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MAY 14th, 2008
What they don’t want you to know: The skinny on pet food labels and calorie counts…
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Vet News
5/14/08
Time once again to discuss the epidemic of obesity suffered by US pets. But this time we’re talking about solutions the pet food industry might offer—in this case, the act of listing calorie counts on their labels.
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Nine things you didn’t know about your pets’ vitamin and nutritional supplement needs
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Vet School 101
5/14/08
Here are nine fun facts about feeding nutritional supplements to your pets:
1-On pharmaceutical grade ingredients:
It may surprise you to know that all but
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