What Do Most Pet Foods Have in Common?

What Do Most Pet Foods have in Common?

Most pet foods contain some by-products and chemical preservatives.  With the use of low quality products and chemical preservatives can be associated with some health problems in our pets.

For example, dry skin, allergic reactions, dental disease, poor health, poor degenerative organ dysfunction (liver and kidney).  Healthy feeding also means less medical bills.  There is a strong connection between high quality food and the dynamic of the health of our pets.

Foods will spoil without some form of temperature control or preservative. Chemicals like ethoxyquin (used to stabilize rubber), BHA and BHT (which can cause liver and kidney dysfunction) are necessary in ordinary pet foods that go from manufacturer, to the retail store and then to us, the consumer.  Have you ever looked at the expiration date on your pet’s food?  The expiration date can be up to two years.

In the production of the better dog foods, the use of Vitamin E is used as a fat preservative (tocopherols).  Vitamin E is an antioxidant that retards the oxidation of other vitamins and acts as a preservative for up to 6 months.

If your pet’s food has a shelf life longer than 6 months, it may contain many of the preservatives that are harmful to the health.

Remember, we want our pets to thrive, not just survive.