part 2 of the petfood discussion

ok, so now that you've had time to digest the first part of this discussion, let's move on to the "meat" of the topic. what the heck are byproducts? mmm, heads, feet, feathers, fur, eewwww. i know, in the wild, dogs/cats would eat these things (fur is a great source of fiber), but manufacturers that are putting byproducts in our pet's food are cutting costs, period.

and what about all that corn, wheat, gluten, and soy? not only do they cause a great deal of allergy problems, and health issues, but can be extremely hard to digest and eliminate - especially with cats. if the ingredient list on your bag of food starts with meat followed by 3 or 4 types of grain product, even though the first ingredient is meat, the next 3 or 4 combined outweigh the meat.

i like to feed very simple limited ingredient foods. i look for a food that breaks down into 4 sections - first protein, followed by antioxidants and beneficial oils, followed by pro & pre biotics, and finished off with essential vitamins and minerals. i also like a food that falls in the 22% - 32% range of protein.

if you're going to feed a high quality food, be sure to feed a high quality treat. single protein treats like lamb lung, or chicken strips, etc. are a great way to show the love in more ways than one. generally speaking table food is a no, no, but there are a few things that i eat that i gladly feed my dogs, and that is a topic for another day.

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