If you’re interested in finding a credentialed pet nutritionist, here are the websites recommended by Dr. Fascetti in our show:

www.acvn.org

www.aavn.org

Dr. Andrea Fascetti from the University of California at Davis to talk about the role of nutrition in managing and preventing disease in dogs and cats.

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Sorry for the last-minute notice but we just found out Scout’s House’s radio show, Special Pets, Special Needs, will be airing at 1:30pm Pacific time from now on, not 1pm.  Please adjust your settings!

We’re back from our (much needed!) hiatus and have a slew of great guests lined up for the months ahead.  Joining us this Tuesday, July 6th, at 1pm Pacific time will be Dr. Andrea Fascetti from the University of California at Davis to talk about the role of nutrition in managing and preventing disease in dogs and cats.
     Dr. Fascetti is considered one of the leading veterinary nutritionists in the country and as such has strong opinions about what to feed your pet.  For example, did you know that in most cases it’s in the animal’s best interest to eat a commercially available food?  Or that home-cooked diets, although almost always delivered with the best of intentions, can be harmful to your pet?  Or that there are risks to adding nutritional supplements to a complete and balanced commercial diet? 
     Yeah, neither did I.
     So if you want to learn more about things like “diet drift” and the value of “feeding trials,” then don’t miss our show on July 6th at 1pm Pacific time.  And bring your questions!

This week on Special Pets, Special Needs: Guest Lisa from Pets In Need-a no-kill animal adoption shelter-talks about bringing back dogs & cats from public facilities when they have run out of time.

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If you’re interested in learning more about Pets In Need, a no-kill animal shelter in Redwood City, California (or adopting one of their many absolutely lovable dogs or cats!), please visit http://www.petsinneed.org.

If you’d like to support Dr. Craig Webb’s research into the use of probiotics to control Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in cats, please go to the Morris Animal Foundation website at http://www.morrisanimalfoundation.org/studies/current-studies/ and select:

1)   ”Feline” for the Category, and
2)  “Gastrointestinal Diseases” under Diseases/Species

Dr. Webb’s study, D06FE-048: Improving Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, will come up.  Just click “Support This Study” at the bottom of the page to help.

For more information about 2nd Chance 4 Pets and the comprehensive lifetime care planning resources they have to offer, please go to http://2ndchance4pets.org.

Amy Shever of 2nd Chance 4 Pets talks with us about creating a Lifetime Care Plan for Your Pet

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