Dog Nutrition – Good Food and Dog Food Dangers
December 22nd, 2009
How do you know whether or not your dog’s nutrition and the food you are feeding your dog contains all of the necessary nutrients it needs for optimal health and energy? Are you aware of the potential dangers in some foods? For starters, learn what the labels mean. When you are concerned about pregnant or lactating dogs, reproductive health or growth for adult dogs, look for food labeled “nutritionally complete” or “completely balanced” for the best foods. The label must indicate the group for which it is intended.
Dry food is the cheapest commercially available dog food. Because of the bulk and amount of time needed to eat it, it can be a more filling choice. The crunchiness of non-moistened dry food helps keep a dog’s teeth healthy by reducing the accumulation of plaque and also massages the gums.
Even though canned foods can be pricier than dry food, when feeding a little dog the difference is really minimal and not too noticable. However, when you are feeding a Rottweiler or Great Dane, then the difference could be phenomenal. Canned foods are a great choice for any canines that are underweight, or those recovering from surgery or illness. Understanding all these things is important when it comes to healthy dog nutrition.
Then there is the frozen option for pet food. Frozen foods have the same advantages of canned food products, however, frozen typically costs a bit more than the canned variety. You can find both cooked and raw forms of frozen dog food.
Watch Out For Dangerous Dog Foods
You should be aware of dog food dangers. There are common foods that are in every household that can make your dog or puppy very sick, or worse, cause death. Make sure they are stored where your puppy can’t get to them.
- Chocolate – Chocolate contains theobromine (a substance related to caffeine), which can cause vomiting, diarrhea, muscle tremors, seizures and abnormal heartbeat in dogs.
- Macadamia Nuts – While delicious to eat, these nuts can cause weakness in dogs, vomiting, depression and other signs and the agent that causes it is unknown. It only takes 2 teaspoons per pound of the dogs weight to cause toxic effects.
- Onions – Both raw and cooked onions contain a substance that causes rupture of the red blood cells, which can lead to severe anemia. Garlic has also caused these issues in a less severe way. A dose of raw onions that is considered toxic is about 1-5 ounces.
- Raisins and Grapes – These foods can cause kidney failure in some dogs. The actual toxin has yet to be identified, but it can only take a single serving of raisins to really cause ill effects in your dog.
You also have to be careful about what goes into the commercial dog food. There is shocking evidence that you may find disturbing. A dog food dangers review may make you decide to prepare your own pets food as it exposes some shocking truths, on the making of your commercial dog food and dog nutrition.
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