Taurine
Why cats need dietary taurine, how dogs differ, and what a Golden Retriever study can tell us about taurine, diet and heart disease.
Species Dog
Homemade diets for dogs and cats: what laboratory testing found
Laboratory testing found nutrient gaps in 100 homemade dog and cat recipes. The study measured food composition, not illness or long-term health outcomes.
Do homemade dog-food recipes meet nutrient requirements?
Most sampled recipes fell short of at least one nutrient benchmark. This was an analysis of recipes, not a trial measuring illness in dogs.
Fish-oil-enriched food and weight bearing in dogs with arthritis
A fish-oil-enriched food showed a promising movement result in dogs with arthritis, but owner assessments did not show a treatment difference. The analysis excluded six dogs who did not finish.
Bacteria and parasites in frozen raw pet foods
Testing found several potential pathogens in frozen raw foods. These are food-sample results, not infection rates in pets or people.
Raw, lightly cooked and dry dog food: digestibility compared
Selected foods differed in digestion and stool measurements. This short experiment does not establish which format produces better lifelong health.
Taurine, diet and heart disease in Golden Retrievers
Golden Retrievers with low taurine and heart disease improved after several treatments changed together. The study cannot isolate a responsible ingredient or individual treatment effect.
Raw, pasteurised and heat-treated dog food: what changed?
An 18-dog trial compared raw, pasteurised and heat-treated foods. Digestibility and other measurements differed, but the results do not establish lifelong health superiority.
Raw feeding and the canine gut microbiome
What an eight-dog feeding trial found about raw beef, gut bacteria and stool quality, with a closer look at the methods, results and limits of the evidence.