Feeding Guidelines for Dogs

Treats of raw fresh meat, are beneficial, but never leave meat out for more than 30 minutes. If you give a dog a bone please ensure it is a large raw marrowbone. NEVER feed your cat or dog chop or poultry bones or cooked bones, as they are liable to splinter.

Premium brand pet food such as Pedigree Chum. Whiskas, Iams etc use good quality ingredients. Cheaper brands often use ground up claws, ears and even meat condemned as unsuitable for human consumption. Simple rules if it does not smell good to you, do not feed it to your pet.

Even using the best brands your pets may still need supplements as the cooking process (all tinned pet food is cooked) destroys many of the trace elements, enzymes and vitamins that your pet needs in order to lead a long healthy and active life. We have made all of our medications easy to use, either hide the capsule in the meat portion of the meal or much more easily, pull the capsule/s apart and mix the ingredients into your pet’s meal.

We seek to give you as much information and guidance as possible. If there are specific questions relative to your pet you wish to ask please e-mail vet@pethealthdirect.co.uk or write in with full details of your pet including breed, age and symptoms.