Questions tagged [diet]
Food or overall nutrition comprising "what" is being intentionally fed to a pet.
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Devastated and Lost Due to My Cat Not Wanting to Eat
Hi all fellow pet lovers, I am trying to find some courage on here. I have a 1.5 years male cat. Found him outside and decided to take him in and we formed a great bond. He acts more like a dog. Last ...
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Recommendations on low-fat foods for pancreatitis in dog?
My 4 year old dog was recently diagnosed with pancreatitis. My vet has made it sound as though this usually happens for a few reasons:
The dog ate something weird/abnormal and it caused temporary ...
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How to get rid of fish oil stink on a dog?
I gave my dog a cap of fish oil and now he reeks of fish. I don't even have to go anywhere near his mouth to smell it. I can smell it from the end of the leash and while I sit on the couch and him on ...
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Concerned about allergies: can I give my chinchilla rabbit foods or treats?
I have read that pine shavings are generally considered safe for animals, but not as safe for chinchillas. This link says that aspen also isn't good for some chinchillas - "Spruce is an another ...
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Is there any research on the long term effect of dry foods on dogs?
Ancestors of dogs and cats mostly ate meat in the wild as well as after domestication. True that they ate hard bones. Nowadays we use dry kibbles mostly because that is cheaper and easier. Given that ...
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My 9 month old bearded dragon poops only every week or two
I know baby bearded dragons are supposed to poop multiple times a day, but mine only poops every 7-14 days. He always eats his bugs (BSFL) and vegetables (Kale), but I am concerned that he is ...
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How much water should a nursing dog drink?
I've read that dogs need roughly an ounce of water per pound of body weight each day and that nursing dogs need more than that to produce milk. My pit bull terrier recently gave birth to a litter of 9 ...
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Is buffalo milk proper for baby cow?
I have a very young cow, about a month old. Unfortunately her mother has died.
I have two buffaloes. Will it be proper to feed the baby cow buffalo milk or should I buy cow milk from outside?
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My dog has congestive heart failure and I am considering feeding him bone broth. Is this a bad idea?
The vet warned me about giving him too much sodium. Per cup the bone broth I am considering has 95mg of sodium.
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My star tortoise doesn't poop since last 8 days
My start tortoise doesn't poop since last 8 days. He eats well and tries hard to get the poop out but no luck. Kindly suggest something so that I can help him.
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How much water is in wet food?
We have a couple questions about moisture benefits of wet food over dry food. One example is How often can I mix regular wet food with urinary health dry food? the top answer on that question ...
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Baby ball python has never taken food
I got a baby ball python about a month ago. He was born in August and has never taken food. I have assist fed him a number of times, which I don’t particularly like doing as it causes him stress. I ...
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Avoiding too much Zinc when using Antibiotics
Our dog is currently taking antibiotics, specifically Cephalexin in tablet form, as well as Ofloxacin (Ocuflox) eye drops. In addition, she is taking Carprofen, which is an NSAID.
When reading about ...
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Diet for cat with higher liver enzymes
My cat is almost two years old, Persian and weight around 3.3 kg.
After adopting her 6 months ago I noticed that she poops outside the litter box unintentionally (once I caught her trying to remove it/...
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What should/could I feed my outdoor rabbits in winter?
My rabbits live in Middle Europe outside in my garden the whole year.
What should I regard in choosing their diet during winter?
(Picture of my male exploring the big white play ground:)
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Custom Hay Blend/Diet for a small fur-chewing Chinchilla
Pixel the chinchilla lost her cagemate in late Dec. 2019. Before the loss, she was a happy, healthy chin, with a preference for hay over pellets, but would gladly eat both.
After the loss, she became ...
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I have a rescue that needs to lose weight and another that doesn't- I am not around at meal times to supervise- help!
I have put Nacho on a diet per the recommendation of the vet (15 lbs). He's a rescue stray that climbed into my car engine and was engine burned and we nursed to health.
I joke that he is an ...
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Feeding Geriatric Cat with Hyperthyroidism and Cancer
My sweet girl is nearing 17 and has been suffering with hyperthyroidism for several years. Just last year she was also diagnosed with terminal small cell lymphoma in her bowel. She has previously ...
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Can horses eat yoghurt?
I've been browsing probiotic solutions for horses. I was wondering if it's safe for horses to eat yoghurt with live cultures
Related: Can dogs eat yoghurt?
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Dog and cat eating each other's food, what should I do?
Both my dog (2 years old, female) and my cat (6 months old, male) eat premium-class dry pet food (Hill's).
For some reason, the cat prefers the dog's food -- even though it's harder to eat (bigger ...
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Why does my marginated tortoise have a soft shell?
My 1 1/2 year old marginated tortoise still has a soft shell. Also he hasn't grown much since I got him, he is still 4 cm long. I'm pretty sure I'm giving him the correct nutrition because I'...
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Can I feed wild Aphids to my Fire Bellied Newt
I've had a Fire Bellied Newt for going on 10 years now. I've fed her all sorts of frozen and packaged food, she prefers blood-worm.
I've recently had an Aphid problem with my pumpkin patch and while ...
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How to reintroduce cats to raw food?
