS…PLEASE READ ASAP
Posted in HEALTH AND TREATMENTS, NUTRITIONAL TOPICS, tagged bloat, choking, cold water, distressed, drooling, dry heaving, ice cubes, ice water, muscle spasms, not eating on 07/31/2010 | 8 Comments »
I had received this some time ago but was just talking to someone about how not to allow ice cold water or ice cubes in the water in extreme heat/humidity like we’ve been having or an over hot dog after running when they are panting heavily. They had never heard of this. So with that [...]
BANANAS;HEALTHIEST MOOD-FOOD SNACK & DOGS LOVE THEM!
Posted in NUTRITIONAL TOPICS, tagged anemia, blood pressure, boost energy, brain food, brain power, carbohydrates, constipation, depression, dogs love bananas, hangovers, healthy food, heartburn, iron, minerals, mood food, morning sickness, music, natural sugars, nerves, news, normalize heartbeat, nutrition, phosphorus, potassium, protein, regulate body water, sends oxygen, show dog, smoking and tobacco use, strokes, temperature control, vitamin A, vitamins, warts on 02/23/2010 | Leave a Comment »
Dogs love bananas and nutritional research suggests bananas, a healthy snack for people, may also be health, brain, and mood-food for your show dog! We can’t cite source but a physiological psych class professor at CCNY told his class about bananas. He said the expression “going bananas” is from the healthy effects of bananas on [...]
Pet Tips, Pet Ideas, Pet Homemade Treats and Remedies
Posted in GROOMING TIPS, HEALTH AND TREATMENTS, NUTRITIONAL TOPICS, OFF TOPIC, TRAINING TIPS AND BEHAVORIAL ISSUES, tagged alone pets, cats, deodorizers, dog treats, ear mites, fleas, hairballs, homemade dog shampoo, hot spots, housebreaking, odor removal, puppy, separation anxiety, skunk odor removal on 02/10/2010 | 3 Comments »
Yummy Dog Treats * 3½ Cups Whole Wheat Flour * 2½ Cups Oatmeal * 3 Tbsp Vegetable Oil * 2 Cups Warm Water * 1/2 Cup Peanut Butter Mix all dry ingredients together and separately mix wet ingredients together. Blend dry and wet ingredients together a little at a time alternating between wet and dry. [...]
Today’s Irony: HSUS Marketing New Dog Food
Posted in NUTRITIONAL TOPICS, ORGANIZATIONS AND RESCUES, tagged animal protein, animal rights, dog food, HSUS, Humane choice, no meat, Pet Food, Petco, soy, Uruguay, vegetable, vegetarian on 02/08/2010 | 4 Comments »
February 6, 2010 New to the dog food business: The HSUS (an animal rights organization, not to be confused with the Humane Society of old). Their product contains no animal protein. The protein source is soy, while the rest of the content is vegetable. The food is being produced in Uruguay from local vegetable sources. [...]
Wide Variation in Calorie Content Among ‘Low Calorie’ Pet Foods
Posted in NUTRITIONAL TOPICS, tagged calories, canned food, cat, dog, dry kibble, labeling, low calorie pet foods, recommended intake, Tufts University, weight control diets, weight management, wet food on 02/05/2010 | Leave a Comment »
ScienceDaily (Jan. 28, 2010) — Dog and cat owners buying weight-control diets for their overweight pets are faced with a confusing two-fold variation in calorie density, recommended intake, and wide range cost of low-calorie pet foods, according to a study by the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. The study, published this month [...]
FDA Health Alert for Merrick Beef Filet Squares Dog Treats Packaged and Distributed by Merrick Pet Care
Posted in HEALTH AND TREATMENTS, NUTRITIONAL TOPICS, tagged Beef dog treats, dogs, FDA, Health alert, Merrick, pet care, salmonella on 01/27/2010 | Leave a Comment »
FDA NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: January 14, 2010 Media Inquiries: Ira Allen 301-796-5349, ira.allen@fda.hhs.gov Consumer Inquiries: 888-INFO-FDA FDA Health Alert for Merrick Beef Filet Squares Dog Treats Packaged and Distributed by Merrick Pet Care Products may be contaminated with Salmonella The U. S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use Merrick [...]
FDA Confirms Probe of NUTRO Pet Food Deaths, Illnesses
Posted in NUTRITIONAL TOPICS, tagged dog food recall, FDA, Nutro, pet foods on 01/05/2010 | 2 Comments »
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2009/04/nutro_foia.html April 20, 2009 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has confirmed that the agency is investigating a series of unexplained illnesses and deaths involving NUTRO pet food. Consumers have been complaining for more than two years that their pets have become ill after eating NUTRO products; many have recovered when they were switched [...]
Dangerous: Real Ham Bone from Walmart
Posted in NUTRITIONAL TOPICS, tagged dangerous dog toys, dog treats, health risk dog treats on 01/07/2009 | 1 Comment »
Cross post far and wide!!!!! I would like to warn all dog lovers out there to be very careful about the dog treats that you give your dogs. Last week I bought a ‘Real Ham Bone’ made by Dynamic Pet Products of Missouri from Walmart. Here is what it looks like: . The label says [...]
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