Secret Tips to Choose Safe, Healthy Food for Pets 

(Part Two)

Tip # 4 ...
I had other suggestions to the list of ingredients ... Look for chemical preservatives. A large well-kept secret in food for animals is their common use of chemical preservatives. BHA / BHT are chemical preservatives in foods for pets People and Science has used for tumors and cancer. Another common preservative is ethoxyquin known cancer risk. Ethoxyquin is only allowed in food in some spices in view of the action very low. However, it is much higher in animal feed.

If you scan the list of ingredients, you will be directed to BHA / BHT and ethoxyquin listed anywhere. Often BHA / BHT is used to keep the fat in foods is generally higher in the list. And look for each of these chemicals by the end of the list of ingredients. Personally, I would not touch a pet food containing such chemical preservatives. You want a pet food is naturally preserved - common natural preservatives are "natural mixed tocopherols" and "vitamin E".

Tip # 5 ...
The best food for your pet care is a well-made food with human grade ingredients. It should be fairly easy ... How are you? You already know that the pet food manufacturers are allowed a statement on the quality of ingredients or simply the only way to know, call the class or quality of food for your pet and ask the manufacturer is.

Well, let's say you call the ABC feed and the question is "made from your premium cat and dog food with human quality ingredients?" Could it be that you get the answer Yes, we use human quality ingredients - if it is really only a few ingredients are human grade. The trick is to ask ... ask them if they are APHIS European certified.

Animal feed producers are APHIS European certification ensures that all ingredients in pet food is a measure of man. APHIS - Animal Plant Health Inspection Services - a division of USDA. APHIS European certification, a manufacturer of pet foods for its food / ship comes to Europe. For the importation of feed from the United States, European countries require that all ingredients, human contact, and therefore require such certification. Most manufacturers of pet foods that APHIS European certification to ship their products in Europe - are just that, as a tool for their clients to ensure the superior quality of its ingredients.

Again, I do not see the label - is not allowed. You need the manufacturer and ask. Often, representatives of the pet food companies do not even know what you do when asked about the APHIS certification - when talking about the case, you might think they are APHIS European certified. APHIS European certification is a bonus for owners of domestic animals - is neither necessary nor even suggested that every manufacturer of pet food to go through extra steps to receive them. It 'an effort by the pet food to their customers, they really tell the quality of their products. Personally, I would not buy a pet food that does not.

And by the way, if you can not reach the producer of pet food, or return the call within a short period of time, lose their number! Any company that has not been a priority to respond to customer issues - do not deserve your trust!

Tip # 6 ...
Minerals are necessary ingredients in food and nutrition for our pets. Copper, iron and zinc minerals are commonly found in animal feed. As they are - copper, iron and zinc, are basically rocks used to be very difficult for a person or a dog. Science has several options for minerals in the body (human or animal) to introduce to improve the absorption and thus developed the world much more. This scientific development is called chelation or proteinating and has been for years. Or by chelating minerals proteinating process are approximately 60% more than the mineral alone absorbed.

This mystery is the discovery of minerals in the diet to see whether or chelating proteinated. Note minerals on the road to pet food label list of ingredients. These minerals are looking for "Reading copper or copper proteinate chelate. If you look for the mineral, your pet is a bit 'like Charlie Brown to say about Halloween:" J have received a "Rock. If the dog have the best chelated minerals proteinated will or part of the best food!

Tip # 7 ...
The secret is called "good bacteria". Although bacteria "friends" sounds a little 'fear, the reason is your pet's intestinal system. Most of your pets immune system found in the intestine. Keeping the immune system, helps maintain good health, animal health itself. This friendly bacteria is similar to what is found in yogurt, but in a pet food is made so as not to destroy the cooking process. Looking at the fine print on the labels of pet foods, this time you are looking for long-term science such as Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium thermophilum. If you do not see these words or some very similar to that of pet food are not involved in the care of your pets immune system. Yet if you want your pet are the best, you want "good bacteria" in their diet.

There are seven secrets to help you really, absolutely healthy and find the best food for your furry friend. Armed with these secrets - you now have the knowledge to find your pet the best food possible! A pet food that may prolong life and prevent premature aging and disease. If you do not want the trouble of doing homework question, I invite you to my monthly Petsumer Report (TM) Newsletter. With Petsumer Report (TM) did all the tasks for you - check every month and more than 40 different animal feed, care, toys and other pet products. And 'the only publication of its "Art gives farmers the information they need to know, you can buy their product based on PET.

I want to communicate only a couple of things ...

It 's best to feed a dog or an adult cat two meals a day. The food they consume, with two meals is better than having one meal a day used. If you currently have your pet a meal a day, divided by the same amount in both food and feed in the AM and PM.

You should know all boxes of moist feed or somewhere between 70% and 85% humidity. This means that 70% to 85% or the bag is useless diet - water. Certainly, our pets need water to drink especially cats tend not enough water. But since all canned or moist especially water, do not provide enough food to feed strictly canned food or moist. Use the wet product to complete your pet or a tin can - not as a unique food.

The best are of course the pet food (canned Secret # 4) - but there is a problem with the natural food for animals ... Cool. Note that you took the expiry date of your pet food label - usually with natural dry food for pets (not so much a problem with the soft food because of the canning factory - they need very little preservatives) Date expiration of one year to 18 months. Suppose that the pet food company that intends to purchase 1 July 2007, a "Best if used by" date of 1 January 2008. This will tell you that this particular bag of pet food is already 6 months old. Although there are still "good" of a food cooler - a bag, which is only 2 or 3 months - is better. Sure, get pet food food to lose its power over time. Always try to find a bag fresh.

If you intend to change your pets food, always consult your veterinarian. You should always consult your veterinarian of any changes to your pet. Do not take risks. And when you change the pet food, make the change very slowly. I always recommend ¼ new food to pet owners to ¾ old food for 4 to 7 days for
another ½ to 4 ½ to 7 days, and so on. Switching quickly foods that cause intestinal disease! His short term, but do not want a bowel disease?

One last thing, as you know dogs and cats have a much better sense of smell than humans. Their food dish, a variety of smells - both good and evil. Several times an animal will not eat, simply because he or she feels a precedent in his bowl. Plastic bowls of food and water to keep the smell worse. How it works surprisingly stainless steel bowls. The best dish of food and water to make pottery. Continue less odors.

"Animals are my friends so beautiful - that without question, not a criticism." George Eliot.

I totally agree!