Salmon for dogs: omega-3, astaxanthin and raw fish risks
Salmon for dogs: EPA and DHA, astaxanthin studies, farmed fish and the risks of raw salmon. Practical, evidence-aware guidance.
Avocado for dogs: is the flesh safe and what should you avoid?
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...
Cabbage for dogs: benefits and precautions
Can dogs eat cabbage? Explore fiber, quercetin, digestive gas, thyroid considerations and the limits of scientific evidence.
Pet food expiration dates: best before vs use by
“Best before” and “use by” look quite similar on a package. Both are followed by a date, and sometimes we read only the number. Yet they communicate different things. One mainly concerns quality, while the other concerns safety in rapidly perishable human food. With pet food, we must also remember...
Why food quality matters
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 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,...
Seasonal Allergies in Dogs: Itching, Causes and What Helps
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...
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...
Yellow Vomit in Dogs – Should I Be Worried?
From time to time, dog owners come to us because their dog vomits yellow foam or mucus in the morning or after a longer gap between meals. Most people quickly realise that the yellow colour comes from bile, but the harder question is: why does it happen, and what should...
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...