Problem: Article: You want to find natural foods for your pet that are created from real meat, vegetables, grains, vitamins, and minerals rather than just a variety of preservatives and chemicals. If you can read the ingredient list without a dictionary, chances are the food is healthy and nutritious. Look for labels that say the food is “fit for human consumption.” If you can’t eat your dog’s food safely, it is much more likely to harm your dog’s digestive system. Many advertisements tout meat as the first ingredient, but this doesn’t always mean that your pet will receive high quality protein. In some cases, this may not even mean your dog is receiving more meat. Ingredient lists on nutrition labels are ordered by the weight of each ingredient as it is added to the recipe. Once cooked, this weight can change, so these lists can be misleading. In order to select a pet food with the best quality, natural ingredient, you'll need to understand how to accurately read these ingredient lists.  Check for the percentages of protein, fat, and other nutrients in addition to reading the ingredient list. Different foods may offer the same amounts of key nutrients, but they can vary dramatically in price. This is generally because the more affordable foods use lower quality protein sources. Purchase the best quality food you can afford. This can include salt, sugar, artificial colors, and added flavoring. These unnatural nutrient sources do not add to your dog’s nutrition in any way, but they are designed to make the food last longer without spoiling, look more appealing, or taste more like foods that your pet enjoys. While some dogs never show signs of digestive or other health concerns caused by consuming these unnatural food additives, others show significant negative response like decreased energy and elevated risk for diseases common among their breed. This is especially important as your dog ages or for younger dogs who are less active. Many prepackaged pet foods, even natural ones, include large amounts of sugar that make the food very high in calories without increasing nutritional value. In order to feed your pup the right number of calories, you’ll have to feed them a less than satisfying amount of food. Ideally, your dog’s food should be between 300 and 350 calories per cup, but most store bought pet foods are between 400 and 500 calories (or more) per cup. Count calories to make sure you’re not overfeeding. Most major, commercial pet foods, canned, dry, or refrigerated, are manufactured months before they reach the store. This means they’re high in preservatives that can decrease the nutritional value. However, many pet stores offer natural foods prepared in smaller batches or by local pet food manufacturers that have a much shorter shelf life because they use fewer preservatives. You can also purchase these more naturally derived foods from online directly from the manufacturer. Talk to your veterinarian or local pet store to get recommendations for natural, preservative free, and locally sourced dog foods. If you want to naturally boost the nutrition of any type of dog food, include some nutritional extras with every meal. Canned meats like chicken and salmon can dramatically improve your pup’s protein and vitamin intake when mixed with store bought food. Another great, low fat treat that packs a heavy vitamin punch is canned pumpkin. Add a few scoops to your dog’s meal once or twice a week to boost digestive function and deliver a number of necessary vitamins and minerals.
Summary: Check the label for recognizable ingredients. Learn to read the nutrition label. Avoid certain preservatives and fillers. Count the calories. Talk to your vet or pet food supplier. Include additives with store bought foods.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: An infestation of worms, such as tapeworms, can cause your cat to vomit.  By deworming your cat, you will be able to either stop the vomiting from occurring, or at least rule out this as a cause.  Deworm your cat more often — once a month at minimum — if they are allowed to hunt. If your cat is behind on their deworming, get them up to date. There are many dewormers available to purchase. Different products have different spectrums of effectiveness, thus deworming your cat is not a guarantee all the worms are gone. On occasions it is necessary for your vet to analyze a fecal specimen to identify any worms that have survived treatment. Use, selamectin (Revolution), for roundworms.  Use, milbemycin (Interceptor), to remove many types of worms. Many cats have allergies, particularly to proteins. Your cat may have an intolerance to a component of their diet.  Identify and remove any allergens from the cat's diet.  Ask your vet about hypoallergenic diets. Use a hypoallergenic diet for at least eight weeks, to ensure the allergen has passed.  Slowly introduce new foods, one at a time, and check for any that trigger vomiting. Some cats will vomit almost immediately after eating the allergen, but others may take hours to vomit. Generally, when the allergen reaches the stomach, irritation occurs, which results in vomiting. Cats are very sensitive to medications and many medications have the side-effect of causing vomiting.  Take note of any medications you may have given your cat and see if they might be responsible for the vomiting.  Your veterinarian will be able to tell you more about complications from medication. If a medication is the cause of the vomiting, ask your veterinarian for alternative. Cats are extremely sensitive to medications, home remedies should not be administered.

SUMMARY: Check when your cat was last dewormed. Be aware of potential allergens. Check if your cat has started any new medications.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Abstract reasoning test questions generally feature a series of patterns or shapes that are all related. Start each question simply by taking inventory of the building blocks of the pattern. Look for predictable changes from one image to the next, taking note of things like:  The number of shapes The size of the shapes The number of sides each shape has The shading of each shape The orientation of each shape The patterns in an abstract reasoning test are dictated by a set of rules or relationships. Once you’ve taken notice of the shapes within a pattern, start looking for the rules that dictate how these shapes change.  The items that you noted when evaluating the pattern will often relate to the change in the shapes. For example, the pattern may dictate that the biggest shape in an image has two more sides than the previous image. So the first image may show a triangle, while the second will show a pentagon. Depending on the level of test you are taking, the pattern may have more than one rule governing it. Evaluate each part of the pattern carefully to see if there are multiple rules. Always be prepared for the chance that a pattern may have more than one rule. Once you’ve figured out the rule for the pattern, pick the answer that should come next in the pattern sequence. Be sure to look at each answer option carefully, since they are typically designed to look similar. For example, if each shape in a pattern has two more sides than the previous shape, your test may show a triangle, a pentagon, and a septagon. The answer you would choose, then, would be a nonagon, or a polygon with nine sides.
Summary:
Evaluate the pattern or shape. Look for the pattern rules or relationships. Choose the answer that should come next in the pattern.