Our pets are valuable to us and we do not want them consuming unsafe chemicals, bacterial levels or foreign bodies like sawdust in the food. Frankly safe dog food should be fit fort human consumption.
Today's dogs have grown up eating the scraps from humans have fed them for centuries. A good dog's diet is the same as a healthy human's diet. Every meal should contain a mix of unrefined healthy carbohydrates like grains and vegetables and a small amount of healthy oils, wonderful for the dog's coat and a good protien source which ca be a mixture of egg, poultry fish or red meat, the same way health concise humans vary the diet.
Processed pet food is convenient and economical our Indigo has her favorite brand and we try to choose a brands with a good mix of ingredients, nonetheless we compliment with a mix of healthy table scraps making ourselves aware of those foods humans can eat but dogs should not, like milk (lactose intolerance) onions, and those that are poisonous to dogs like chocolate, not that we would feed our dog sweets.
A good dog food mix for an allergy prone dog is a mix of whole grain rice, carrot, cabbage and eggs. Add to that basic mix a variety of what ever is going, including dog kibble if you choose. While your dog may love to live of a pure red meat diet, just like I could easily live on prime grilled streaks, it isn't healthy for them long term. This was the mixture I was told to cook and feed the Labradors at the Lady Nell Seeing Eye Dog School when i was training the dogs there.
When I was veterinary Nursing the recipe was similar they added soaked kibble biscuit, oily fish and some red meat or poultry to the mixture and less rice and a wider range of mixed vegetables.
Has your dog eaten his vegetables and grains today?
Here are the latest Pet food recalls.
Kroger Recalls 10 Pet Food Varieties in 19 States
Cincinnati, Ohio
The Kroger Co. is recalling multiple brands of pet foods sold across the United States because they may contain a toxin produced by fungi.
The Kroger Co. said today it is recalling select packages of pet food sold in some of its retail stores because the products may contain aflatoxin, which poses a health risk to pets. Aflatoxins are naturally occurring mycotoxins producted by many species of the Aspergillus family of fungus, and are considered as among the most carcinogenic substances known. Ingestion of aflatoxin can potentially lead to liver disease in dogs, but consumption of a small amount would need to be repeated for weeks or months for signs of liver dysfunction to appear. Some scientific studies have suggested that aflatoxin would need to be present at 100-300 parts-per-billion for a prolonged period for the substance to have toxic effects. Kroger has so far declined to release any information on the level of aflatoxin that may be present in the recalled pet food.
Kroger stores in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia are affected. The recall also includes Dillons and Gerbes stores in Kansas and Missouri; Baker’s stores in Nebraska; Food 4 Less stores in Nebraska, Illinois and Indiana (Chicago area); and Jay C, Hilander, Owen’s, Pay Less and Scott’s stores in Illinois and Indiana.
The company is recalling selected packages of Pet Pride Cat Food, Pet Pride Cat Food, Pet Pride Tasty Blend Poultry & Seafood Cat Food, Pet Pride Kitten Formula Food, Old Yeller Chunk Dog Food, Kroger Value Cat Food and Kroger Value Chunk Dog Food. The best-by dates and UPC codes of the affected products are available from the company's website.
The Kroger Co. has asked consumers of the affected products to monitor their pets for symptoms of illness, including sluggishness or lethargy combined with a reluctance to eat, yellowish tint to the eyes and/or gums, and severe or bloody diarrhea. If any of these symptoms appear, they recommend consulting your veterinarian immediately.
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