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Be The Cat’s Meow!
How To Achieve True Wellness For Your Pet
Today’s pet owner has more facts at her fingertips than ever before to link high-quality nutrition with improving a dog’s or cat’s overall health and well-being. And with them, more new products promising long-term health benefits are entering the market every day.
How should pet-loving consumers deter- mine what’s best to achieve true wellness for their cats or dogs at home?
Board-certified veterinary nutritionist Dr. Edward Moser advises pet owners to feed their dogs and cats a healthy, balanced, natural diet, coupled with ample opportunities for ex- ercise. For starters, he says, when selecting a pet food, seek high-quality, wholesome ingredients just as you do for yourself.
“To help a dog or cat achieve true well- ness, carefully consider what’s in its food bowl,” Dr. Moser counsels. “Look for natural ingredients whose names you understand, and recipes that are nutritionally balanced. This first step will im- prove their lives in ways you can see, from a shiny coat to increased energy, fewer allergies and a lon-
Pet foods should contain ingredients from natural food sources and avoid empty calories.
ger, happier, healthier life.”
Dr. Moser recommends feeding them
Wellness(r) Natural Food for Pets. For over a de- cade, Wellness has developed nutritious natural recipes that include quality protein sources for muscle health, wholesome grains to provide fi- ber and energy, a rainbow of fruits and vegetables for natural antioxidant protection, and carefully chosen omega fatty acids for skin and coat health. Each Wellness recipe has been specially formu- lated with the specific needs of cats and dogs in mind, whatever their life stage or lifestyle. Like Wellness Just for Puppy, made with nutrient-rich whole foods that fulfill a puppy’s special develop- mental nutritional requirements. Or Wellness In- door Health for cats, formulated for felines with indoor, sedentary lifestyles; the recipe features less fat and fewer calories and also assists with hairball control.
“Once you’ve got the animal’s diet mas- tered, look at adding more exercise into your cat’s or dog’s routine,” Dr. Moser continued. “This can be easily achieved by incorporating long walks and lots of play-time to help guide them on the path to true wellness.”
Finally, Dr. Moser recommends yearly well pet checkups at the veterinarian. While a healthy diet and regular exercise help prevent long-term health issues, a regular checkup will help ensure that you’re on the right track.
For more information, visit www.wellnesspet- food.com.
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