If your Yorkshire Terrier isn't eating dog health food,
they could be at risk from the side effects of toxic
additives to commercial food. Being unaware of the real
ingredients could be dooming your best friend to an early
death.
Who knows what could be in the next batch of dog food? What
about the actual nutritional content of the food? Most
companies are looking at ways to boost their profits and a
cheaper source of ingredients might be a great way to make
more money, but it's unlikely to be the best thing for your
pooch.
More and more dog food companies are looking for cheaper
options to make up the protein requirement of their food.
Cast off protein from rice and what production that has no
nutritional value is often added to bulk out the food.
2007 saw a widespread recall of dog food after melamine (a
type of plastic) was found. Over 100 types of dog food were
affected by this recall and it took months to trace the
tainted ingredients to an overseas supplier of rice and
wheat protein. This shows that it doesn't matter what
standard the US based manufacturer has if they are
receiving tainted products from off shore. And that's
leaving aside the fact that rice protein has almost no
nourishment for dogs!
This may have happened a couple of years ago, but when
could it happen again? Even this year there was a case of
milk powder, produced under stricter human food standards,
that had melamine in it. It's just a matter of when it
happens again. I don't want my best friend to suffer
because dog food companies want to boost their profits. Now
we not only need to make sure our dogs have the right
nutrition, but we also need to make sure that their food is
free from toxic contaminants.
Apart from the occasional, accidental toxin that may get
into your Yorkshire Terrier's food, what other nasties are
routinely being added? Often there?s a preservative called
ethoxyquin that gets into dog food through fish meal. This
means that this preservative is almost certainly in your
dog food is it has fish meal, but it won?t be listed. And
ethoxyquin has been linked to many serious and life
threatening diseases including cancer and liver failure.
Just have a quick look and see if fish meal is in your
dog's food, sometimes it'll be promoted as a great healthy
option. Fish is a great source of protein and essential
oils, but when it comes with a potentially carcinogenic
additive, it's really not worth it.
This is just the tip of the ice berg and if you really want
to make sure your Yorkshire Terrier has a long and healthy
life, then you need to learn about dog health food. It's
very easy and often cheaper to make your own food so that
you know exactly what is going into it. This is something
that you should really consider as a vital component to
keeping your best friend healthy and happy for years to
come.
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