Nutrition Tools
Feeding Calculator
Estimate how much Waggin Meals your dog may need as a complete meal or as a 20% fresh-food topper. This is a starting guide—not an exact prescription.
Feeding, Shipping & Storage Guide
Everything you need to receive, store, portion, transition, and feed your Waggin Meals fresh food safely.
Fresh feeding does not have to feel complicated. This guide provides helpful information about shipping, proper storage, feeding amounts, transitioning to fresh food, and using Waggin Meals as either a complete meal or a nutritious topper.
Safe Food Guide for Dogs
- Serve human foods plain—without onion, garlic, butter, grease, salt, sauces, marinades or seasoning blends.
- Cook meat, fish, shellfish and eggs thoroughly unless a veterinarian is supervising a specific feeding protocol.
- Remove bones, pits, seeds, stems, tough skins, rinds, shells, skewers and packaging.
- Cut every food to the dog’s body size, chewing style and ability.
- Introduce one new food at a time and begin with a very small amount.
- Stop the food and seek advice if vomiting, diarrhea, itching, swelling, pain, weakness or unusual behavior occurs.
- Treats, toppers and extras should generally remain below 10% of total daily calories unless the complete diet has been professionally formulated.
- Dogs with pancreatitis, diabetes, obesity, kidney disease, liver disease, urinary stones, gastrointestinal disease, food allergy or a veterinary therapeutic diet need individualized guidance.
Toxic Food, Household & Outdoor Hazard Guide for Dogs
If your dog ate a potentially toxic food, do not wait for symptoms. Call your veterinarian, the nearest emergency veterinary hospital, ASPCA Animal Poison Control at 888-426-4435, or Pet Poison Helpline at 855-764-7661 immediately. Do not induce vomiting or give hydrogen peroxide, milk, oil, salt, activated charcoal, food or medication unless a veterinarian or animal poison-control professional specifically directs you.
Understanding Pancreatitis in Dogs
A pancreatitis diagnosis can be frightening and confusing.
One day, your dog may seem healthy. The next, they may refuse food, begin vomiting, experience diarrhea, appear painful, or require emergency veterinary care.
Many pet owners leave the veterinary office knowing that their dog may need a lower-fat diet, but still have important questions:
- What is pancreatitis?
- What caused it?
- Was this an isolated event?
- Does my dog now have a chronic condition?
- Which foods are safe?
- Is a prescription diet the only option?
- Can my dog eat a fresh or whole-food diet?
- Which treats, toppers, oils, and supplements should be avoided?
- How can I reduce the risk of another episode?
Pancreatitis cannot be managed by looking at only one ingredient, one laboratory result, or one bag of food.
