Animiyo guides

Practical feeding

These guides turn nutrition principles into concrete operations: how much to weigh out, in how many meals, at what pace, and how to check whether it is working.

11 guides

Open the guideBeginner20 min
Managing meals when you are out all day
Being out all day should not mean a full bowl in the morning. With a few adjustments to timing, freshness and water, meals stay correct even while you are away.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner15 min
Dose treats and snacks without blowing the calories
Treats add weight more than the meal because nobody counts them. Here is the ten percent rule, how to subtract them from the ration, and which morsels to pick to reward without overdoing it.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner15 min
Choosing and cleaning food bowls and water fountains
The bowl is the object your animal uses most and washes least. Material, position and cleaning matter more than they seem.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner12 min
How to read a pet food label the right way
The front of the pack is advertising, the back is information. Here is how to read the ingredients and nutrients to choose a food without being led by the pictures.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner15 min
Slow down the animal that eats too fast
An animal that swallows its food in seconds risks regurgitation, air in the stomach and constant demands. Slowing the meal is simple and changes a lot.
DogCat
Open the guideAdvanced45 min
Running a food elimination trial without mistakes
Elimination diets almost always fail because of contamination, not because of the food. Here is how to run one so the result can actually be interpreted.
DogCat
Open the guideIntermediate30 min
Feeding two pets that steal from each other's bowl
When two animals eat together, the portion you wrote down stops matching the portion eaten. Here is how to separate the stations and check the separation holds.
DogCat
Open the guideIntermediate25 min
Getting a cat that barely drinks to drink more
Measure first with a jug and a control bowl, then work on bowls, placement and food moisture, then check whether the number has genuinely moved.
Cat
Open the guideBeginner10 min
Storing opened wet pet food safely
A six step routine for opened cans and pouches: the right container, a real cold chain, frozen single portions and honest criteria for discarding leftovers.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner10 min
Switching your dog's or cat's food without stomach upset
A gradual transition method between two foods, with the schedule of proportions and clear criteria for slowing down when loose stools or poor appetite appear.
DogCat
Open the guideBeginner20 min
Weighing portions and splitting them across the day
A seven step procedure to move from a scoop to a scale, spread the ration across the day and correct it with a figure rather than by eye.
DogCat