The Problem with Rawhide Chews for Dogs
In 2017, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that United Pet Group (UPG) issued a voluntary recall of rawhide chews for dogs. While many rawhide chews have been recalled …
Nutrition
Toxic Foods to Dogs Series: Consumption and Choking Hazards
In this blog series on toxic foods for dogs, we have chronicled actual toxic foods for dogs, and foods that are not so much toxic based upon the definition of …
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Toxic Foods for Dogs Series: Nontoxic Foods for Dogs to Avoid
In the second part of Hemopet’s Blog series on toxic foods for dogs, we discuss foods that often end up on toxic food lists. These foods do not necessarily contain …
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Toxic Foods for Dogs: Are they truly toxic?
When you ‘Google’ “Toxic Foods for Dogs” and quickly read through the various articles, you might inadvertently believe that a food is toxic, when it truly is not. While the …
Exercising Your Companion Dog and Mental Health
While we all hear about how exercise is good both physically and mentally for us and our companion dogs, we often take it for granted. However, we need to see …
Glyphosate and Your Companion Pets
Due to several recently won or pending civil lawsuits, many of us know of the herbicide glyphosate – commonly known as RoundUp™ and by other tradenames – as a potential …
Water Filtration Systems: Choosing the Right One for Your Home
If you’ve been following our blogs these days, we have focused a lot on water. From that, you’ve learned that faucet-mounted water filters reduce lead and other metals from tap …
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Fruit and Vegetable Washes: Yes or No?
As much as we at Hemopet advocate feeding your animal and bird companions some fruits and vegetables, we also have been writing about what’s lurking in your water and food. …
Nitrates and Nitrites in Pet Food
A disturbing and tragic report came out in 1997 that chronicled the deaths of three cats in New Zealand. Upon necropsy, each of the cats’ blood had a brownish discoloration. …
How do nitrates and nitrites affect our companion dogs?
Before we get started, we have to put on our chemistry caps. Chemistry of Nitrates and Nitrites Nitrates and nitrites are chemical compounds that consist of nitrogen and oxygen. A …
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