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5 Ingredients You NEVER Want to Find in Your Dog’s Food
Think back to your last trip to your grocery store. Did you pick up an item, turn it around and read the label? Now, think about to your last trip to your pet store. Did you read that label? Are you able to identify the ingredients that are healthy and the ones that are not?
Do you know what is in your dog’s food?
Do you have your dog’s food label in front of you? If not, bookmark this page for future reference to cross check the ingredients within your dog’s food. We’re going to break down five ingredients that if found on the label, you should avoid purchasing:
Detox Detox is commonly found in most dog foods, as this is used as a preservative. Does anyone know what this product was developed for? Herbicide! As awareness has increased around increasing quality care for our dogs, veterinarians began noticing that detox is often associated with the development of kidney and liver damage, cancer (liver, spleen, stomach, skin), immune deficiency syndrome, blindness, and leukemia.
Propylene Glycol If you know anything about auto care products, you may have immediately recognized this. Yes, this is found in anti-freeze! This product in placed in dog food to help reduce moisture and prevent bacteria growth. Your dog needs what is called intestinal bacteria to help absorb and digest the food. Since this ingredient decreases bacteria growth, it also reduces the “good” growth that is need. Additionally, it reduces moisture that is needed to aid in digestion. As a result, some dogs may develop cancerous lesions within their intestines or develop intestinal blockage.
BT/BA Butyrate-hydrocyanic (BA) or butyrate hydroxyl (BT) both are equally potent and dangerous for your pet. In fact, these two are often found in our food too. BA is another preservative and is often responsible for kidney damage. BT, even more potent than BA, is used to help reduce food spoiling. BT has been directly linked with cancer for both dogs and humans.
Corn Syrup/Corn Corn syrup is sugar often used to help “sweeten” your dog’s palate. Too much sugar over time will lead to weight gain, diabetes, hyperactivity, and even a change in mental behavior. Corn, a very inexpensive filler, over time may develop mold or fungus; in turn, may result in death.
Both corn and corn syrup are unhealthy for dogs
“By Product” This could be either chicken, lamb, beef, fish, turkey and so on. “By product” are the internal remains of an animal, not including the muscle meat. Often times, this will include diseased tissues, organs and tumors.
There are so many ingredients that need to be reviewed thoroughly, the list is exhaustive and keeps growing daily. As a concerned parent what can you do? The best action to take is to begin with research and reading your dog’s food labels. What are the first five ingredients listed? Any of the above? Also, do not overlook your dog’s treats!
If you’re not certain where to begin, this site offers excellent reviews on all dog food products. How does your product rank? Often cost may be the inhibitor in buying quality, natural dog food; if that is the case, the higher the quality, the less that is needed to feed. Another option, why not cook for your dogs? Or, give raw carrots or green beans as a treat? My dogs love carrots, to the point where I need to purchase their own supply and my own!
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