Dog Health Food Could Cure Your Dogs Dermatitis And Arthritis

 

Dog Health Food Could Cure Your Dogs Dermatitis And Arthritis

Dog health food could be the answer you've been looking
for. By making your own or getting truly natural food for
your best friend, you can avoid the potentially life
threatening side effects of commercial dog food. Labels
with misleading terms can make it almost impossible to wade
through the ingredients list and find a truly nutritional
dog food.

So when was the last time that you actually looked at the
ingredient list on your dog's food? Go ahead and have a
look now. Do you know what meal is exactly? What about the
preservatives? What are they doing to your dog?

Well, from a nutritional point of view you need a certain
ration of protein, fat and carbohydrate to give your dog
their full spectrum of nutrients. Often you'll see ratios
like 40% meat 50% vegetables and 10% grain. While not
wrong, this can be a bit confusing. The actual ratios that
you want to achieve are based on protein (25-30%), fat
(30-35%) and carbohydrate (35-45%). Then you need to look
at exactly what ingredients make up those ratios. I mean,
lean meat isn't going to add much to the proportion of fat,
compared to a really fatty type of meat.

Often you'll also see carbohydrates being dismissed,
however they are an important part of a dog's health, but
it's when they are the main ingredient used to fill out the
bulk of the food that it becomes a problem.

Sometimes, pet food companies use cheap grains as a filler
for the food so the ratio might be more like 70-80%
carbohydrates, so this isn't going to be the best for your
dog in the long run. And can lead to allergies and
dermatitis just like in humans. After all it's a bit hard
to imagine a German shepherd grazing on the African
savannah isn't it? They aren't herbivores so we shouldn't
feed them like they are.

And what about preservatives? A common and hotly disputed
one is ethoxyquin. This is used to preserve that fat
component from breaking down, but it has been linked to
problems ranging from dermatitis to cancerous tumors and
dramatically shortened life spans. Unfortunately pet food
labeling requirements aren't as strict as human ones, so
some companies are adding this horrible preservative but
aren't actually listing it on the label. Which makes it
pretty difficult to track down, if you want to keep using
commercial dog food but keep your dog healthy. This is one
of the most dangerous additives but not the only one that
is routinely added to dog food and hidden.

But what about the actual protein and fat content? What
exactly are the proteins used? Some research has found a
range of horrible animal parts that have been put into dog
food. Offal and by products of other animals and even
euthanized pets, their plastic tags and lethal chemicals
intact! So just because there's 30% protein, that doesn't
mean that it's something you'd be wanting your dog to eat!

It's easy to see why more people are beginning to make
their own dog food. In many cases it'll be cheaper and far
better quality. You can give your dog a variety of meats,
you can control the quality and you can eliminate all those
nasty chemicals. And it doesn't take long either. Many
people cook up a batch once a week and freeze it. Or you
can opt for a baked biscuit type of food with all your
dog's favorite goodies in there.

Dog health food is fast changing from a luxury for pampered
pooches to an essential component of keeping your best
friend healthy. They trust us to give them what they need,
so it's up to us to get educated about what really goes
into their food.

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