How to Buy The Best Pet Food

To buy the best pet food, it's necessary to do some research. With the recent scare of contaminated dog food leading to hundreds of dead pets, many people are concerned about the quality of their pet food. To buy the best pet food, follow these guidelines to detemine whether or not your pet's food is safe to eat.

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   1) The first five ingredients listed on any pet food product is the majority of the ingredients, so take a look to see what those ingredients are. If any of the first five ingredients are not healthy, look for another food for your best friend. Unhealthy ingredients would be something you wouldn't want to eat, or can't pronounce or understand.

2. 2) Be familiar with what is usually used in dog food ingredients so you can recognize what is acceptable and what is a deal breaker.

3. 3) Be cautious of the words "natural" or "wholesome" on any food, not just for your pet. These are usually sales words and there aren't any regulations for what these claims are. There are a lot of "natural" things in the world that you wouldn't want to eat.

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   4) Be cautous also of artificial colorings and additives. A lot of pet foods use petrochemical coloring to make the foods look better, which helps to get people to buy those products based on how good it looks. Food colorings can be carcinogenic to pets. (read labels and avoid artificial colors like Red 40 or Yellow 2).

5. 5) Don't buy pet food in warehouse stores, grocery stores or party stores. Health food stores and online specialty stores usually have the best quality pet food. Even the big franchise pet stores can have a large selection of low quality pet foods.

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   6) It's best to supplement your pet's store bought food with healthy food from your kitchen. Even the best quality pet foods are not enough to make up for the nutrients and health benefits to good quality fruits, vegetables, meat and fish. Health supplements like kelp or microalgae are also good for your pet, so try to get some green powder into your pets meals if you can. If it's healthy for us, it's healthy for them as well!

Tips & Warnings

• Go to health food stores for good quality pet food, or look online for reputable companies.
• Do not feed your pet any junk foods, fried snacks, high fat treats, etc

Resources

• For a list of safe ingredients in pet food
• recommended healthy foods and products

[Desula]

on 6/7/2008 Thanks for this article on safe pet food!!!

[amylaine]

on 5/23/2008 Great article.