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