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PET NUTRITION AND DIETS
 With today's growing pet food market, choosing a proper food for your pet can be confusing. Educating clients on proper nutrition and the benefits of feeding their cats and dogs a proper diet is important to your veterinarian. Each patient undergoes a nutritional assessment during their visit.
THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPER NUTRITION
Along with proper health care, nutrition plays an important role in the care of all dogs and cats. Progress in the field of nutrition has generated an improved understanding of canine and feline dietetics and led to the development of well-balanced diets that contribute to long-term health and aid in the prevention of chronic disease.
 Pets must be fed a proper diet that supplies all of the essential nutrients in their correct quantities and proportions in order to maintain health throughout all stages of life. As a result of the advances made in animal nutrition in the past three decades, obvious nutrient deficiencies are extremely rare in dogs and cats today. Rather, malnutrition in our domestic pets results due to overfeeding and unbalanced or excessive supplementation. This excessive use of certain ingredients and supplements leads to nutritional imbalances in diets. These imbalances can lead to chronic urinary or organ problems, obesity, as well as food related allergies and even dental problems.
WHY FEED A VETERINARY RECOMMENDED DIET?
Veterinary diets are palatability guaranteed (can be returned to clinic if patient does not like the food). Your dog or cat is matched with a diet geared to his or her specific nutritional needs. From kitten and puppy to senior cats and dogs, all pets have a nutritional assessment performed with each visThe veterinarian will help chose a proper diet for your pet based on present conditions including;
- Healthy pets in all life stages (pediatric, adult and senior)
- Overweigh or obese pets
- Pets with arthritis
- Pets with kidney, liver and heart conditions.
- Pets diagnosed with dental disease
- Dogs or cats diagnosed with specific allergies.
- Pets suffering or prone to gastrointestinal problems.
- Pets being treated for cancer.
- Dogs and cats with chronic bladder conditions such as stones, crystals, cystitis, etc.
- Diabetic patients
- plus many more.
If you have any questions regarding your pet's please contact your veterinarian.
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