Plain answers for pet parents in Nigeria: what a symptom might mean, which vaccine is due, what is safe to feed, and when it can't wait for the vet.
Most fussy dogs were made fussy, and the process is entirely well-intentioned. But a genuinely new refusal to eat is a medical sign, and the two need separating first.
NutritionThe rule is ten percent of daily calories, and almost nobody is inside it, mainly because several people in a household each think they gave the only one.
NutritionOlder animals do not simply need less food. Some need more, and the ones losing weight are the ones to worry about rather than the ones getting round.
NutritionThe marketing is on the front and the information is on the back. Three things on the label tell you nearly everything, and none of them are the pictures.
NutritionA working list of the food beliefs repeated most confidently and least accurately, and what is actually true in each case.
NutritionHome cooking for a dog is entirely possible and usually done wrong, because the deficiencies take months to appear and nothing looks amiss in the meantime.
NutritionFeed an adult cat at least two meals a day, and better three or four small ones, weighed on a kitchen scale rather than scooped. Start from the packet amount for the cat's ideal weight, not its current weight, and avoid leaving dry food out all day.
NutritionThe honest answer involves water. Cats evolved to get most of their moisture from prey, and dry food leaves many of them mildly dehydrated for life.
NutritionThe number on the packet is a starting point calculated for an average dog that does not exist. Here is how to work out what your own dog needs and adjust it properly.
NutritionPuppies are not small dogs, and feeding them like one causes problems that show up years later in their joints. What to feed, how often, and what to leave alone.
NutritionSome foods are mildly unwise. Others cause kidney failure from a handful. Here is which is which, roughly how much matters, and what to do if your dog has already eaten one.
NutritionWeighing scales tell you very little on their own. Two hands and thirty seconds tell you what you actually need to know, and most owners get the answer wrong in the same direction.
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