To help you in your Internet searches for reliable nutrition information for your dog, we have complied a list of the best websites out there, divided into categories.
Nutrition Guidelines
World Small Animal Veterinary Association Nutritional Assessment Guidelines
American Animal Hospital Association Nutritional Assessment Guidelines
www.aahanet.org/Library/Nutritional Asmt.aspx
Pet Nutrition — General Information for Pet Owners
National Research Council downloadable booklet: Your Dog’s Nutritional Needs
http://dels-old.nas.edu/banr/petdoor.html
Pet Food
Association of American Feed Control Officials: Information on regulations, labeling and other important facts about pet food
FAQs about pet foods
www.tufts.edu/vet/nutrition/faq/general_pet_nutrition.html
Federal Drug Administration (FDA) Pet Food site: Information, links, food safety issues, recalls, pet food labels, reporting portal
www.fda.gov/animalveterinary/products/animalfoodfeeds/petfood/default.htm
Pet Food Institute: Information on ingredient definitions, labeling regulations
www.petfoodinstitute.org/Index.cfm?Page=Consumers
Pet Food Report: Consumer’s Guide to Pet Food
Nutrition Consultations
Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine Nutrition Service
American College of Veterinary Nutrition: Listing of board-certified veterinary nutritionists who will conduct nutritional consultations for veterinarians and/or pet owners
Homecooked Diets
Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine Nutrition Service
American College of Veterinary Nutrition: Listing of board-certified veterinary nutritionists who will formulate nutritionally balanced homemade diet recipes for veterinarians and/or pet owners
BalanceIT: Commercial website which offers semi-customized balanced home-cooked diet recipes for pet owners with healthy pets. Veterinarians can customize pre-formulated recipes for animals with medical conditions
Obesity
Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine Obesity Clinic for Animals
Pet Obesity Prevention: Useful information on assessing pets’ body weight, calorie needs, and weight loss tools
Dietary Supplements
Consumerlab: Site (with a small subscription fee for use) that independently evaluates dietary supplements (primarily for human supplements but some pet supplements are included))
Food and Drug Administration (FDA): Regulatory and safety issues of dietary supplements, adverse event reporting
http://www.fda.gov/food/DietarySupplements/default.htm
Mayo Clinic drugs and supplements information: Fact sheets on human supplements and herbs
www.mayoclinic.com/health/drug-information/DrugHerbIndex
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Office of Dietary Supplements: Evaluating supplements, fact sheets, safety notices, internet health information
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Information Center: General supplement and nutrition information, links to a variety of dietary supplement websites
http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=4&tax_level=1&tax_subject=274
United States Pharmacopeia Dietary Supplement Verification Program: Independent testing of dietary supplements (human supplements only)
http://www.usp.org/usp-verification-services/usp-verified-dietary-supplements
Raw meat diets
Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine raw diet fact sheet
http://www.tufts.edu/vet/nutrition/resources/raw_meat_diets.pdf
FDA guidance document on safe handling and raw foods
http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/NewsEvents/CVMUpdates/ucm048030.htm
Other
Ohio State Indoor Pet Initiative: Nutrition and other tips for optimizing the indoor pet’s environment
USDA Nutrient Database: Full nutrient profiles on thousands of human foods
