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HOME-PREPARED Dog & Cat DIETS

SECOND EDITION

Diet is an important consideration in the care of a pet and is a major factor in health and life expectancy. Home-Prepared Dog and Cat Diets, Second Edition is a unique handbook written by an expert in the field that provides an introduction to nutrition of the healthy dog and cat and also an extensive discussion of medical disorders that can be managed in part by dietary means. Recipes are provided for making home-prepared diets for both healthy pets at all life stages, and pets with special medical conditions.

This new, fully revised edition has been expanded and rewritten to reflect nutritional recommendations based on current research. New chapters have been added on feeding the puppy and kitten, feeding the pregnant or lactating dog or cat, feeding the senior pet, feeding the performance dog, and the role of diet in pets with cancer. Diets are now listed in a cookbook style. Nutrient content for protein, fat, carbohydrate, and fiber have been provided for every diet, along with the nutrient density. A website is also available ([...]) that includes downloadable spreadsheets with complete nutritional breakdowns for each recipe.

KEY FEATURES:

  • Includes recipes for making home-prepared diets for both healthy pets and pets with special conditions
  • Expanded and rewritten to reflect nutritional recommendations based on current research.
  • Presents new chapters on feeding the puppy and kitten, feeding the pregnant or lactating dog or cat, feeding the senior pet, feeding the performance dog, and the role of diet in pets with cancer.
  • Now lists diets in a cookbook style
  • Website available that includes downloadable spreadsheets with complete nutritional breakdowns for each recipe, [...].=

HOME-PREPARED Dog & Cat DIETS

SECOND EDITION

Diet is an important consideration in the care of a pet and is a major factor in health and life expectancy. Home-Prepared Dog and Cat Diets, Second Edition is a unique handbook written by an expert in the field that provides an introduction to nutrition of the healthy dog and cat and also an extensive discussion of medical disorders that can be managed in part by dietary means. Recipes are provided for making home-prepared diets for both healthy pets at all life stages, and pets with special medical conditions.

This new, fully revised edition has been expanded and rewritten to reflect nutritional recommendations based on current research. New chapters have been added on feeding the puppy and kitten, feeding the pregnant or lactating dog or cat, feeding the senior pet, feeding the performance dog, and the role of diet in pets with cancer. Diets are now listed in a cookbook style. Nutrient content for protein, fat, carbohydrate, and fiber have been provided for every diet, along with the nutrient density. A website is also available ([...]) that includes downloadable spreadsheets with complete nutritional breakdowns for each recipe.

KEY FEATURES:

  • Includes recipes for making home-prepared diets for both healthy pets and pets with special conditions
  • Expanded and rewritten to reflect nutritional recommendations based on current research.
  • Presents new chapters on feeding the puppy and kitten, feeding the pregnant or lactating dog or cat, feeding the senior pet, feeding the performance dog, and the role of diet in pets with cancer.
  • Now lists diets in a cookbook style
  • Website available that includes downloadable spreadsheets with complete nutritional breakdowns for each recipe, [...].=
Über den Autor

THE AUTHOR:

Patricia A. Schenck, DVM, PhD, is the section chief of the endocrinology section at the Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health at Michigan State University. She is a well-published author and frequently lectures on endocrinology and nutrition. She is a dog and cat owner and has trained and shown dogs in conformation, obedience, and rally events.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface vii

Acknowledgments ix

Section I Nutrition and Dietary Management 3

Chapter 1 Homemade Diets 5

Chapter 2 Food Safety 15

Chapter 3 Nutrients 23

Chapter 4 Canine and Feline Energy Requirements 51

Chapter 5 Feeding the Healthy Adult Dog or Cat 85

Chapter 6 Feeding the Puppy or Kitten 95

Chapter 7 Feeding the Pregnant or Lactating Dog or Cat 103

Chapter 8 Feeding the Senior Pet 113

Chapter 9 Feeding the Performance Dog 119

Chapter 10 Food Intolerance and Allergy 129

Chapter 11 Obesity 135

Chapter 12 Skeletal and Joint Diseases 143

Chapter 13 Diet and Gastrointestinal Disease 151

Chapter 14 Diet and Chronic Renal Disease 181

Chapter 15 Diet and Urinary Tract Stones 195

Chapter 16 Diet and Skin Disease 207

Chapter 17 Diet and Endocrine Disease 215

Chapter 18 Diet and Heart Disease 229

Chapter 19 Diet and Pancreatic Disease 237

Chapter 20 Diet and Hepatic Disease 243

Chapter 21 Diet and Cancer 255

Section II Home-Prepared Diets 265

Tools Needed 265

Choosing a Diet 265

Preparing Diets 267

Dog Diet Recipes 269

Dog Diets 277

Cat Diet Recipes 433

Cat Diets 438

Appendix 1 Dog Diets by Protein Source 507

Appendix 2 Cat Diets by Protein Source 513

Index 517

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Fachbereich: Tiermedizin
Genre: Importe, Medizin
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780813801193
ISBN-10: 0813801192
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Schenck, Patricia A
Auflage: 2nd Revised edition
Hersteller: Wiley
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 228 x 154 x 32 mm
Von/Mit: Patricia A Schenck
Erscheinungsdatum: 14.05.2010
Gewicht: 0,903 kg
Artikel-ID: 106571817

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