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Rice and chicken liver - I analyzed another common home cooked meal given to pets ✅ Optimum amounts of Proteins and iron ⬆️ Excessive amounts of carbs ⚠️Insufficient amounts of Dietary fibre, fat such as omega 3 fatty acids, Calcium, Phosphorus, Zinc, Copper, Magnesium, omega 3 fatty acids, choline, vitamin D, Thiamine etc What would go wrong? ⏩ Chronic illness ✅ Dull skin and fur coat ✅ Chronic kidney disease (low vitamin D⏩ hyperPTH)  ✅ Osteoarthritis  ✅ Obesity  ✅ Fatty liver or unexplained liver disease (idiopathic)  ✅ Poor cognition - Doggy dementia  ✅ Depigmentation of fur ✅ Tumors/cancers ✅ Mega colon  If the ratio of chicken liver to rice increases, there are also chances of getting too much of vitamin A, iron and vitamin D - toxicoses What do we do then?  ✅ External supplementation  How? Options⏬ 1. Synthetic supplements - think twice  2. Natural individual supplements - not practical 3. Functional natural pet food - Spot...

Pet Nutrition - Focused reminders for the moth of August ✅ Provide plenty of water ✅ High Quality food ✅ Adequate exercise ✅ Observe excreta 💡How much water should they drink? 50 to 100 ml per kilogram body weight per day. May differ with environments, stress, diet, health 💡 High quality food Natural raw or cooked food without synthetic chemicals 💡 Exercise Daily walks and exercises according to breed 💡Observe excreta Observe colour, consistency, texture Observing these and addressing issues can certainly help your pets live more healthy lives ❤ Dr. Romela Salgado  Website:  Pet Labs ™️ Linkedin:  Romela Salgado IG: @dr.romelasalgado Tiktok: @dr.romelasalgado #veterinarian #petlabs #petcare #pethealthtips #petsafety #petowners #petnutrition #veterinarynutrition #vetadvice #vetsrilanka #vetcare #vet4pet #vetstory #vettips

Milk is the least essential food ingredient that could be given to dogs. I'm referring to cow's milk in this context As a practicing vet and veterinary nutritionist, I come across a lot of cases of gastroduodenitis in dogs and the pets are put on life long medicine with PPIs. Long term use of PPIs such as omeprazole can reduce the absorption of vitamin D and calcium ultimately leading to conditions such as osteoarthritis. The chronic prevalence of gastroduodenitis can also change the microbiota of the gut thus, reducing the absorption of essential nutrients.  It's absurd but how about a small dietary adjustment that can make your pet feel better long term?  True that milk contains proteins, calcium, iron and other minerals but is highly inflammatory. If your dog tends to skip meals, try removing liquid milk from his daily diet. Notice how things improve.  A puppy needs her own Dam's milk only on day 1 of birth. This is non negotiable (unless the dam passes o...

Speaking up for pets is my thing. If I tell you ✅ She's too fat ✅ She's malnourished ✅ She needs better nutrition ✅ She needs more water ✅ Change her food ✅ Let's stop these supplements don't get offended. I'm speaking for the benefit of your pet With almost every general consult, I combine my specialties in veterinary nutrition to help pet owners. With some I share my blog articles If you're one who likes to read more about pet nutrition, here's my blog. Subscribe, like and comment https://lnkd.in/ezhM5xqd Check it out 📷 This is Minnie, a random kitty cat who seeks our company whenever possible #veterinarian #vet #petcare #pethealth #pettips #fyp #fypage #vetsrilanka #drromelasalgado #drromela #pethealth #vet4pet #vetadvice #vetrants #veterinaryconsult

Puppies don't need 5 to 6 supplements. I have just decided to speak up on this.  For various agenda, puppies are put on 5-6 commercial supplement products from the time they get sold to a new pet owner. This  💔 initiates an early imbalance of nutrition 💔 is a waste of money of the pet owner   Again, when the puppy turns 3 months, he/she is put on another new set of commercial products - multiple products with scattered focus. This leads to chronic diseases. Excessive accumulation of calcium along with a diet with high oxalates in a Shih Tzu may lead to crystal formation in urine. This is the downside of over supplementation.  🚀Bringing the best out of your pet: The accurate vitamins needed by a pet is decided with his diet, breed and purpose. It has to be a combined effect of all three. The diet needs to be analyzed to decide the supplements - this is how we bring the best out of the pet A veterinarian who is also a veterinary nutritionist is the ideal...

