What are you feeding your pet?
Unlike humans, most pets eat the same food, day after day after day. When you acknowledge this fact, it seems quite apparent that the cat food or dog food we’re feeding out pets is either helping them live a long, healthy life or or making them very un-healthy.
Similar to many pet owners, we thought that feeding our cats a certain premium brand of food was providing them with the healthiest choice. After all, it was one of the most expensive pet foods on the market so it had to be good, right?
Wrong!
The reality is, cost is only one small indication of quality. In fact, some of the most nutritious pet food is extremely low in cost. To figure out if the food you’re feeding your pets is actually good for them, you have to know which ingredients are healthy and which ingredients are just ‘fillers’, or, as I like to call them – junk!
So go and get a bag of the pet food you’re presently feeding your pet and compare and contrast it with this list of what is good for your pet and what is not:
- Protein: the main source should come from high grade animal protein, not a vegetable or grain. Are there animal by-products used in the formula? If so, they may be inferior sources of protein which makes it difficult to digest.
- Grains: grains such as soy, corn, corn gluten and wheat gluten may be difficult to digest and can also cause allergies. Rice has the tendency to be the most digestible, least allergy-inducing grain.
- Fats: Animal, not vegetable, fats tend to be easiest for your pets to metabolize and absorb.
- Health-promoting ingredients: Vegetables, fiber, probiotics and minerals are all necessary ingredients that help keep your pet healthy and strong. Does your current brand of pet food contain any of them?
If your pet is experiencing any health issues – from energy loss and vitality, to respiratory issues, to joint aches and pains or any other symptoms – DO NOT disregard the possibility that it may be caused by his food. Just like a modification to your diet can improve your health, so can an adjustment to your pet’s food! But please don’t take my word for it…do your own research, educate yourself and try out different products (we use Life’s Abundance which has certainly helped our pets look and feel great).
The bottom line is, your pet can’t go to the grocery or pet store to purchase his own food…he depends on you! Help your pet live his or her best life by choosing the right food and you will both be so much richer for it!
