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