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Most common cause of ear infections, yeasty paws, hot spots, dander and red tummies in dogs.
Proteins
Allergic responses to animal proteins are the most common dietary triggers for allergies in dogs, commonly seen through the skin.
Too much of this macronutrient may cause you to gain weight, reduce it to manage your blood sugar.
Carbohydrates.
(SquarePet VFS PowerHound & PowerCat) These diets guarantee, in writing, their ultra low dietary starch values on the GA.
This macronutrient, in perfect balance can make the firmest stools softer and soft-serve stools firmer.
Fiber.
There are 5 Macronutrients: Protein, Fat, Carbs, Fiber & Water.
Use VFS Ideal Digestion for a perfectly balanced, digestive diet for any dog.
This SquarePet diet is over 93% digestible. Higher than almost every competing "Meat" based diet at retail.
Square Egg.
Eggs are more bioavailable than any meat or any organ. They are the most bioavailable protein that nature gives us. There are 53 eggs in 1 large bag.
All SquarePet diets are over 88% digestible.
These 2 products are offered on the Astro Frequent Buyer Program
All SquarePet products
Bags are Buy 12, Get 1 Free
Cans are Buy 12 cases, Get 1 Free
The process of naturally breaking down a protein into tiny, free amino acids and little peptides.
Hydrolyzed.
In the VFS Skin & Digestive Support can, it is used for both the pork and the pork plasma.
Aside from cats and dogs, which common companion animals may benefit from a high protein and low carbohydrate diet?
Ferrets, hedgehogs & sugar gliders.
This SquarePet diet will not solve anxiety issues, but it can help you with the consequences of that anxiety.
VFS Ideal Digestion
Doggie Day Care and Doogie Camps can see tremendous benefits using VFS Ideal Digestion as the 'house' food in the off chance of a nervous accident.
This macronutrient should be strictly managed for dogs diagnosed with renal / kidney issues; and athletes can't get enough of it!
Protein
(SquarePet VFS Low Phosphorous)
These diets meet the standards and requirements of their Rx counterparts, and are the first of their kind to achieve and prove such values at retail.
All SquarePet VFS Canned Foods
All SquarePet VFS Dry Foods
Considered novel and hypoallergenic, this common protein, if unfertilized, won't trigger chicken allergies.
Eggs.
Eggs are considered novel and hypoallergenic and are the most bioavailable protein in nature.
The most effective macro nutrient to limit in order to achieve and maintain weight loss. Hint: it is not Fat.
Carbohydrates.
The closer to ketosis we can get dogs and cats, the more likely we are to maintain an ideal, lean body condition.
(VFS PowerHound & PowerCat)
Which SquarePet bag features RoastBeef?
VFS Ideal Digestion
Control this macronutrient if you have pancreatitis, particularly if you are a miniature schnauzer.
Fat
(SquarePet VFS Low Fat)
The percentage of prescription-required pet food that has medicine in it.
0%
(No prescription pet food has any medicine or controlled substances in them at all)
*DAILY DOUBLE* The CEO of SquarePet is credited as the creator of the pet food industry's first ____ ____ diet, commonly used as an elimination diet.
Limited Ingredient
California Natural
Thought of as net-carbohydrates, this term is what you get when you subtract fiber from carbohydrates.
Dietary Starch. This is a true measure of carbs.
PowerHound and PowerCat are one of very few foods in the world to report Dietary Starch on the GA.
Name 2 dog breeds that have genetic predispositions that may benefit from a low purine diet.
Dalmatians are the posterchild. Approximately 90% carry an HUA genetic flaw.
Other common breeds: Bulldogs, Bichon, Mini Schnauzers, Mini Poodles, Yorkies and Dachshunds, among a few others.
Holistic practitioners may suggest controlling this macronutrient for dogs with cancer.
Carbohydrates
It is suggested in some holistic circles that carbs feed cancer cells.
(VFS PowerHound & PowerCat)
A kind of grass, which is included in all SquarePet Cans. It adds an all natural, non-GMO nutritional fiber and it only grows in Arkansas and Missouri, USA.
Miscanthus Grass.
Very high-quality insoluble fiber source used to help calm upset tummies and bring regularity to stool quality.
Likely the most limited ingredient diet in any retail store today, this VFS diet can be used for food allergy related IBD.
VFS Skin & Digestive Support
4 Main ingredients: Pork, Rice, Sunflower Oil, Pork Fat.
Common phrase that is a rough interpretation of the scientific term Gluconeogenesis. Meaning no biologic need for carbohydrates, metabolizing protein for energy first.
Obligate Carnivore
(VFS PowerCat)
Bland Diet
VFS Ideal Digestion: Dog's love it, while still being designed to be gentle and efficient to digest. The perfect scientific balance of soluble and insoluble fibers.
The reason why vet-only pet food requires a prescription.
No one really knows!
Grass-Fed means an animal was given grass at some point in its life. SquarePet Beef is grass-fed and grass-finished. Which VFS Canned food includes this ingredient?
VFS Low Phosphorous
Kidney disease dogs are not food motivated and have few rotation options. It is an opportunity to include a high-quality alternative to our cage-free turkey.