| Lets take a look at the major ingredients in a bag of | | | | are acceptable, but it has to be a premium form and |
| cat or dog food. Any commercial, well known brand | | | | kept to a minimum. |
| will do. Usually there are two types of categories- | | | | Vegetables and fruits are also a part of premium pet |
| chicken meal and chicken by products. Most | | | | food diet. For example broccoli, sweet potatoes, |
| commercially dry pet food contains both of these | | | | celery, and carrots are excellent. Vegetable are great |
| items. | | | | for cats, but they are true carnivores and will die if |
| Next comes grains, these are used strictly as fillers, | | | | fed a vegetarian diet. Cats can not live without |
| to bulk up the food. This makes the animal feel more | | | | certain amino acid called Taurine, and it is found only |
| full, and provides very little in the way of nutrition. | | | | in meat. |
| We do not know what goes into the additives and | | | | Next they need vitamins and minerals, and some |
| preservatives that is also added. These are chemicals | | | | form of healthy preservatives. |
| that can cause disease. | | | | By doing some homework and looking up alternatives |
| So what should we feed our pets? Start by reading | | | | to dry kibble on web sites like "wellpet.org" you can |
| the labels. The first ingredient is chicken, lamb, beef, | | | | see the ingredients used, what they really are, and |
| fish, and turkey. These are the proteins that's the | | | | evaluate for yourself if this is what you should be |
| building block of the body. the second ingredient can | | | | feeding your pets. |
| be some form of grain, whole oats and brown rice | | | | |