All About Diet Dog Foods
Prior to sharing information about dog foods, it is important to know that a large concentration of useless, synthesized items do not provide nourishment to pets. Secondly, it is inhuman to test every brand of dog food and change your dog’s diet all too often.
With that, the following points may help you decide upon your choice of the best diet dog foods:
Explaining 95% Digestibility
This is a feature found on most dog food packs. However, this 95% should consist of meat (poultry/cattle/lamb/fish) and water content that has a lesser percentage of processed ingredients, digestive enzymes and/or acids, and condiments.
Controversy on additives
Ethoxyquin created some controversy when it was marked as an antioxidant and preservative that prevents the formation of peroxide in canned dog foods. Recent studies, however, showed that it gave rise to allergic reactions, skin problems, and even major organ failure, cancers and behavioral changes in extreme cases.
On premium diet dog foods
The formulations of premium diet dog foods emphasize on optimal nutrition and the use of essential synthetics only. Such foods promote longevity and boost immunity and performance. Their higher density of nutrients thus requires lesser quantities to be fed, resulting in better assimilation and decreased stool volumes.
For puppies, these diet dog foods provide 30% protein and 17% fat a day for per pound of body weight, eliminating chances of gastrointestinal upsets. For adults, these diet dog foods provide between 20 (larger breeds) and 40 (smaller breeds) calories per pound of body weight a day, providing a balanced proportion of proteins, fats, minerals, vitamins and water.
If your dog needs diet food, you need to ask yourself some basic questions beyond but including the quality of the dog food you are feeding your pet, such as, ‘ Does my dog get enough exercise?” “ Is my dog eating because the food quality is poor and he is not satisfied?” Most dogs on good diets will walk away from food when they are full.
Have you considered a raw diet for your dog, diets with high amounts of protein? Have you considered the digestibility of the dog food you are giving your dog? Many dogs do not do well, if any, eating dog food that has grains and fillers like corn in it. If you only really pay attention to your dog when feeding it, the dog, wanting attention will continue to want to eat in order to “ connect” with you. Find activities to do with your dog. They are not meant to sit around all day doing nothing. Also, it is not such a bad idea to not feed your dog one day a week. But always leave it plenty of water. If your dog is obese, please have your vet check him for illness such as thyroid problems or heart problems. Instead of giving your dog treats, try giving your dog a proper kind of bone to chew on which will keep him busy a long time, exercise his jaws and help keep his teeth clean, while being the most natural thought for what he is, a canine. Moreover, chewing on the edge of cow knucklebone won’t put weight on him.
A good raw diet dog food rarely produces fat dogs. So you may want to look into switching to a raw food diet. Refer for further information into Dr. Goodpet, and some books to read would be,
Dr. Ian Billinghurt’s “Give your Dog a Bone” and “ The Barf Diet”.
Kymythy Schultze’s “The Ultimate Diet”
Patti Lawson’s, “ The Dog Diet”
Dr. Pitcairn’s New Complete Guide Natural Health For Dogs and Cats”
In the meantime, some diet foods are listed below.
Few Recommendations
i. Balance Diet™ Dog Nutrition: Precisely balanced nutrients derived from more than twenty sun-dried, human grade and organic ingredients. Uses natural antioxidants, vitamins and minerals.
ii. Innova EVO: High meat content (chicken, 95%), no grains, fillers or by-products; good for dogs tolerant of high protein foods. Best suited for supplemental feeding alongside any good quality diet dog food.
iii. Orijen: Consists of carbohydrates (russet potatoes), de-boned chicken and turkey fit for human consumption.
iv. Science Diet Formula Dog Food: Natural pet food, clinically proven balanced nutrition with chicken, lamb and brown rice.
v. Nature’s Variety: Holistic and 100% free of corn, wheat, soy, chemicals, artificial colors and preservatives. Relieves allergy, stops weight loss, and improves joint and oral health. High-pressure pasteurization preserves the natural meat, poultry and fish proteins.
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