All of the pet food advertisements would have us believing that their dog food is the best, or at least a very healthy dog food blend. Now, the latest information says that Purina Beneful has been poisoning and killing dogs. Hopefully, we are not in the same kind of situation as we had a few years back, when melamine from China was inadvertantly added to a common supplement that is put in foods (both human and pet foods), and so many people lost their pets due to toxic foods.
I just discovered a website that is not put out by any of the dog food manufacturers, and you can do a search for your brand of dog food and see how it is rated, plus, you can see which brands are the top rated dog foods.
I used to check on the dog food when our dogs were puppies - we were given 2 puppies, born one week apart, 1 by our car mechanic and the other by our lady vet. Since the puppies were being fed dog food so we had no choice but to continue. Pedigree was the brand that we inherited and based on the survey I had read, it is quite a good brand.
But when the puppies were 5 months old (not sure, it may be 4 or even 6 months), we shifted to cooked food. My husband doesn't like dog food because of the availability, besides it is obvious that the puppies didn't have that much appetite for dog food unlike the cooked food where they are salivating. As long as there are no harmful ingredients in the cooked food, it can be considered good for the dog.
I totally agree with you, Corzhens, and we usually feed regular cooked food to our dogs, and I know that many people are starting to do that now.
A few years back, so many dogs died from the tainted dog food which had an ingredient from China that was in one of the added vitamins put into dog foods, and after that , people stopped trusting the dog food manufacturers.
More and more products are being imported from China, and they do not have strict manufacturing rules like other countries have, so there seems to be a continuing trend of dog treats or some dog food that has to have a recall for one reason or another.
My belief is that dog food is not necessary if the dogs are getting a nutritional diet. Dog food itself has only been around for about the last 100 years, and before that , dogs and cats survived on what they scrounged and the table scraps that they were beinng fed, and they did just fine.
Most people lived in rural areas, or even in town, they grew a garden, and produced most of their own vegetables.
As industry advanced and more people moved into large cities to work, food manufacturing became a productive industry, and people bought their food rather than growing it themselves.
Naturally, there were leftovers and scraps; so that is when the food companies started making dog food from these leftovers from the food canning process.
Now, they have most people convinced that your dog or cat is not going to be healthy if they ar not fed commmercial dog food.
I think that if dogs and cats could survive without canned dog food for all of these thousands of years, then it can't be all that important for them to have it in their diet.
My husband gave me two beautiful toy poodles for my birthday. I bought them a special food, which my veterinarian advised me. But Chakky didn't like it, Matilda also didn't eat with pleasure. I often read different articles on the Internet about poodles (this is my favorite breed, they are so cute and playful), I found interesting information how to prepare a useful food for dogs at home, here http://mypoodle.info/feeding/home-cooking/. I can say that this is really the best meal for many dogs! All the products I buy on the market, the meat is fresh and healthy.
It's a really difficult question because, at the beginning of this year, it came into my knowledge that Hill's Canned food has recalled by the FDA due to elevated vitamin D levels. Later, I also found that frozen pet food of Thogersen Family Farm also Listeria monocytogenes that can cause fetal infection in pets. You can also see here the dog food brands that have never recalled by FDA https://ourfitpets.com/health/nutrition/...d-recalls/. However, I am not sure that which company would be recalled due to poor pet food quality; that's why I decided to cook food my dog at home. If you know some excellent recipes, then please share with me.
Here, you can see the Hill's pet food that recalled recently.
If Lake can finish his food then that only means that it is good. I do made a couple of research so that I can identify which pet supplies are best for my dog including the food.
My wife manages a specialty pet food store, she's been told that for the time being that yes they are essential. They've closed their dog baths and aren't doing any grooming/nail trimming and are highly encouraging people to call in and do curb side pickup rather than come in the store. https://www.petsdirectstores.com/
As much as I hate the fact she's still working right now I am glad they're still open as one of our dogs has fairly severe stomach issues and can only eat certain foods which just cannot be found at grocery stores.
Craving raw veggies is completely normal for cats. However, too many vegetables could cause your cat digestive upset. Most often it's diarrhea, but in rare cases could be vomit as well. According to the https://www.catfoodpoint.com/best-cat-fo...-diarrhea/ article, if the symptom is a one-time problem, you shouldn't be worried. But if it's a constant symptom, it can implicate a more serious condition. So I'd advise you to watch your cat's diet, and even better to consult a vet.
You can also see here the dog food brands that have never recalled by FDA ![[Image: Hills-Pet-Food-Recall.jpg]](https://pawsomepetsupplies.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Hills-Pet-Food-Recall.jpg)
