Brandon Stapleton, DVM, explains how fresh food differs from raw diets and how digestibility, hydration, and portioned meals can support weight management and hard-to-feed patients in this episode of The Vet Blast Podcast
|Articles|February 2, 2011
Today's Daily Dose: Diabetes and diet
What dietary intervention might improve a diabetic cat's chances of resolution?
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“There is mounting evidence that reducing carbohydrate and increasing protein content of the diet will improve regulation (and increase the likelihood of resolution of diabetes), and early dietary change is recommended for cats with persistent hyperglycemia without another obvious cause.”
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