Veterinary Vertex
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Inside The Bowl: What Home-Prepared Dog Diets Reveal
17 minutes Posted Oct 29, 2025 at 5:00 am.
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Welcome And Guest Introductions
Why Study Home-Prepared Diets
Survey Upgrade And Free-Text Insights
Surprising Findings: Beyond Chicken And Rice
Clinical Perspective On Balance And Safety
Key Takeaways For Vets And Owners
Research Approach And Epi Lens
Prevention Questions Driving Future Studies
Long-Term Effects Of Incomplete Diets
Diversity Gaps In Owner Populations
Mentors, Methods, And Better Questions
Practical History-Taking For Diets
Tools For Balanced Homemade Feeding
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Send us Fan Mail Ever wondered what’s actually inside a “homemade” dog diet—and whether it truly keeps dogs healthy? We sat down with researchers Drs. Janice O'Brien and Audrey Ruple from the Dog Aging Project to pull back the curtain on what owners are really feeding, what the data reveals, and how to make home-prepared meals complete and balanced without guesswork. The conversation starts with a major survey upgrade: moving from simple checkboxes to detailed free-text responses that capture...