Pet Food Nutrition - Is Your Dog Malnourished?

Is your dog malnourished? Does it seem that eachlack of your dog getting proper food you may want
time he enters into a new cycle or becomes a yearto consider looking at another philosophy in order to
or two older his food and nutritional needs seem tohave your dog live a healthier and satisfying life.
change? It may be correct to note your dog isYour dog may not be doing well on commercial dog
experiencing unbalanced nutrition.food. Has your vet recommended another type of
Most of us are familiar with dog food being labeledfood? And why is your vet recommending another
and sold as puppy, active, less active, senior, allergyfood? There are reports that many of the
free and others. Commercial companies have tried tocommercial dog foods may not be a product that is
make it easier for consumers to select appropriatehealthy for your dog.
foods for canines.For some dogs the dry food may be like eating a
Human beings experience changes as our bodysugared cereal. It may taste good, but in the long run
grows or ages. Nutritional changes also seemit is not a good nutritional source. Read labels on the
necessary. Dogs need a balanced variety of foodspackaging. Some dog foods contain mostly grain with
which also include their necessary vitamins andsome vitamins and minerals and sprayed with fats
minerals. A healthy dog and a healthy human will wardand meat flavoring. The dog is attracted to the odor
off many diseases with healthy immune systemsand taste but not receiving essential nutrients.
maintained with wholesome foods and beverages.Would you prefer eating a slice of steak or a slice of
Are you having problems maintaining your dog withbread coated with fat and artificial steak seasoning?
correct pet food nutrition? Is your dog malnourishedThe brand of commercial dry food that we were
or experiencing unbalanced nutrition?feeding our dog was designed for less active dogs
Most of us realize that a dog cannot be sustained onand stated the use of natural products. Natural does
any one single food source; variety is essential. Anot guarantee that a dog is getting its necessary
malnourished dog will usually show its ribs, havenutrition. Dry skin, hair loss, and chronic ear infections
diarrhea, hair loss and it looks like it is starving. Whenhave lead me to start adding a variety of meats
we happen on this situation we do something aboutboth cooked and raw and vegetables trying to solve
it. This is usually an animal which has been abused,his problems.
lost or stolen and is desperately seeking food.In fact one of the clerks at the pet food store
With these types of symptoms the vet will probablysuggested the dog might be allergic to the rice bran
find fleas, ticks, and a disease depending on thein the particular brand we were purchasing. We
length of time and stress that the animal has tried toswitched to corn which seems to have made a
survive.difference, but I am still on guard.
If you are having problems which seem to be from a