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Your Poodle deserves the best food and today more than ever before dog health food is becoming a vital part of keeping your pet healthy. We’ve all seen the news report about contaminated batches of dog food causing sickness and even death. I know I always wonder where the next batch is going to land and if my best friend is going to suffer from it.
As more and more dog food companies look for ways to cut costs, they’re starting to source their ingredients wherever it’s cheapest. This isn’t going to always be the best thing for your dog though.
A couple of years ago there was a very widespread recall of dog food after it was found that there was melamine (a type of plastic) in some of the ingredients. After some work it was found that imported cereal proteins (which have little nutritional value in the first place) which was the culprit. But really what this means is that it doesn’t matter what the standards are in the US based production if the ingredients they are using are already tainted.
This may have been a couple of years ago but I would like to know what has changed to prevent it happening again. Considering there was melamine found in milk powder produced under much stricter human food standards recently, I don’t have much confidence that it isn’t going to happen again. I certainly don’t want to have my dog suffer because of some mix up on a production line.
Apart from the accidental poisonings, what else really goes into your dog food? A toxic preservative called ethoxyquin is often added but won’t appear on the ingredients list as it’s often added before the production process. Usually this additive is found in fish meal, so if it’s in your dog food, I’d be thinking very seriously about changing foods. Ethoxyquin has been linked to side effects from severe allergic reactions and skin problems to cancer and liver failure.
Often fish protein is promoted as being a healthy ingredient for you dog, and it’s true that there are other vital nutrients in fish, but that doesn’t outweigh having a potential carcinogen in your dog food. There’s other ways to get those nutrients that are going to be a lot safer for your dog.
And then there’s the grain fillers that are often used to bulk out dog food. These fillers, things like corn and rice protein, have very little nutritional value for dogs. Most of the time it’s just a way to use leftover products from human food and has little to do with nourishment for your dog.
This should make you start thinking about what you’re really feeding your Poodle. Dog health food and especially home made food is one of the easiest ways to make sure that there is no harmful additives going into your dog’s meal.
Your Poodle deserves the best food and today more than ever before dog health food is becoming a vital part of keeping your pet healthy. We’ve all seen the news report about contaminated batches of dog food causing sickness and even death. I know I always wonder where the next batch is going to land and if my best friend is going to suffer from it.
As more and more dog food companies look for ways to cut costs, they’re starting to source their ingredients wherever it’s cheapest. This isn’t going to always be the best thing for your dog though.
A couple of years ago there was a very widespread recall of dog food after it was found that there was melamine (a type of plastic) in some of the ingredients. After some work it was found that imported cereal proteins (which have little nutritional value in the first place) which was the culprit. But really what this means is that it doesn’t matter what the standards are in the US based production if the ingredients they are using are already tainted.
This may have been a couple of years ago but I would like to know what has changed to prevent it happening again. Considering there was melamine found in milk powder produced under much stricter human food standards recently, I don’t have much confidence that it isn’t going to happen again. I certainly don’t want to have my dog suffer because of some mix up on a production line.
Apart from the accidental poisonings, what else really goes into your dog food? A toxic preservative called ethoxyquin is often added but won’t appear on the ingredients list as it’s often added before the production process. Usually this additive is found in fish meal, so if it’s in your dog food, I’d be thinking very seriously about changing foods. Ethoxyquin has been linked to side effects from severe allergic reactions and skin problems to cancer and liver failure.
Often fish protein is promoted as being a healthy ingredient for you dog, and it’s true that there are other vital nutrients in fish, but that doesn’t outweigh having a potential carcinogen in your dog food. There’s other ways to get those nutrients that are going to be a lot safer for your dog.
And then there’s the grain fillers that are often used to bulk out dog food. These fillers, things like corn and rice protein, have very little nutritional value for dogs. Most of the time it’s just a way to use leftover products from human food and has little to do with nourishment for your dog.
This should make you start thinking about what you’re really feeding your Poodle. Dog health food and especially home made food is one of the easiest ways to make sure that there is no harmful additives going into your dog’s meal.
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18 Household Foods You Should Never Feed Your Dog.
Does your dog eat table scraps? Does he sit or lie near the table while you are eating, waiting for scraps to be slipped to him? Do you let your dog finish any food left after you’ve eaten your meal?
