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Filed under: Dog Diet — Tags: , , , — Nik @ 3:51 am

Unhealthy Dog Food:

Taking care of a dog is an extremely important responsibility for a dog owner. Dogs shower us with love and attention, and become close companions to us. It is therefore only natural to feel attached to them and want whatever is the best for them.

The choice of dog food is one of the biggest challenges that a pet owner could face. It is not always easy for a pet owner to decide what kinds of food should be given to the pet. Many prefer giving their dogs homemade food. However, not everyone can give their pets homemade food. Many people just don’t have the time to make food for their dogs; therefore, they have to rely heavily on commercially available food.

In the recent past, there have been many controversies regarding commercially made food. It has been noted that the commercially available packaged food for dogs used low quality material. There is evidence of extremely harmful chemicals being used in this type of food. These chemicals can cause various ailments when ingested.

For a long time, nutritionists have debated over canned food versus organic food. It has been found that canned and preserved food cannot replace the nutritional value of fresh organic food. There are various health reasons due to which consumption of canned food is not recommended. The same rule applies to our pets. The moist canned food which are packaged and kept for many days before being fed to dogs contain added flavors and preservatives that are often harmful. These chemicals are usually added to preserve the food, add flavor, and to increase palatability of the food.

When quality is considered, it has been found that dried processed food is even lower in quality than the moist canned food. While canning in itself is a preserving process, canned food contains much less chemicals in the form of preservatives. However, the dried food is packed in plastic cartons and packages which may not be best suited for prolonging its shelf life. To preserve the food, lots of chemical preservatives are added to it.

Sometimes the ingredients themselves are not very healthy. Some of the indigestible by products produced in the meat and poultry industry are processed and used in the dog food. A lot of times, the disease carcasses of animals are also processed into the dried dog food. The bacteria, if present in these diseased animals, could be carried into the dog food. The manufacturing process and the subsequent packaging process also destroys nutrition.