LIFE STAGE NUTRITION

Purina conducted a groundbreaking 9-year study that demonstrated feeding a specific blend of nutrients can extend the healthy lives of cats.

Controlling the growth rate of large and giant breed puppies is critical for their long-term skeletal health.

Maintaining a lean body condition from puppyhood and throughout life is associated with increased longevity and delayed onset of signs of chronic disease.

Nutrition that addresses the unique nutrient requirements of adult cats can help them live long, healthy lives.

Here are several factors to consider when you are choosing a food for your dog.

Large and giant breed puppies should be fed to maintain a steady growth rate and a lean, healthy body condition.

Neutering may increase a pet’s risk for becoming overweight or obese.

Small and toy breed puppies should be fed small, frequent meals and fed to a lean, healthy body condition.

Nutrition tailored to the unique needs of senior cats can help them live longer, healthier lives.

Nutrition tailored to the unique needs of senior dogs can help them live longer, healthier lives.

In this brief video, Martha Cline, DVM, DACVIM (Nutrition), explains how feeding a high-quality diet formulated for growth and reproduction supports queens throughout pregnancy and lactation, and how calorie needs increase significantly as birth approaches.

Life stage and other factors can affect the immune system in dogs and cats. Research has shown that feeding a diet supplemented with colostrum may provide support during times of challenge by promoting a strong local and systemic immune response.