Homemade Food for Dogs: Benefits, Balance and Real Risks
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.
Diarrhea in Cats: When to Monitor and When to See a Veterinarian?
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,...
Beneficial bacteria and probiotics for dogs: how to support the microbiome?
In recent years, probiotics have become an almost universal recommendation. Dog has diarrhea? Probiotic. Antibiotic course? Probiotic. Gas? Probiotic. Sensitive digestion? Probiotic. Immune support? Probiotic again. But a dog’s gut is not an empty apartment that simply needs as many “good bacteria” moved in as possible. It already contains an enormous microbial...
Itchy dog: what can you realistically try in 30 days?
When a dog itches day after day, it is very easy to start looking for one thing that will finally “make it go away”. I know that thought very well myself. Oscar struggled with itching on and off for about a year and a half. Changing his food helped, damp...
Cat vomiting: when is it occasional and when should you look for a cause?
There is one very persistent idea among cat owners: cats just vomit. A hairball here, a little undigested food there, perhaps some white foam - and because the cat calmly carries on afterwards, it may not seem particularly worrying. A single episode of vomiting does not automatically mean illness. But repeated...
Hydrolyzed protein dog food: is it always the best choice?
Hydrolyzed dog food is often discussed as if it were a quality category of its own: if the protein is hydrolyzed and the food comes from a veterinary range, it must therefore be the safest and best option for a sensitive or allergic dog. I do not see it that...
Zucchini for dogs: a healthy addition or just a low-calorie snack?
When zucchini season arrives, some gardens produce more than one family can eat. The good news is that ordinary, mild-tasting zucchini is suitable for dogs too. But does it offer any real benefits, or is it simply a convenient, inexpensive extra? I like the idea of using seasonal garden produce, especially...
Fruits and vegetables for dogs: what to feed and what to avoid?
A few years ago I swapped my usual breakfast for a smoothie, and quite naturally some of it ended up in my dogs' bowls too. The idea was simple: if I eat berries, vegetables and other fresh foods myself, why couldn't my dogs have a little more real food in...
Turmeric for dogs: can it help with inflammation and joint pain?
Turmeric has been one of those things in our home that I have instinctively reached for when inflammation flares up. Because of the anatomical problem in Ossu’s elbow, his left elbow sometimes becomes swollen. More than once I have seen the swelling look smaller, occasionally as soon as the next...
Cold-pressed dog food: what our water test really shows
When we first started introducing cold-pressed dry food at FendaF, these granules seemed quite unusual. Instead of a regular kibble, it's more like a small pellet. And when a product is different, I naturally wonder: why? Is the difference only in appearance, or does something different happen when the food...