| ple of years back, it was very simple to feed your | | | | In the recent past, the therapeutic food is becoming |
| dog. But today it is quite difficult considering the | | | | very popular. This type of food is not easily available |
| nutrition they require. There were days when my | | | | in the market, but you will have to buy them from |
| dad’s dog used to eat what was cooked for | | | | your vetenaranian, as this food is most of the time |
| everybody at home, even the apple cobbler. Apart | | | | prescribed to dogs with health problems like allergies, |
| from eating the leftover food lying on the table, he | | | | or sometimes given to dogs that have undergone |
| even used to loving having the mercenary dog food. | | | | surgeries. |
| Until his mid teenage he lived a jolly good life, without | | | | Natural dog food |
| getting any kind of disease. | | | | Most of the dog foods which are made today have |
| Even getting the dog food from pet stores was | | | | a certain percentage of bad chemicals and pesticides |
| easy in the earlier days. As there were not many | | | | in them. So to make sure, you do not give your dog |
| brands of pet food to select from and moreover, | | | | this kind of dangerous food, it is better you give |
| the ingredients would be the same only with a | | | | them the organic dog food. However, before you |
| different pack, taste and color. | | | | buy the dog food, just don’t go by the name |
| But in today’s modern world, you have a | | | | “Organic” but carefully read the |
| wide range of varieties to select from. Given below is | | | | ingredients. |
| a list of the popular pet food that is available in the | | | | Dog food without preservatives |
| market for your dogs: | | | | Actually several commercial dog foods contain |
| Vegetarian | | | | conservatives in them like the ethoxyqion, BHA and |
| If you are a vegetarian and would like your dog also | | | | BHT which are present as artificial chemicals. The |
| to be one, then you just don’t have to | | | | main purpose of adding these chemicals to the food |
| worry, as there is a lot of vegetarian dog food | | | | is to keep the food away from getting spoilt and to |
| available at the pet stores. These vegetarian foods | | | | retain its taste and flavor. There are foods for dogs |
| also contain all the necessary nutrients that a dog | | | | which have natural conservatives in them like the |
| requires. This food is the best for dogs that have an | | | | ascorbic acid which is nothing but vitamin C and the |
| aversion towards meat. | | | | tocopherols in other words Vitamin E. |
| Green dog food | | | | So while you buy your dog food the next time, |
| In the earlier days the dogs and wolves just ate raw | | | | ensure you are getting the one which has a natural |
| food to sustain, and they were very healthy. Most of | | | | conservative. You can find this out very easily by |
| the owners preferred to give raw dog food. You | | | | reading the ingredients given on the food. |
| cannot prove this belief wrong as there any hard no | | | | The last but the most important point is the dog |
| core scientific facts. But, there are a lot of chances | | | | food you buy should be properly sealed and stored in |
| that raw dog food will guide you towards dangerous | | | | a cool and clean place so that the food remains fresh |
| bacteria like the E.coli and the Salmonella. | | | | and nutritional. |
| Therapeutic food | | | | |