| If you have a dog or a cat, there's a good | | | | |
| chance that you're still a bit shaken up by | | | | Diets require fiber, natural fats, |
| the pet food recall that happened recently. | | | | carbohydrates and high-quality protein - that |
| You may even be wondering if your new pet | | | | is made from quality meat fit for human |
| food is healthy. People lost their beloved | | | | consumption. A healthy mix is essential |
| animals to something that shouldn't have done | | | | towards making sure that your dog neither |
| them any harm, and those of us lucky to be | | | | becomes deficient in nutrients, nor becomes |
| spared this are taking a closer look at what | | | | obese, and by keeping a close eye on what |
| we're feeding our dogs. By getting a better | | | | your dog is eating, you can make sure that |
| idea of what needs to go into our pets' food, | | | | some very basic issues are weeded out before |
| we can make better decisions about their | | | | they become a problem. Often times we think |
| nutrition and diet. | | | | the food we give them isn't that bad. |
| | | | Unfortunately, pet food that has little |
| Many people became confused as to what | | | | nutritional value will add up after time in |
| exactly was in their pets' food that | | | | the form of your animals' health. Just as |
| shouldn't be. It sad that some of us learned | | | | humans they need healthy nutritious balance |
| tainted ingredients were included in pet | | | | of foods to keep their immune system running |
| foods to make the protein content seem | | | | at peak performance. |
| higher. | | | | |
| | | | Food is one of the first considerations for |
| Chemicals and other synthetic ingredients do | | | | having a healthy dog and the more you know, |
| not belong in dog and cat food. Inferior | | | | the healthier your dog will be! The first 5 |
| ingredients like by - products, soy, wheat, | | | | ingredients are very important to the |
| gluten and corn should not be used as a | | | | nutritional value of the food. Pet foods |
| protein source or be included in the food. | | | | that list 2 or more grains in the first 5 |
| These ingredients are often very hard on the | | | | ingredients may have more vegetable protein |
| pets' digestive system and therefore do | | | | than animal protein. To learn more about |
| nothing nutritionally for them. | | | | healthy ingredients and how to compare your |
| | | | dog and or cat food, please visit the site |
| Some pet food companies will use very cheap | | | | below. |
| ingredients to make their food. | | | | |