Posts By Dave Summers PhD
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July 27th, 2012
Dave Summers PhD
Feeding a Multi Cat Household
Way back in my rookie years, I had a telephone call from a customer who was complaining that our weight loss cat food wasn’t working for their cat. After three months the cat still hadn’t lost any weight. I started to explain that changing the food alone...
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September 12th, 2011
Dave Summers PhD
Grain-Free: What does it mean?
Quite simply, it means the food does not contain grain. This is the one unifying factor in this very diverse segment of pet foods. Different Grain-Free foods have different merits, and what is true about one Grain-Free brand is not automatically true of another brand...
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July 26th, 2011
Dave Summers PhD
I’m often asked if cutting out treats is a good way to help pets lose weight. While overfeeding treats will definitely cause your pet to gain weight, cutting them out entirely isn’t required to help your dog slim down.
My philosophy on feeding dogs treats is simple: keep the size of the...
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July 12th, 2011
Dave Summers PhD
Many grain-free foods are high energy foods, and this makes it easy to over feed your dog. Whatever you feed, it’s important to monitor your dog’s weight. If he starts to gain weight, there are two possible solutions. One is to reduce the amount of food fed and the other is to switch to...
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