Some of these foods can kill your dog!
NOTE: You will see that many of these foods cause similar symptoms, so it can be difficult to identify which ingredient is the culprit, especially if you feed your dog assorted table scraps or servings of meals which you eat yourself. Many of these foods cause damage to the liver and kidneys and may also affect the heart.
Chocolate: Most dogs love chocolate. It’s so easy, when you’re eating a chocolate bar, to give the dog a piece, just as a reward for being your friend. I’ll bet the kids do the same.
Chocolate contains caffeine and bromethalin, both of which are poisonous to your dog. Dark chocolate is more dangerous, because it is more concentrated. A dog can consume milk chocolate and appear to be fine because it is not as concentrated, but it is still dangerous. The darker and more concentrated the chocolate, the more dangerous it is.
Symptoms of chocolate poisoning include difficulty in breathing, vomiting, arrythmia, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, tremors, staggering, fever, increased heart rate, and can result in seizures, coma and death.
Grapes and Raisins can cause acute renal failure in dogs. Just one serving of raisins can kill a dog. Symptoms to look out for are stomach pain, diarrheoa and a general tiredness an loos of energy.
Mushrooms can be deadly. Never feed your dog pizza or any other food containing mushrooms or let your dog chew on mushrooms found in your yard. Mushrooms can cause a wide range of damage, including abdominal pain, drooling, liver damage, kidney damage, vomiting diarrhoea, convulsions, coma and even death.
Coffee, Cocoa and Tea and indeed, anything containing caffeine (like chocolate). Symptoms are similar to those for chocolate and include staggering, laboured breathing, vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, tremors, fever, heart rate increase, arrythmia, seizures, coma and death
Xylitol is an artificial sweetener even a small amount can cause liver failure and death. Dr. Eric Dunayer, who specializes in toxicology at The Animal Poison Control Center of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, said that dogs ingesting substantial amounts of items sweetened with xylitol could develop a sudden drop in blood sugar, resulting in depression, loss of co-ordination, and seizures.
“These signs can develop quite rapidly, at times less than 30 minutes after ingestion of the product. Therefore, it is crucial that pet owners seek veterinary treatment immediately,” Dr. Dunayer said. He also said that there appears to be a strong link between xylitol ingestions and the development of liver failure in dogs.
Pips and kernels of various fruits can contain cyanide! Whilst the fruit itself is perfectly good for dogs, care should be taken that they do not consume the pips and seeds. Pear pips, the kernels of plums, peaches and apricots, apple core pips all contain cyanogenic glycosides, which cause cyanide poisoning.
Tomatoes can cause tremors and heart arrhythmia. Tomato plants are the most toxic, but tomatoes themselves are also unsafe.
Onions and Garlic can be dangerous or even fatal, causing damage to red blood cells and to the liver and resulting in diarrhoea, vomiting and laboured breathing. Although garlic has the stronger taste and smell, onions are much more toxic but both are very dangerous.
Pizzas can be potentially dangerous because most of them contain either onions, or tomatoes or mushrooms, or a combination of all three.
The dangers of excessive salt in the diet of humans are well recognized and documented. With a much smaller body mass, dogs are particularly vulnerable to the same sort of cardiovascular problems and also to kidney damage.
In the same way that excessive salt is harmful to both dogs and humans, animal fat and fried foods are hazardous. Excessive fat can cause pancreatitis.
Macadamia Nuts and Walnuts: Macadamia nuts can cause weakness, muscle tremor and paralysis. Limit all other nuts as they are not good for dogs in general, their high phosphorous content is said to possibly lead to bladder stones.
Nutmeg can cause tremors, seizures and death
Avocados: The fruit, pit and plant are all toxic. They can cause difficulty in breathing and fluid accumulation in the chest, abdomen and heart.
Antifreeze is certainly not a food but it has a smell and a sweet taste which is palatable to dogs. It is very toxic to dogs and just a small amount can cause renal failure. When in any locality where vehicles are stored or serviced, it is safer to keep your dog on a leash.
Some Commercial Dog Foods contain toxins and poisons which are not neutralized in the rendering process and which are prohibited from human foods. A full report, from vets and other authoritive sources can be found from the link below;
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