| The Three Main Causes of Death in Dogs are: | | | | (EFA) also causes canine heart failure because |
| 1. Cancer | | | | without omega-3, ventricular arrhythmias (abnormal |
| 2. Heart Disease | | | | rapid heart rhythms) occur and can result in sudden |
| 3. Kidney Disease | | | | death. |
| All three have been link to a commercial dog food | | | | 3. Kidney Disease: In an 11-year study of acute renal |
| diet.. | | | | failure in dogs, it was concluded that 45% of cases |
| 1. Cancer: The chemicals and preservatives found and | | | | are caused by toxins and 35% by infectious disease. |
| used in many commercial dog foods are known to | | | | In the U.S. between April and May 2007, over 2200 |
| cause these cancers.. | | | | dogs died in a 3 week period from poisonous toxins |
| - Kidney cancer | | | | found in the commercial foods they ate. |
| - Bladder cancer | | | | "And nutritionally inadequate diets lead to defective |
| - Skin cancer | | | | adrenal glands unable to manufacture adequate |
| - Stomach cancer | | | | cortisol, a hormone vital for health and resistance to |
| - Spleen cancer | | | | infectious disease" (Dr. Alfred Plechner DMV). |
| - Leukemia | | | | If you feed commercial pet food to your dog, then |
| The exact same cancer causing chemicals and | | | | consider very carefully the possible consequences. |
| preservatives have been banned from use in human | | | | Andrew Lewis in his book " Dog Food Secrets " |
| foods, but continue to be used in commercial pet | | | | warned owners about the dangers back in 2006. |
| food. | | | | Many owners ignored his warnings back then and |
| 2. Heart Disease: There is a high proportion of cheap | | | | were devastated by the Dog Food Scandal of 2007. |
| unhealthy fats found in many commercial pet foods | | | | But the good news is, the many thousands that |
| that cause arteriosclerosis and arterial blockages | | | | listened to the advice, and followed the guidelines in |
| resulting in death by heart attack. But also, the lack | | | | "Dog Food Secrets" still have healthy dogs today. |
| of more expensive omega-3 essential fatty acids | | | | |