Home-Prepared Dog and Cat Diets is a first-of-its-kind nutrition and dietetics book. It offers owners and breeders a wholesome alternative to commercial pet food and provides veterinarians with a unique reference for counseling clients. Written in clear, easy-to-understand language, this comprehensive reference includes the following: over 200 computer-balanced recipes to provide complete nutrition for healthy or diseased animals; nutrient content data for each recipe, including proteins, fats, and calories; nutritional guidance and descriptions of special diets; recipe categories for management of obesity and diseases that affect the gastrointestinal system, skin, kidneys, heart, liver, and pancreas; and invaluable food quality and safety information.