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| sunnygirl... |
 Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 1:09 am |
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When you walk into supermarkets or pet food stores, and you'll find
shelves and shelves of different pet foods, finding healthy pet food
for your cat or dog will become an exercise in frustration. Here I find
some advices you may be interested.
First, your pet's food should be made with healthy, natural
ingredients. Protein, for example, is an essential part of your dog or
cat's diet. While some brands use corn or wheat to provide protein,
these elements are more difficult to digest and harder to absorb than
animal proteins. The inclusion of artificial additives, preservatives,
and dyes can cause health problems for your pet, for example, sodium
benzoate. Natural cat food and dog food keeps such unwanted products
out of your pet's diet.
Second, vitamins are an essential addition to your pet's diet. Even
healthy pet food cannot provide all of the vitamins and minerals your
pet demands. You can ensure your pet receives the proper nutrients by
adding a vitamin supplement to his or her routine. With just a few
chewable tablets per day, your pet will gain all of the supplements
needed for the healthiest possible life.
Third, organic healthy pet foods are better than generic. Organic
healthy pet foods use organic ingredients: no emulsifiers, synthetic
preservatives, anti-caking agents, or any of those other things on the
pet food bag that you can't pronounce.
Last, Have some fun! Pets love to play with pet grass, and it's good
for them, too. Now that you've started your research into healthy pet
food, your fun comes in knowing that you're helping your pet embark on
a long, happy, and very healthy journey.
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| ChefToddMohr... |
| Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 7:21 am |
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I'm currently having an issue with my mini dachshund and allergies.
This is a very timely post for me, because food allergies are the
number one culprit in dogs scratching, scooting, and chewing their
paws.
The main allergens in commercial dog food can be; beef, chicken, dairy,
rice, wheat, corn, yeast, and fish. That's basically everything that is
in dog food!
I've found wonderful prescription and non-prescription foods that are
made with venison, rabbit, even kangaroo as the protein and sweet
potato, oats or barley for the starch.
If your dog is scratching, scooting, biting, think about the cheap food
you're feeding your best friend. It may be okay for you to eat fast
food and other crap during the day, but don't subject your dog to
crappy food. They don't have the choice. Buy the best dogfood you
can, and you'll have a friend for much longer, and less Vet bills.
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