Health and Nutrition for Dogs and Cats: A Guide for Pet Parents

by David G. Wellock, Jim Walker (Foreword)

While the internet provides pet parents with a great deal of information, finding and understanding that information can be like wading through a bog at midnight without a flashlight. In spite of the internet, pet parents remain desperate for valid resources. Health and Nutrition for Dogs and Cats is timely, informative, and delivers sensible information on topics of importance to all pet owners. From reading pet food labels to storing food, from understanding appropriate calorie intake to food allergies, David Wellock helps readers better understand the dietary needs of their dogs and cats.

In recent years, Americans have come to pay more attention to the foods they eat. This trend toward a healthier lifestyle quickly found its way into the world of pet foods, allowing better diets to find success in the marketplace. However, the change has been somewhat perplexing for pet parents as they struggle to sort out the various, and sometimes misleading, messages surrounding the new foods available to their pets. Here, a seasoned expert in the care and feeding of dogs and cats, provides fact-filled, no nonsense, understandable information on the topics pet parents need to know in order to purchase and prepare food and develop an appropriate diet for their furry charges.
--Tamira Ci Thayne, founder and CEO of Dogs Deserve Better

218 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2013

Reviews

[Kris · Rating 1 out of 5]

I had high hopes for this book, but that maybe why I'm so disappointed with it's overall read.
Though this book was published in recent years it lacks research and facts. This book is clearly opinion based and has little to do with actual nutrition for your companion.
Sentences like "Pet arthritis is a huge topic, so big I suspect books have been written on this single ailment." and "There are no hard and fast rules as to the appropriate daily dosage, but my rule-of-thumb dosage is..." having me wondering if David himself even did any research while writing this.
As the reader should be aware this is not a vet or homepath writing, I still feel this book leads to more misinformation and confusion for the pet parent, or paropet as David refers to us.
For just a few tiny pieces of helpful and healthful information this book, in my opinion, was just a wasted read.

[Scott · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not so much a guide to "health and nutrition" as the opinions and ravings of a pet food store owner. Some good information on the difference between high- and low-quality pet food ingredients and what to look for on the label, but if you're already a label reader you won't find much new information.

[Marcela · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are a few books I do believe all pet parents need to read, and this is one of them. The amount of information regarding what goes into our dogs' kibble alone is time well invested if you want your furry kid to live a healthy long live. Great book.

[Anna Whelan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very Informative as I am always looking at what I'm eating myself and my dog.