Health
Despite pet obesity being a potentially life-limiting condition, it seems pet owners are unaware of the gravity of the issue, with most (63%) feeling more important problems face their pets. What’s more, only one in three (37%) know how to check their pet’s weight, a mere 9% carry out the recommended monthly weight check and almost a third (30%) never check their pet’s weight (1)!
Read more “Keeping Your Dog at a Healthy Weight”
Nutrition
As Christmas comes around we think about how we can treat our four legged family members, but before reaching for all manner of sweet treats and savoury delights you might want to think again. This year The Dogs Trust has urged pet owners to think twice about indulging their pet with Christmas food, warning some festive favourites could prove fatal. Read here to find out some surprising festive treats and items that could leave you with a poorly pup this Christmas.
Read more “Christmas pudding – nice for you, not so nice for dogs”
Nutrition
The goal of most breeders includes three priorities: 1) improve the breed, 2) optimise conception and 3) promote the health of the offspring while preserving the health of the bitch. Appropriate feeding will increase the likelihood of this, whereas improper or inadequate nutrition can negatively affect reproduction in bitches. It’s this simple, and here we take a look at guidelines for healthy feeding before and during gestation.
Read more “Nutrition to maximise health before and during gestation”
Nutrition
You can trust us
At Eukanuba we are committed to developing pet foods you can trust.
Not only do we strive to provide the very best nutritional support for pets through a high standard of manufacturing and quality production processes but we also produce them in a way which minimises the impact on our planet.
Here we will show how as a brand we never compromise or cut corners – that is our promise to you.
Read more “Good for your dogs and the environment”
Health
“The beginning is the most important part of the work” – Plato.
The above quote is most relevantwhen discussing the effect diet can have on healthy bone development as it is from as early as 3 weeks of age when certain nutritional inadequacies and excesses can start to negatively impact the developing skeleton. Here we outline what and why things can go wrong, and more importantly discuss how to feed fast growing large and giant breed puppies for optimal joint health.
Read more “Developmental skeletal disease in dogs”
Health
Advice for new puppy owners: How to protect your puppy’s teeth for total body health.
Offering prophylactic dental care advice to new puppy owners probably sounds a little premature, especially when you are handing over a tiny puppy with a mouth scattered full of sharp pearly white teeth, but this is exactly the right time to do it. New owners are most open to learning and therefore education at exactly this moment can actually help to prevent dental problems from occurring. Encouraging new owners to begin a daily dental care regime should be part of a hand over routine when they come to collect their puppy.
Health
The neonatal period in puppies is considered to be the first 2 weeks after birth. Born in a relatively immature state and completely dependent on their mother’s care the pre weaning mortality rate of many puppies is relatively high with approximately 20% of live-born puppies dying before they are 21 days old and a staggering 70% of deaths occurring within the first week post-partum¹ ²
Here we take a closer look at colostrum and investigate the benefits of this antibody rich nutrient.
Read more “Colostrum and neonatal care”
Nutrition
Only extreme exercise is more energy demanding than lactation. The right nutritional support is incredibly important as the dam will sacrifice her own body condition to continue producing an adequate quantity of nutrient rich milk for her pups.
Read more “What are the key nutritional factors that help with lactation”
Nutrition
Modification of nutrition is one of the easiest and most effective ways to improve performance in a sporting dog.
There are many misconceptions about the characteristics of the best diet for performance dogs but if nutritional needs are balanced properly, nutrition will provide a strong foundation and even make or break an effort for success.
Read more “Feeding the ‘Sports Star’ for endurance and performance”
Nutrition
Evaluating a pet food ingredient/composition list
Is the ingredient list, (or the composition list as it is now known), the first thing you look at on a pet food label? If it is, then you are not alone. Over half of pet owners surveyed say that the ingredients are the most important factor in choosing a pet food.
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