Dr Meredith Wall
Meal completer supplements for homemade pet food
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(1)Our guide to meal completer supplements for dogs and cats.
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Dr Becca Leung
- Oct 21
- 4 min
The practical way to work out how much to feed your dog or cat
A couple of weeks ago, I spoke about how to quickly and easily body condition score your own dog or cat. One of the most important...
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Dr Becca Leung
- Sep 29
- 6 min
How to body condition score a dog or cat
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(1)Learn how to quickly body condition score your dog or cat in under 1 minute.
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Dr Meredith Wall
- Aug 18
- 3 min
Cats and plants: feline nutrition's greatest mystery
In this post we consider the reasons why cats might eat plants, and so of the benefits to offering plants.
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Dr Meredith Wall
- Apr 21, 2022
- 5 min
Basics for veterinary staff: how to calculate the energy requirement of an adult pet
Here's a quick, simple overview of how to calculate the energy requirement (required kcal per day) of a healthy adult dog or cat. I know...
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Dr Meredith Wall
- Apr 20, 2022
- 3 min
Hair and saliva testing for food allergens: don't waste your money
Let's jump right in with a recent research study by Bernstein et al. (2019), entitled: "Hair and saliva analysis fails to accurately...
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Dr Meredith Wall
- Mar 13, 2022
- 11 min
In depth: Ingredients vs. nutrients in pet food + some Michael Pollan
To begin, here is a link to read Michael Pollan's essay titled 'Unhappy Meals', which was published in the New York Times magazine in...
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Dr Meredith Wall
- Aug 30, 2020
- 4 min
For vets: how and when to use prescription hepatic diets
We often find that vets have questions about when to recommend prescription hepatic diets, so here's a quick overview - I hope it's...
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Dr Meredith Wall
- Aug 30, 2020
- 6 min
Growth vs. adult diets: myths and truths
A quick look at some common questions and myths about growth vs. adult diets for dogs and cats.
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Dr Meredith Wall
- Jul 18, 2020
- 4 min
Fish oil: tips and tricks
Tips on how to easily add fish oil to your pet's diet, and answers to some frequently asked questions.
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Dr Meredith Wall
- Jul 21, 2019
- 4 min
Does it really give you wings? Five interesting facts about taurine
Given the recent focus on taurine and the association between feeding a grain-free diet and the development of dilated cardiomyopathy in...
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Dr Meredith Wall
- May 23, 2019
- 2 min
No more itchy eyes ... Purina develops new diet for allergic cat lovers
An interesting paper was published recently in the journal Immunity, Inflammation and Disease by Satyaraj et al. from Nestle Purina...
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Dr Meredith Wall
- May 15, 2019
- 5 min
What's the problem with 'prey model' or 'ratio' raw diets?
Prey model (or ratio) raw diets are undoubtedly popular. Unfortunately, they are often deficient in many essential nutrients.
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Dr Meredith Wall
- Apr 28, 2019
- 2 min
Ingredient of the month: squid
In this series of posts I thought we could take a closer look at some interesting ingredients that can be used in home-prepared diets for...
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Dr Meredith Wall
- Mar 31, 2019
- 3 min
Pêche de vigne (and a bit on anthocyanins)
Last week was quite exciting – my pêches de vigne finally arrived from the South Island. These beautiful and rare peaches are grown in...
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Dr Meredith Wall
- Mar 10, 2019
- 3 min
Case of the month: cystinuria in a 9-month-old female cat
Here's an unusual and interesting case that was recently referred to us for a nutrition consult. A 9-month-old female spayed domestic...
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Dr Meredith Wall
- Feb 1, 2019
- 3 min
The best restaurant in the world serves this - but would you feed it to your pet?
In recent years the popularity of insects as a protein source has exploded. It's now easy to order cricket powder in New Zealand and...
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Dr Meredith Wall
- Jan 29, 2019
- 3 min
Is algal oil the ideal omega-3 fatty acid supplement?
I first became aware of algal oil when I needed to formulate a vegetarian diet for a dog with severe food allergies and osteoarthritis. ...
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Dr Meredith Wall
- Jan 13, 2019
- 2 min
Phosphorus and cats - a new cause for concern?
This study by Alexander et al. was published in December 2018 and raises some thought-provoking concerns about dietary phosphorus and...
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Dr Meredith Wall
- Jan 6, 2019
- 5 min
How to get sick animals to eat: our top 10 tips
We all know that it can be a real struggle to persuade sick dogs and cats to eat. Part of the job of a veterinary clinical nutrition...
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