Puppy and Kitten Neonate Nutrition

About This Class

Join Dr. Angie Boyer, PhD animal nutritionist and founder of Grain & Grace Consulting, for Puppy and Kitten Neonate Nutrition, an essential course presented in partnership with Hollywood Feed. Designed for pet parents, fosters, and rescuers, this class walks you through the critical first eight weeks of life to ensure young pets grow safely from birth to independent feeding. You will learn how to navigate each key developmental stage, including the milk replacer and weaning phases, while understanding the specific energy, fat, and hydration needs that build a strong immune system, healthy bones, and early brain function. Dr. Boyer explains why puppy and kitten nutritional needs are not interchangeable, highlighting why kittens require significantly higher protein and vital amino acids like taurine. You will gain practical, step-by-step guidance on choosing species-specific milk replacers, avoiding dangerous milk substitutes, and mastering proper feeding techniques, such as correct sternal positioning, formula temperature, and nipple flow, to prevent aspiration pneumonia. The class also details how to track daily growth using a gram scale, how to seamlessly transition pets to solid food using a gradual three-step weaning process, and how to identify immediate red flags that signal it is time to call your veterinarian.

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Meet the Expert

Dr. Angie BoyerDr. Angie Boyer is the Founder of Grain & Grace Consulting and a trained multi-species nutritionist spanning livestock, companion animal, and equine. After navigating various roles in corporate America Dr. Boyer chose to take her knowledge and expertise and build a company she knew would benefit the industry and the animals she feeds. Her foundation is built on rigorous science, having earned her Ph.D. in Animal Science from the University of Arkansas, where she also completed a postdoctoral fellowship focused on gut microbiome research. She served as a Principal Investigator on neonatal dairy calf nutrition research, led microbiome and gut health studies across species, and holds a patent-pending product development credit. She currently serves as Adjunct Faculty at both Mississippi State University and the University of Arkansas. Outside her professional work, Angie and her husband currently reside in the Midwest, enjoying the river life and being pet parents.

Meet the Expert

Dr. Angie BoyerDr. Angie Boyer is the Founder of Grain & Grace Consulting and a trained multi-species nutritionist spanning livestock, companion animal, and equine. After navigating various roles in corporate America Dr. Boyer chose to take her knowledge and expertise and build a company she knew would benefit the industry and the animals she feeds. Her foundation is built on rigorous science, having earned her Ph.D. in Animal Science from the University of Arkansas, where she also completed a postdoctoral fellowship focused on gut microbiome research. She served as a Principal Investigator on neonatal dairy calf nutrition research, led microbiome and gut health studies across species, and holds a patent-pending product development credit. She currently serves as Adjunct Faculty at both Mississippi State University and the University of Arkansas. Outside her professional work, Angie and her husband currently reside in the Midwest, enjoying the river life and being pet parents.