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| Healthy Pet Diets |
| If you look hard enough and long enough, you will find countless brands of pet foods and endless recommendations for diets for pets. The veterinarians and staff at Elizabeth Animal Hospital have done their research into pet foods on your behalf. Those companies that continuously invest in the best nutrition for your pets receive our recommendation. There is no company that invests more in their pet food, supports the animal-human bond and works more with the veterinary community than Hill's®. Along with Hill's®, we recommend three other companies: Iams (Eukanuba), Purina and Royal Canin. All of these companies manufacture high-quality foods for your healthy pets. Matilda, intently watching her owner prepare her food, loves her Royal Canin indoor cat food. |
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| It is important for you to provide pet food with a precise balance of nutrients, not just the quantity of a particular nutrient or ingredient. The precise balance of nutrients a pet needs will vary with the age and breed of your pet. Good puppy care and kitten care starts with good nutrition, such as Science Diet® or Iams®. |
| A dog that will weigh 10 pounds as an adult will need much different nutrition than a dog that will weigh over 100 pounds as an adult. And a 3-year-old cat will need much different nutrition than a cat the age of 13 years. Please call us at Elizabeth Animal Hospital to discuss our recommendations for your healthy pets. |
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| Prescription Pet Diets |
| Many common ailments in pets can be managed with good nutrition. There are special diets for managing all of the following: |
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Canines with arthritis |
Gastrointestinal disorders |
Recovery/Cancer treatment |
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Cardiovascular disease |
Hepatic (liver) disorders |
Urolithiasis (bladder stones) |
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Feline lower urinary tract disease |
Obesity |
Diabetes Mellitus |
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Adverse reactions to food |
Oral health problems |
Dental health |
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Inflammatory skin conditions |
Renal (kidney) disease |
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| Hills® research has brought a new level of understanding to canine osteoarthritis. They have developed a canine diet called Hills® Prescription Diet j/d which applies nutrigenomics. It contains high levels of EPA, the omega-3 fatty acid that has been demonstrated to reduce cartilage degradation in dogs. The diet has proven to reduce pain in dogs with arthritis, helping them to walk and run better, play better and climb stairs more easily. It is also useful as a nutritional aid for pre- and post-orthopedic operative care. It is a great food for athletic dogs even before they show signs of arthritis. |
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