When I once told Irene I was bringing raw turkey necks for the boys to chew, she was, to be honest, rather worried. Peku had a habit of gulping down anything tasty, and the idea of a whole turkey neck, with a BONE inside, was hardly reassuring. With my German...
Stool colour, consistency and amount can flag digestive changes, but cannot diagnose food quality or disease on their own. Learn what to observe and when to seek help.
A dog cannot tell you when the heat is becoming too much. They may keep chasing a ball, stay beside you in the sun or guard the house even when their body can no longer cool itself adequately. A dog not choosing shade does not necessarily mean everything is fine....
Glucosamine is one of the best-known supplements used to support canine joints. It can be found in tablets, powders, complex joint formulas and sometimes together with chondroitin. At the same time, precursors and structural components related to glucosamine occur naturally in cartilage and connective tissue, while green-lipped mussel contains a...
Mosquitoes have always had a pretty clear preference in our house. They may hang around Faddu, but if given the choice, a larger group will gather around Ossu. And Ossu is not the kind of dog who always tolerates mosquito bites unnoticed. Sometimes he gets really bad bumps. I am...
Can homemade food for dogs be healthy? Learn about nutrient balance, fat and pancreatitis, real-life cases and how to plan a safer homemade diet.
When I began reading about avocado years ago, I noticed an odd contradiction. One website described it as a forbidden fruit for dogs; another explained that a small amount of flesh could be perfectly acceptable. I have occasionally offered avocado to my dogs. Neither was particularly interested at first, until...
Those who have followed FendaF for a while or stopped to talk with me know how passionate I am about dog food and health. To me, food is not merely something that fills a dog's stomach. It is what the body uses every day to renew muscles, skin and other...
Diarrhea in a cat can be a one-day unpleasant episode or the first sign of a problem that should not be watched at home for a week “to see what happens.” What matters is not only what the stool looks like. Look at the whole cat: is your cat eating,...
I have always liked Dr Edward Beltrani's observation that an imbalance in the gut may sometimes lie behind skin and ear problems. He describes the paws, ears and skin as the tip of an iceberg. It is an interesting integrative perspective, but not an automatic diagnostic rule: itching does not...
