Dr. Cathy Alinovi Special Ingredient Saturday – Brown Rice Brown rice provides a quality source of fiber as well as a great source of other nutrients and phytonutrients. Cathy Alinovi DVMMarch 29, 2015
Dr. Cathy Alinovi Special Ingredient Saturday – Powdered Cellulose Recently, clients have asked me to review their food labels and one ingredient has been showing up frequently is powdered cellulose. What the heck... Cathy Alinovi DVMMarch 29, 2015
Dr. Cathy Alinovi How a diet change brought out the true Misty Misty is a five-year-old mixed breed cutie. Her mom was feeding her very high quality, grain free dry food and Misty was having amazing... Cathy Alinovi DVMMarch 28, 2015
Dr. Cathy Alinovi The “Food Talk” If you’ve been to my clinic for an appointment or we’ve shared a virtual phone consult, you’ve most likely heard my “food talk.” Cathy Alinovi DVMMarch 28, 2015
Dr. Cathy Alinovi What are the dangers of kibble? We all know the positive side of kibble, dry pet food: it is amazingly convenient and has a long storage life. Cathy Alinovi DVMMarch 28, 2015
Dr. Cathy Alinovi How Charlie’s heart condition was cured by nutrition “Charlie” is a handsome 7 year old Dachshund who presented last fall for sneezing blood and not acting like his normal perky self. Cathy Alinovi DVMMarch 28, 2015
Dr. Cathy Alinovi When is the wrong time to seek alternative medicine care? This is an interesting question – as a holistic practitioners, our hope is that alternative care is always appropriate. Cathy Alinovi DVMMarch 28, 2015
Dr. Cathy Alinovi My dog broke her canine tooth. What do I do? The answer depends on a couple of things: if there is damage to the tooth root, if she is in pain, and your finances. Cathy Alinovi DVMMarch 28, 2015
Pet Food News FDA Response to No Beneful Recall In response to a pet owner email, Dr. Bernadette Dunham of FDA stated many of the Beneful reports are "lacking key information that FDA... Susan ThixtonMarch 25, 2015
Pet Food Regulations Regulatory Bias One single consumer complaint to FDA led the agency to test a pet food which resulted in a recall. Hundreds of consumer complaints (many... Susan ThixtonMarch 18, 2015