| But you don't give your dog toxins! Or do you? You | | | | preservatives is to check the expiration label. If the |
| probably do without even knowing it. | | | | shelf-life of your dog's food is greater than 1 year, |
| Do you make your own dog food or use commercial | | | | it's got some kind of preservatives - probably the |
| dog food? If you use a commercial brand, then there | | | | kind you don't want your pet to have! |
| is a good chance you are feeding your dog toxins. | | | | One of the advantages when you make your own |
| There are some preservatives that are used in pet | | | | dog food is that you know exactly what is in the |
| food which are not healthy if consumed on a daily | | | | food you feed your pet. You have complete control |
| basis (the way we feed our dogs!), such as BHA & | | | | over what your dog eats. When you make your own |
| BHT. Both have been shown to cause liver and | | | | food for your dog, you use human-grade ingredients |
| kidney failure. Another preservative, Ethoxyquin, has | | | | - none of those extremely harmful preservatives are |
| been banned for human use. These preservative are | | | | in our food. When you make homemade healthy |
| used as a fat stabilizer to prevent pet food from | | | | food for your dog you are stopping the build-up of |
| going rancid. | | | | toxins in your dog's body. |
| But here is the most deceitful part of the toxin issue | | | | Of course there are a handful of companies out |
| - these preservatives don't always have to be listed | | | | there that do care about your dog and provide |
| on the ingredient label! If the manufacturer did not | | | | nutritious, harmful-preservative-free food. Some |
| add the preservative itself, they don't have to list it - | | | | provide kibble to which you add your own fresh |
| legally. However, the processing plant that provides | | | | meat and/or vegetables. This is a great way to feed |
| the ingredients to the pet food plant may very well | | | | your dogs when you do not have the time, or the |
| have used any of these preservatives! | | | | energy, to make your own dog food from scratch. |
| A good way to check to see if your dog's food has | | | | |