Author: Jeremy Bowman, The Motley Fool

Shares of Freshpet (NASDAQ: FRPT) was barking up a tree this week as the maker of perishable dog and cat food delivered a strong fourth-quarter earnings report with solid improvement in profitability and another quarter of strong revenue growth.As of Thursday’s close, the stock was up 23% for the week.Image source: Getty Images.Freshpet gets a boneFreshpet’s revenue in the quarter rose 29.9% to $215.4 million, ahead of the analyst consensus of $204.4 million. The company marked its sixth consecutive year of revenue growth above 25%, showing that demand for alternatives to packaged dry food continues to grow as Freshpet expands…