Articles on Dog Health and Nutrition
I write articles for the Whole Dog Journal on both health and nutrition topics. I also wrote the Cook's Corner column on topics related to homemade diets for Dog World from January through December 2010. I continue to write feature articles on canine nutrition topics for Dog World. All of my articles are posted here six months after publication.
Diet Topics
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- Five Things to Do
- To Improve Your Dog's Commercial Diet (May 2011)
- To Save Money When Feeding Your Dog a Homemade Diet (December 2011, will be posted June 2012)
- Five Things to Do
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- Diet Critiques
- Coming Up a Bit Short (December 2011, will be posted June 2012)
- Diet Critiques
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Dog World Magazine Articles
- Mix and Match Find the right combination of fresh ingredients and commercial foods for your dog's diet. (January 2010)
- Crash Course on Calcium When you feed a homemade diet, adding the right amount of calcium is vital. (February 2010)
- Produce Pros Enhance your dog's meals with fruits and veggies. (March 2010)
- Variety Is Best Flexible yet balanced meals increase your dog’s vitality. (April 2010)
- Growing Bodies Protein plays a vital role in a puppy's diet. (May 2010)
- Raw Data The basics of feeding a raw diet. (June 2010)
- One for the Road Tips for preparing meals while traveling with your dog. (July 2010)
- Bargain Hunting Simple tips to save cash while providing a balanced homemade dog diet. (August 2010)
- Vim and Vigor The right supplements can enhance your dog's diet. (September 2010)
- Weight Control Provide healthy foods and exercise to slim down your pudgy dog. (October 2010)
- Picky Eaters Help for dogs that won't eat. (November 2010)
- Diet for Senior Dogs Diet guidelines for older dogs. (December 2010)
- Switching It Up The nutritional value of food rotation. (January 2011)
- Count Those Calories Calculating how much food your dog needs. (February 2011)
- Essential Oils How supplementing your dogs diet with a essential fatty acids found in oils can help improve skin, coat, and more. (November 2011; will be posted May 2012)
- Food Storage Tips How long will that can of food or bag of kibble last once its opened? (November 2011; will be posted May 2012)
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Dog World Magazine Articles
Health Topics
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- Addison's Disease The Great Imitator: Addison’s disease can mimic many other conditions; here’s how to positively identify it. (Published in the Whole Dog Journal October 2011; will be posted in April 2012)
- Anxiety Medications Chill Pills: Behavior-altering drugs can help dogs with phobias or anxiety disorders.
- Arthritis
- Arthritis Overview Joint Decisions: Many effective tools can help in the fight against canine arthritis.
- Shockwave Therapy A new form of therapy offers pain relief using sound waves.
- Cushing's Disease Common in older dogs, but both diagnosis and treatment can be complicated. (Published in the Whole Dog Journal November 2011; will be posted in May 2012)
- EPI (Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency) Starving, Not Starved: Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI) prevents absorption of food.
- Heartworm Disease
- Heartworm Prevention Don't take it lightly: Conventional preventatives are still the best way to protect your dog.
- Heartworm Treatment Get the worms out: Treatment for heartworm infection is critical, though risky.
- Inappetence Tales of the Lost Appetite: What to do when your dog refuses to eat.
- Incontinence Drips Dried: Don’t give up; your dog’s urinary incontinence can be cured.
- Noses and Toes Gone Wrong Numerous conditions that can affect your dog, from nose-tip to toenails. (WDJ August 2011, will be posted February 2012).
- Pancreatitis A Pain in the Pancreas: Pancreatitis can be a serious acute condition, or just a chronic pain.
- Urinary Stones
- Calcium Oxalate Kidney and Bladder Stones Stoned Again? Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of calcium oxalate kidney and bladder stones.
- Struvite Crystals and Stones Is Your Dog Stoned? Preventing and treating struvite crystals and stones.
- Urate, Cystine, and Other Less Common Urinary Stones Cast in Stone: Treatment and prevention of urate, cystine, xanthine, calcium phosphate, silica and compound uroliths.
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