The Purina Body Condition System is an easy and practical tool for assessing a pet's body composition.​

This glossary defines the key phrases used to describe commercial pet foods and explains the roles of two important associations.​

Cats need to obtain adequate taurine from food, which makes this amino acid an essential one.

Purina conducted a groundbreaking 9-year study that demonstrated feeding a specific blend of nutrients can extend the healthy lives of cats.

Controlling the growth rate of large and giant breed puppies is critical for their long-term skeletal health.

Nutrition plays an important role in reducing the risk of recurrence of calcium oxalate urolithiasis in cats.

Grains are a valuable source of nutrients in pet food.

Diet plays an important role in the diagnosis and management of cats with food-responsive enteropathy.

Maintaining a lean body condition from puppyhood and throughout life is associated with increased longevity and delayed onset of signs of chronic disease.

Commercial pet foods are available in different forms, each providing different features and benefits for owners and pets.

Nutrition can play an important role in helping to manage the clinical signs that occur when the heart no longer adequately compensates for changes associated with heart disease.

Cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) often appear healthy. If clinical signs do occur, then nutritional modifications can be an important part of patient care.