Choosing A Healthy Pet Food For Your Dog

Your dog deserves a healthy pet food. Unfortunately, whether purchased in a grocery store, pet store, or veterinarian’s office, pet food may contain animal by-products. While many laws exist to regulate our food, the same assurances do not exist for pet food.

Animal by-products are meats from animals considered unsuitable for human consumption. This can also be known as rendered meat. They can be found in all pet foods, from store brands to brand name products. If you wouldn’t want to eat rendered meat, why would you want to feed it to your pet?

Meat from animal by-products may have been taken from animals that were brought to the slaughterhouse dead, animals that were too sick to be given to humans, or animals that were diseased. If these meats had the ability to make people sick, why would it be any different for your dog? Another fact is that it can even mean cats, dogs, horses or other similar animals that were euthanized could have made there way into your pets food dish.

The source of meat is not the only problem in pet foods today. Preservatives commonly found in pet food, such as ethoxyquin, BHT, and BHA, are toxic. Better alternatives to keep your pet’s food fresh include Vitamins E and C.

Conventional wisdom suggest a dog’s diet should contain 50% vegetables, 40% meat, and 10% grain or carbohydrates. However, price and value are are important to consider. Although cheaper brands may seem attractive, low-price alternatives often have less quality ingrediants than Healthy Dog Food.

Holistic pet food is a better alternative. Holistic pet foods are both natural and nutritious. Ingredients are fit for consumption by both humans and dogs, and won’t contain chicken beaks or toxic preservatives. Instead, you’ll only find ingredients you yourself would enjoy.

The best way to know exactly what you are feeding your dog is to make the food yourself. Books are availabe which contain many delicious Healthy Dog Food recipes. Your veterinarian is also a great source for the vitamins and nutrients you pet needs.

Keep in mind that not all human foods are suitable for animals. Grapes and raisins are known to cause damage to your dogas kidneys. Feeding your dog mushrooms can result in death. Raw, cooked, or powdered garlic and onions can damage red blood cells and may cause anemia. Regular feeding of raw fish can lead to a thiamine deficiency. Being deficient in thiamine can cause your dog to lose its appetite, have seizures, and may even cause death. There are many more human foods that can harm your pet. If you want to give him something you should always ask the veterinarian first.