I'm currently handling 4 cases of urinary problems 1. A mongral cat passing blood through urine       ⏩ Dx: crystals in urine secondary to bacterial cystitis  2. A British short hair cat with recurrent urine dribbling      ⏩ Dx: sterile cystitis 3. A Boxer passing blood through urine      ⏩ Dx: immune mediated hemolytic anaemia 4. A Labrador showing difficulty to pass urine      ⏩ Dx: bacterial cystitis These are four different medical cases with 4 different medical approaches. The beauty of it is in the journey to diagnose, treat and heal a patient 5 main ways to avoid the above mentioned urinary problems in pets 1. Adequate hydration 2. Stress management 3. Body weight management 4. Proper nutrition 5. Tick control Most of your pet's problems will vanish by addressing the above key points Want a tailored diet for your healthy pet or for a pet with a chronic disease?  DM me or email me on petlabsconsu...

A puppy does not need mother's milk after day 1 but what about on day 1? Opening doors in product development related to vet med and biomedical streams 💡Colostrum is only present for 12 to 24 hours in dam's milk. Thereafter, colostrum starts decreasing for upto 48 hours Colostrum is not 100% replaceable so far although commercial puppy milk replacers are available After day 1, a puppy can be put on a commercial puppy milk replacer until weaned off but a puppy's gut closes absorbing anti bodies after 24 hours of birth 🔴The problem here is, what iif the mother dies before 24 hours of giving birth? While we have many commercial puppy milk replacers in the market, upto now none of it can be a 100% replecer of a dam's first mik. The whole main idea should be to develop a product that can be given as a total replecer to dam's first milk This opens doors to several innovative products and technologies ✅ Extraction of species specific antibodies for be...

Chicken and rice - the famous meal of our dogs and cats I took some time to analyze its nutrients Nutrition level: ✅ Adequate proteins and essential amino acids ❌ Lack of dietary fiber ❌ Lack of essential fat including omega 3s ✅ Starch is available although not essential ❌ Inadequate calcium, phosphorus, iron, B vitamins, vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin D, folic acid and other essential vitamins and minerals Can we expect longevity through such meals? Inadequate nutrtion is the main cause of chronic diseases in pets Solution: 1. External dietary supplements 2. A personalized nutritionally balanced meal Want a pet supplement or pet food formulation? DM me Assumptions in the above analysis: 1. ratio of chicken to rice by weight of 75:25 2. Chicken breast is the only meat part used 3. White unsalted rice is used #veterinarian #vetlife #petlabs #petlabsnutrition #dognutrition #catnutrition #petsupplements #petsupplementformulation #vetformulation #veter...

Minimize vet visits. Here are 9 quick parameters to track your pet's health regularly at home 1. Appetite : daily 2. Gum color of mouth : daily 3. Poop score : daily 4. Body weight : every two weeks 5. Body condition score : every two weeks 6. Muscle condition score : every two weeks 7. Skin condition : every two weeks 8. Respiratory rate : every two weeks (usually) 9. Energy level : daily These parameters will give you a general idea or alarm you on your pet's health as well as about their nutrition To assess your pet's body condition score and muscle condition score read my blog article in the following link ⏩  https://petlabsnutrition.blogspot.com/2025/02/how-can-you-assess-your-pets-nutrition.html Image source : https://pin.it/4soMqxnde #veterinarian #vet #veterinaria #pets #petcare #dogs #cats #petowners #petnutrition #petlabs #petlabsnutrition #dognutrition #catnutrition #petnutritionexpert #vetnutritionist #veterinarynutrition #savelives