By Courtney Price, VMBS Marketing & Communications Texas A&M University | Vet Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, October 2, 2025 — From microplastics to heavy metals and forever chemicals, people are more aware than ever of the potential dangers lurking in food, water, and household items. But thanks to researchers at the Texas A&M College of […]
Add Naturally Festive Color to Homemade Pet Cookie Recipes
Making your homemade pet treats more festive can start with holiday theme shapes, but you can also ‘spruce’ up treats. They make great gifts for the pet-lovers on your list, including pet-sitters, dog walkers, groomers, etc. They’re also fantastic fundraisers.
Natural Sources of Taurine for Cats
Taurine is an amino acid that is essential in a cat’s diet because they cannot synthesize it adequately like most other mammals. The feline heart, platelets and retina require Taurine for both structure and function. Your cat’s liver, gallbladder, central nervous system, skeletal muscles and bones also utilize Taurine, and it may assist in electrolyte […]
Naturally-Sourced Supplements vs. Synthetic Supplements for Pets ©
Most people think a vitamin is a vitamin is a vitamin. If they feel a supplement is required, they don’t give a second thought to providing a synthetic one. It’s right there on the bottle, a list of the vitamins and what percentage of recommended daily intake they provide – what could be more straightforward […]
Calcium Montmorillonite Clay for Pets
In this age of chemicals and additives, pollution and sporadic policing of pet food for mycotoxins and other contamination, it is imperative that we use any natural means at our disposal to help our pets defend themselves internally.