by Buzzards Bay Veterinary Associates | Jun 9, 2020 | Nutrition
Issues with pet foods have made the news quite a bit in the past few years. You may have heard about risks of feeding raw diets or seen our blog. Grain-free diets started to become popular with some pet-owners until these diets were found to be linked to cases of...
by Buzzards Bay Veterinary Associates | Feb 12, 2020 | Nutrition
Our team often receives questions about cat food and the ideal diet for cats. Plus, certain supermarket brands perpetuate misconceptions about cat’s dietary needs. So before you clip your next cat food coupon, be sure you’re up to speed on these common...
by Buzzards Bay Veterinary Associates | Dec 11, 2019 | Nutrition
I am moved to write a blog to advise caution in feeding with raw diets after a very sweet, young kitty in our practice became very ill from raw food. Zac was suffering from recurrent bouts of diarrhea with blood and mucus. Tests were run and it was discovered that he...
by Buzzards Bay Veterinary Associates | Jul 22, 2019 | Nutrition
There have been a lot of stories in the news lately that many dogs and a handful of cats have become sick and even died of cardiomyopathy that has been linked to grain-free pet foods. This is really scary for a lot of pet owners who have been feeding these designer,...
by Buzzards Bay Veterinary Associates | Jul 15, 2019 | Nutrition
As veterinarians, obesity of pets is one of the most common and preventable problems that we encounter. Pets are simply getting too many calories for their level of activity. We all know that obesity leads to many health problems. It is not good for us and not good...
