Dog and Cat Basics - Health and Nutrition |
| Breed
Specific Foods - Does your German Shepherd,
Labrador or Cavalier King Charles need a special food?
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Shelf Life
and Best Before dates - what do they mean
and are they any use at all? |
What
not to feed - Common foods around the house
that could cause your dog to be ill |
Feeding
and caring for the senior dog - What to
look for and how to care |
The large
breed dog - Looking after and feeding the
large breed dog |
PDSA report on
the nation's dogs - and it's not a pretty picture |
Diet
and behaviour problems - Is
there a link between what we feed our dogs and cats
and behaviour problems?
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The Toy or small
breed dog - Looking after and feeding the
small breed dog |
Basic Pet Nutrition
- What are the nutritional requirements for a dog or
cat? |
Dogs
with sensitive skin or digestion - How
do we cope and afford to feed them? |
Cats
with sensitive skin or digestion - How
do we cope and afford to feed them? |
Feeding
the active working dog - What needs to
be taken into consideration when feeding an active working
dog? |
Top
5 ways to a healthy pet -
What do we need to do to ensure our pets live long and
healthy lives - is there more to it than choosing a
good food? |
| Antioxidants
in pet food - BHA, BHT, ethoxyquin OR natural
tocopherols, vitamin E etc... Is one evil and the other
good?
The answer's not as clear as you might think!
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Intolerance
and allergies - Intolerance to ingredients
of pet food is becoming more common, and this affects
the range of foods now available. |
Dog articles
from the pages of ezine - A whole collection
of dog-related articles from pet experts and pet lovers. |
Cat articles
from the pages of ezine - A whole collection
of cat-related articles from pet experts and pet lovers. |
Pet
Facts and Figures - A
few statistics and random stuff! |
A balanced
diet
- How easy is it to give our pets a balanced
diet? |
High
Protein/Low carb foods - Are they good
for your dog? |
Weight
Watchers for Pets? - With so many of our
dogs and cats overweight, what can we do about obesity?
Is our own pet overweight? |
Pet Food Brands |
Pet Food Reviews: Pedigree
Better by Nature - Skinners
Field & Trial - Eucanuba
Puppy - Wainwrights
- Pets at
Home |
Pet
Food Brands Compared - Check out the ingredients
and analysis on a range of dog and cat foods currently
available in the UK. |
The
High Cost of Feeding Natural Food - It
is becoming increasingly expensive to feed a dog on
natural food. Would you like to save £10 on a 15kg bag? |
New
Products - What new pet foods are being
launched this year, and what's happening in the pet
food industry? |
Chicken
Digest - What is it and why is it in my
pet's food? |
Pet Food Brands
- Who owns who, and which two companies controls 80%
of the cat food market? |
The Cost
of Feeding - What's the
real cost of that dog or cat food on the pet shop shelf?
Could you save a lot of money? We think so - check out
the facts! |
Organic Pet
Foods - What are the rules and regulations
(if any) concerning organic pet food? |
Pet Food Labels
- What should be on, and how do we interpret them?
And what about my pet shop who sells food loose from
a bin? |
Holistic
Foods? Is holistic pet food just marketing
hype or the real thing? |
A short history
of petfood - A tail of
horse meat, floor scrapings and other interesting ingredients. |
Wet or
Dry Pet Food? Complete or Complementary?
How is it made? Is there a difference, and does it matter
for dog food or cat food? |
Value, Standard,
Premium or Super Premium? What's all that
about? We check out the facts and offer information
to help you make the choice. |
Pet Food Recommendations
- The intrepid Moggie and Maggie work their way through
the pet shop shelves - which will they recommend? |
Vegetarian
Pet Foods - Are vegetarian foods appropriate
for dogs and cats, and what are the problems to look
for and avoid? |
Pet Food
ingredients - What goes into your pet food,
and what influences your choice in purchasing a particular
brand? |
Beware
The Pet Food Marketing Trap - Why are pet
companies playing on our emotions with ever more weird
non-food ingredients and products? |
Pet
Food Feeding Trials -
Do we want our pet food throroughly tested before it
hits the pet shop shelves, and if so what are the implications? |
Animal
experimentation and testing - There's been
a lot of bad press over the years about animal tests
by such as Iams and Hills. |
Why is pet food
so expensive? - Can manufacturers justify
the £30 difference between two brands of food? Could
you feed as well and save money? We think so! |
Home Cooking for pets, or raw feeding |
Home
Cooking? How easy is it?
Complete nutrition? Recipes and a cautionary note. |
Barf or Raw Feeding
- Is feeding raw food an appropriate diet for your cat
of dog? What are the pros and cons as seen by the experts
and veterinarians? |
Other Pet Related information |
Beating
the Credit Crunch! - There's
ways in which you can keep one step ahead of the credit
crunch and care for your pet the way you want to
|
The Dog Whisperer
- Follow Cesar Milan on his updated newsfeed as he deals
with problem dogs... and owners! |
Is fish
a sustainable ingredient? - There's a lot
of arguement over the sustainability of fishing, so
what about using fish in pet food? |
PDSA Newsfeed
- What's going on at the PDSA? News and interesting
pet-related articles regularly updated. |
Pet Food Choice
Bookshop! - We've a selection of excellent
books of caring for your dog,
cat, rabbit
or small animal
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| Pet Newsfeed
- Updated newsfeeds from the UK and worldwide. All
you need to know about what's going on! |
Money Saving
Tips - Cut the cost without compromising
on quality. We give you some money-saving pet food ideas,
you can add your own! |
You the Pet Owner
- How are you viewed by the marketing men, and how are
they trying to appeal to your purse or wallet? |
Missing
Pets - Get up to date information on current
missing pets from the UK Missing Pets Register |