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Providing nutritious pet meals that meet your pet’s changing needs as she ages plays an important role in your pet’s overall wellness. But the overwhelming array of pet food choices brimming with buzzwords like “super-premium” and “human-grade” can make proper pet nutrition complicated. We can help! Read on for tips on choosing a balanced pet diet and mindful pet eating to help your pet live a longer, healthier life:

Just as it is with humans, it’s often easier to keep pounds off of a pet than try to help them lose weight. In other words, prevention is the key to maintaining a healthy weight. As pets age, this becomes even more crucial. Any added weight can put pressure on inflamed, swollen joints, and cause pain, reduce activity levels, and decrease quality of life. We can help your senior pet maintain a healthy weight through proper, balanced nutrition and daily exercise.

You can’t control everything in life, but when it comes to feeding your family right, you have quite a bit of influence. Pet nutrition is important and can help our furry family members live longer and healthier lives. Choosing the right diet can be a challenge, though. East Sacramento Veterinary Center is here to help you do the best when it comes to pet nutrition. 

Here at East Sacramento Veterinary Center, we love spreading the word about the importance of preventive care. But we know that pet health issues can happen despite those annual wellness appointments. That’s part of preventive care, after all—it doesn’t just help your pet avoid health issues. It also helps us catch them early if your pet does develop them. So, what are the most common pet health problems to look out for? 

Here are 5 common conditions we see at our clinic.  

Getting outside in the fresh air for a brisk walk is an excellent way to boost your health—and your dog’s, too. At East Sacramento Veterinary Center, we encourage all our pet parents to take their dogs out for a daily walk. Once you read about the benefits of walking your dog, you’ll see why!

Pet owners often go to extremes to make their pets feel safe, comfortable, healthy, and happy, but we don’t always achieve a slam dunk. Take, for example, a sizable pile of expensive cat toys next to the coveted, yet almost discarded, cardboard box. Our efforts don’t necessarily always line up with what our pets really want and/or need. The good news is that we’ll always keep trying to hit that bull’s eye, and the new year is the perfect time to zero-in on pet health plans. 

While dogs can certainly be picky eaters, many have less discriminating palates. In fact, plenty of our puppy patients at East Sacramento Veterinary Center have a habit of just gulping down whatever is in front of them without a second thought. When pets eat too quickly, though, problems can ensue. So what do you do when your dog eats too fast? Here’s our best tips to slow them down.

Pet owners walk the line between wanting to provide the best care to their best buddies – and spoiling them rotten! Just like the choices we make to treat ourselves may not be healthy in the long run (like ice cream every day), the goodies we give our pets to make them happy or feel extra special can have similar consequences. To keep them at their fittest, we have some ideas for healthy pet treats that tick all the boxes.