"Canine and Feline Nutrition is the authoritative resource on dietary management for dogs and cats. The new second edition provides comprehensive coverage of nutritional principles, nutrient requirements, feeding management, and treatment of nutritionally responsive diseases. Canine and Feline Nutrition is a practical text that offers a wealth of useful features, including: new chapters on health and diet, nutritional management of gastrointestinal disease, nutrition and cancer, chronic renal failure, and more; completely revised content on the nutritional management of kittens and puppies; a thoroughly updated chapter on geriatric nutrition; an overview of the latest AAFCO pet food regulations; and important new criteria for evaluating and selecting pet foods."--Jacket.

Revised edition of: Canine and feline nutrition / Linda P. Case, Daniel P. Carey, Diane A. Hirakawa. c1995.

Basics of nutrition -- Energy and water -- Carbohydrates -- Fats -- Protein and amino acids -- Vitamins -- Minerals -- Digestion and absorption -- Nutrient requirements of dogs and cats -- Nutritional idiosyncrasies of the cat -- Energy balance -- Carbohydrate metabolism -- Fats -- Protein and amino acids -- Vitamins and minerals -- Pet foods -- History and regulation of pet foods -- Pet food labels -- Nutrient content of pet foods -- Types of pet foods -- Evaluation of commercial pet foods -- Feeding management throughout the life cycle -- Feeding regimens for dogs and cats -- Pregnancy and lactation -- Nutritional care of neonatal puppies and kittens -- Growth -- Adult maintenance -- Performance and stress -- Geriatrics -- Feeding practices: problems, fads, and fallacies -- Obesity -- Overnutrition and supplementation -- Vitamin deficiencies and excesses -- Common nutrition myths -- Nutritionally responsive disorders -- Inherited disorders of nutrient metabolism -- Diabetes mellitus -- Dietary management of urolithiasis in cats and dogs -- Nutritionally responsive dermatoses -- Chronic renal failure -- Feline hepatic lipidosis -- Dental health and diet -- Nutritional management of gastrointestinal disease -- Nutritional care of cancer patients -- Estimated metabolizable energy requirements of dogs -- Standard weights for AKC dog breeds -- AAFCO nutrient profiles: dog foods -- AAFCO nutrient profiles: cat foods -- Minimum requirements for growing dogs -- NRC minimum requirements for growing cats.