I have a cat and 4 kittens (5.5 months old), all healthy and recently spayed. They're on a mix of dry (Acana), canned (various, will run out for good soon), and homemade raw. The cat was on dry/...
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Domestic Rabbit Abandoned her litter
My Female show Florida White has starting "unintentional harming" her litters, I believe she is doing this while the cleaning them after birth. We managed to save 2 out of 5. We have been holding our ...
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Feeding raw meat to kittens
There is this mommy cat and a young one wandering around our neighborhood. Today I just shredded some beef, cut the remaining in to small chunks and gave it to the kitten. I heated it in the microwave ...
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Which houseplants are most toxic to cats?
Numerous ordinary house plants have been marked as toxic to cats. Then again trace amounts on the claws that it licks off is different from eating the plant like they sometime do to grass to obtain ...
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My cat is refusing to eat for 4 days?
My cat have not eaten anything for 5 days that he became so skinny, so I went to the vet and he got his temperature normal also looked at the cat ear wax through a microscope and it seemed normal, so ...
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What's the best way to move forward with a cat with CKD and gingivitis?
I don't know where to start this story but I have had a terrible experience with multiple vets, and even now I get conflicting information from two different vets.
Two years ago, my now 11 year old ...
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Why are leafy green vegetables safe for snails given their high copper content?
I've frequently seen leafy green vegetables like kale recommended as food for snails (in part due to their high calcium content). However, I was reading the nutritional content for several kinds of ...
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Inulin and fat absorption in dogs
Just been looking around for some new food to feed our small dogs, the one in question is about 6kg (13 years), and have found Bestie Kitchen, which looks interesting.
The ingredient list is below (...
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Mollys appear bloated after eating bloodworm
We have a 60 litre tank with around 6 adult fish, and 6-8 juveniles. They are mostly happy, rarely swim at the surface, and spend much of their time foraging. On the rare (maybe monthly) occasions I ...
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How to get kitten used to wet food (transition from BARF)?
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I've been posting a lot lately, as I've gotten a new kitten.
I'm told by the previous owner, that she is used to dry food and BARF, apparently.
A week or so after bringing her home, I ...
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Good quality food for Sphynx cat?
I have recently got a 4 year old Sphynx cat and I was looking for any recommendations for good quality food for him. I read that the food needs to be high in meat and preferably wet food so he gets a ...
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What types of wood and leaves in Southern Ontario Canada can my Rabbit eat?
I have a two and a half male free roam in our home rabbit named Rusty.
Our pets stores offer limited types of tree sticks to chew to keep his teeth work down.
What other kinds of wood can I collect ...
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Cats and lactose intolerance
Lactose intolerance is a common issue among cats. Mostly in new born kittens, lactase (the enzyme required to digest lactose present in milk) is released in digestive tract. But as they grow older ...
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Why would a cat refuse to eat any kind of wet food?
We moved recently with 2 cats. Both were former strays and would devour anything you'd put down for them to eat. Especially wet food.
After settling in, one of them suddenly stopped eating any kind ...
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Why does my cat have an upset stomach?
I typically feed my cat a boiled fish fillet, "Hoki" ... (http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-a-hoki.htm ) we switched him to this after a one-week bout of diarrhea one month ago... it healed it within 2 ...
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14 year old cat not eating
I have a 14 year old indoor tabby that has slowly been losing weight this year (and is currently around 9lb, down from 10 or 11 lb), and has reduced her eating a lot. She doesn't respond very much to ...
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What are my Shiba Inu's nutritional requirements and how an I provide them with a home-made diet?
My male, red sheeb is nearly 10 months old, 16 lbs and not likely to grow too much larger, conforms to breed standard, and is fairly athletic, getting 4–6 hours of exercise daily. I am considering a ...
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How long after eating blue cheese would it take a dog show symptoms
I read that it can be harmful for a dog to eat blue cheese, and that doing so can result in various symptoms if it affects the dog.
vomiting
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What are some leaves I can use for bundling food for rabbits?
I have two rabbits that are probably 6 months old now. The current method I've been using for feeding them is to just buy a 90oz bag of hay, grab a relatively large handful, and place it into each of ...
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Shih Tzu with food aggression behavior problems
I have a male Shih Tzu dog that is just over a year old (not neutered), and he has food aggression behavioral problems. We got him when he was just a month old, and he tends to be a picky eater (maybe ...
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Is it OK to feed a neutered male cat with high quality urinary SO food only?
Note: this is a narrow case of Can cats survive solely on dry food?
Two and half years my wife and I rescued a cat and went to the vet for a medical check. One of the recommendations was to take care ...
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Why aren’t my African dwarf frogs eating
Well I just got my two African dwarf frogs and neither of them have been eating and they have no shown any interest in eating what so ever
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Best diets for senior cats (UK)
I’m new to the forums! I currently own a male 11-13 year old cat (his age is estimated as he is a rescue). We feed him on Purina Gourmet Fancy Feast, I wondered if there were better healthier options ...
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Are there any recorded instances of rabbits eating their dead owners?
I know there are plenty of stories about cats eating their owners' bodies after their owners die, and that there are a few stories about dogs doing the same thing. So, I am interested, are there any ...
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