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In the News: Are Grain Free Diets Fad or Fact?

Posted April 7, 2018 by Beth Ruby, DVM

Everyone has read about or seen a TV commercial about feeding your dog or cat a grain free diet. So where did the belief of grain free diets come from? If your dog descended from the wolf and your cat from the tiger, it would make sense that their wild ancestors survived on a

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Ask the Vet: Why Is My Dog Eating Poop?

Posted March 21, 2018 by Beth Ruby, DVM

Dog owners frequently want to know why their dogs are consuming either their own or other pets’ feces. And it’s a good question! Indeed, it’s not uncommon for dogs to consume fecal matter (poop), and this odd behavior even has a name: Coprophagia. Practically speaking, coprophagia or the canine consumption of fecal matter isn’t

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