Assessment of commercial diets and recipes for home-prepared diets recommended for dogs with cancer

Heinze, Cailin R.; Gomez, Frank C.; Freeman, Lisa M.

doi:10.2460/javma.241.11.1453

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“…Moreover, many owners instituting a diet change included a homemade component, believed a homemade diet may provide the best nutrition and almost all would feed foods other than conventional pet food given appetite loss. Although diet individualisation can be beneficial, the vast majority of homemade recipes are deficient in essential nutrients (Heinze et al ; Stockman et al ), especially considering owners feeding a homemade diet rarely consult a veterinarian for diet formulation, let alone a board‐certified veterinary nutritionist. Even if a homemade diet recipe is complete and balanced, owners may not adhere to the diet recipe and may omit vitamin/mineral supplements, resulting in an unbalanced diet (Parr & Remillard ).…”

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Owners’ attitudes and practices regarding nutrition of dogs diagnosed with cancer presenting at a referral oncology service in Ontario, Canada

Rajagopaul

Parr

Woods

et al. 2016

J of Small Animal Practice

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Owners’ attitudes and practices regarding nutrition of dogs diagnosed with cancer presenting at a referral oncology service in Ontario, Canada

Rajagopaul

Parr

Woods

et al. 2016

J of Small Animal Practice

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“…It can be difficult to formulate a nutritionally balanced home-prepared diet. Investigators in 3 studies [44][45][46] have evaluated the nutritional balance of commonly available home-prepared diet recipes. In the 2 studies 44,45 on animals with medical conditions, 94 recipes were evaluated and none had adequate concen-trations of all essential nutrients.…”

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Current knowledge about the risks and benefits of raw meat–based diets for dogs and cats

Freeman¹,

Chandler²,

Hamper³

et al. 2013

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“…Studies analysing homemade diets designed for specific disease processes such as chronic kidney disease and cancer showed most diets to be nutritionally inadequate (Heinze et al . ; Larsen et al . ).…”

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A survey of pet feeding practices of dog owners visiting a veterinary practice inColombo,SriLanka

Seneviratne¹,

Subasinghe²,

Watson

2016

Veterinary Medicine & Sci

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In Sri Lanka, home‐cooked diets are often fed due to the cost and poor availability of commercial diets. Milk has traditionally been a popular food to give to dogs in this country. There is a recent perceived increase in the number of owners choosing commercial diets for their pets. This study aimed to determine how dog owners visiting a single veterinary practice in Colombo fed their pets. We hoped that this would help achieve a general understanding of pet feeding practices in Sri Lanka and gain some basic demographic information on the owned dog population. The study was conducted via questionnaires distributed to pet owners visiting a first opinion and referral practice in Colombo. Hundred questionnaires were collected and analysed, 69% of study dogs were neutered, 42% of dogs were fed only home‐cooked food, while 18% were fed only commercial food. About 40% of dogs were fed a mixture of commercial and home‐cooked food, 49% of dogs were fed milk as a separate meal in addition to their normal diet and 57% of dogs received dietary supplements. Dogs consuming commercial food for more than half their intake were no less likely (P = 0.75) to receive dietary supplements than dogs fed homemade food for more than half their diet. This study provides some basic information regarding the feeding practices and demographics of the owned dog population in one Sri Lankan city, Colombo, highlighting some areas of concern.

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Assessment of commercial diets and recipes for home-prepared diets recommended for dogs with cancer

Cited by 32 publications

References 10 publications

Owners’ attitudes and practices regarding nutrition of dogs diagnosed with cancer presenting at a referral oncology service in Ontario, Canada

Owners’ attitudes and practices regarding nutrition of dogs diagnosed with cancer presenting at a referral oncology service in Ontario, Canada

Current knowledge about the risks and benefits of raw meat–based diets for dogs and cats

A survey of pet feeding practices of dog owners visiting a veterinary practice inColombo,SriLanka

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