Dog food to nosh your dog
The three kinds of dog food include soft-moist, dry and canned products. These differ in a number of aspects including cost, palatability, moisture and the quantity of nutrition delivered per ounce or pound of food. In spite of these dissimilarities, with present advanced technology, all sorts of dog food products can be formulated in order to provide balanced and complete nutrition to the dogs.
Yeast, raw salmon, grain, dairy products like cream, cheese, yogurt, butter and sugar products including corn syrup, honey, sucrose and cane are some of the dog foods, which can be highly dangerous for your dog’s health, thus must be avoided.
Different kinds of dog food
Dry dog food or canned dog food: Among all types of dog food, majority of the dogs prefer eating canned dog food. The canned food product has a long shelf life until it is opened. Once the canned dog food is used, it should be refrigerated else the food can be contaminated. On the other hand, dry dog food is simple to scoop in, serve and measure. Dry food for dog is less costly than canned food and there is no need to refrigerate once opened. The dry dog food includes crunchy kibbles that help diminishing building of plaque and tartar on dog’s teeth.
Dehydrated dog food or frozen dog food: The dehydrated food is the waterless dog food and is prepared at very low temperature in order to conserve the value of minerals, vitamins and supplementary nutrients. Simply mix the dehydrated food with lukewarm water and is all prepared to feed. While the frozen dog diet are prepared fresh, made into loaves, cubes or rolls, thus they do not need artificial preservatives.
Dog food tips to avert fussy eaters
Whether feeding your dog with homemade food or commercial food, there are certain things, which must be considered so that you do not finish up with your fussy dog. They are:
Symptoms of poisoning from cancerous dog food
Your pet will show several symptoms if they consume cancerous dog food. Consider the probabilities of poisoning if your pet is:
- Suddenly vomiting or has acute diarrhea
- Foaming or drooling in the mouth
- Panting heavily
- Suffering severe abdominal pain
- Showing symptom of shocks
- Depression
- Staggering, uncoordinated, trembling or convulsing
- Allergic reactions like swelling near the face or hives at the belly
Top 3 dog food companies
1. Mars Inc. (Mars Petcare)
Their top dog food brands include Pedigree and Cesar. Mars achieves knowledge about dog nutrition through Waltham research centers.
2. Nestlé SA (Nestlé Purina Petcare)
Their top dog food brands include Purina One, Purina Pro Plan, Beneful and VitaLife.
3. Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G Petcare)
Their top dog food brands include Eukanuba and Iams.
Dog food brand and Rating
Solid Gold All Formulas Canned Dog Food
All formulas feature quality, digestable ingredients, no toxic preservatives, no split grains.
Canidae Canine Canned Dog Food
Chicken, Chicken Broth, Lamb, Chicken Liver, Ocean Fish, Brown Rice, Sun Cured Alfalfa Meal, Egg, Sunflower Oil, Lecithin, Rosemary, Plus Vitamins and Minerals.
Azmira Classic Formula Dry Dog Food
Beef meal, whole ground barley, oatmeal, whole ground grain sorghum, flax seed, alfalfa meal, natural flavors, canola oil, lecithin, mehaden fish meal, apple pomace, dehydrated carrots
How to select the best commercial foods
- Always look for named sources such as beef fat, chicken fat or lamb meal instead of generic fats or proteins. Never feed a food that uses the generic ingredients “meat meal”, “meat and bone meal”, or “animal fat”.
- It is highly recommended to look for companies that use hormone- and antibiotic-free meats.
- Avoid foods that use corn gluten meal, a cheap waste product from the human food industry that provides incomplete protein for dogs.
- Ethoxyquin is banned from use in foods for human consumption except for the use of very small quantities as a color preservative for spices. Avoid food with BHA, BHT or Ethoxyquin (artificial preservatives).
- There should not be any artificial colors and sweeteners like corn syrup, sucrose, ammoniated glycyrrhizin.
Always remember that it is you who has to take care of your dog’s nutrition. Therefore, make sure that you feed balanced dog food or natural dog food to your companion. Also, refer a vet nutritionist if you are not aware of a balanced diet fit for your dog.
