Something that has always confused me, even before vet school, are heart murmurs. What is a heart murmur? Where do they come from? Why do some of them go away when some are very serious? These questions and more have left me wondering for several years. Finally, in my last semester of the didactic portion […]
Grain-Free Dog Food Update
You may remember a few months ago I wrote a post about some unsettling findings veterinarians were seeing in dogs who ate grain-free diets. You can read my original post here! Right about the time I wrote that piece, the FDA published their first report about the situation, and they have just released some of […]
What in the World is Going on With Grain-Free Dog Food?
In the past few years, many different brands of dog food have been marketing grain-free food to pet owners. There seem to be multiple reasons that grains have been cut from some dog diets, but the biggest reason I have been able to find is the idea that grains may not be necessary for dogs, […]
