Debunking Raw Food Diets
Raw food diets are not helpful or recommended in veterinary medicine for 3 reasons: 1) They do not treat or cure any disease. Food allergy is directed against a protein (beef, dairy, and chicken most commonly1 ) and feeding them raw chicken or beef doesn’t change anything- they’re still eating a protein to which they’re […]
Myths About Pet Food
Resistant Staph Infections in Pets
What is MRSP? MRSP stands for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius. Just like humans, most dogs carry Staph bacteria on their skin. This is part of the “normal flora”, meaning the normal bacteria that live on healthy animals. How does it develop? Regular Staph is susceptible to (can be killed by) most commonly used antibiotics. When animals […]
Atopic Dermatitis
What is it? Atopic dermatitis (environmental allergies) is a type of skin allergy directed against environmental substances (allergens) such as pollens (from weeds, trees, and grasses), mold spores, or dust mites in the house. When pollens are released by plants, they travel in the air for miles before they settle to the ground, so don’t […]
Food Allergy in Pets
What is it? Cats and dogs can develop an allergy to an ingredient in their diet. Usually the allergy will be directed against a protein (chicken, beef, egg, and dairy are the most common). While “grain-free” diets are a popular fad right now, it’s very rare for pets to be allergic to grains such as […]