Nutrition

Nutrition plays a key role in both the maintenance of good health and managing disease. Our staff at Raintree Animal Hospital can help you choose the correct diet to maintain your pet's optimal health and make diet recommendations for the management of medical conditions.

Dietary therapy can improve and delay the progress of such diseases as obesity, periodontal disease, inflammatory bowel disorders, colitis, pancreatitis, kidney, and liver disease. We proudly offer the optimal nutrition and medical benefit of Hill's Prescription Diets.

Choosing the correct diet is not limited to dogs and cats. Diet is the foundation of ensuring optimal longevity and health in animals such as rabbits, ferrets, rats, mice, guinea pigs, and birds.

Raintree carries a full line of Oxbow products to ensure maximal nutritional benefits for small mammals.Oxbow is a small, family owned, quality-controlled business that specializes in fortified feeds and treats for exotic herbivores such as: Bunnies, guinea pigs, rats and chinchillas. The nutritional value of Oxbow Diets helps add to the health and longevity of your exotic pet.



We also keep a fresh variety of Harrison's Premium bird diets for your feathered friends.

Harrison's Bird Diet was developed by a veterinarian who specializes in avian medicine. Pre-and post-processing analyses are performed to determine and monitor the nutrient content of each batch of food. Harrison's quality controls insure that their products are "safe for human consumption" so feel free to try it yourself.

Harrison's Bird diets are: Certified organic, Contain no chemicals, insecticides, herbicides or fungicides, no preservative, no artificial colors, no double-dosed vitamins, and no bacteria or mycotoxins.

Malnutrition is the cause of 90% of health problems and the leading cause of death in pet birds.

A diet of seeds, millet, sunflower, etc. (even if they are fortified) are packed with fat and nutritionally deplete in over 32 essential nutrients for birds.

Our staff will gladly assist you in finding the right diet for your bird and help you with the process of converting them onto a better diet.

2335 S. Shields — Fort Collins, CO

Phone

(970) 482-1987

Hours

7:30am to 6pm-
Monday-Friday

7:30am to 4pm-
Saturday