Feeding Articles

Should we feed our dogs insect-based dog food? It’s very popular to feed a dog insect-based dog food. It feels like a good way of feeding a dog the protein it needs and reducing the environmental impact of producing meat. Most people now understand that dogs need...

It is very common to be advised to feed rice to dogs when they are not well, and it’s often seen as an ingredient in commercial dog foods. Dogs will happily chow down on a bowl of rice if it’s put in front of them. But is rice a good food source for our dogs? While...

A question came in about a chihuahua who didn't appear to be eating. As this is a common worry I have posted it as a case history. This was the query from a reader. He's 9 months old, weighs 4lb, 9 oz. I just had him to the vet. He's healthy but just doesn't seem to...

A question came into the office about how to help a chi chi who is struggling with arthritis and was it Ok to feed a salmon oil supplement. Question: I've got a 9 yr old and a 3 yr old Chihuahua rat terrier and chi jack russell. We've battled an overweight problem...