This is Amy – Lexi’s Mom – taking over her blog tonight. First, Lexi had a good day and seems to be doing well. I have something else very important to tell you, and didn’t want to start off by scaring you… what follows should scare you, though.
What does the word meat mean when it is a dog food ingredient list. Click the link. You will find that “meat” can be road kill, euthanized animals (with the euthanizing agent still in their bodies, of course), diseased animals, and so on.
This is why I returned all those cute little cans of Caesar dog food my unsuspecting husband bought to spoon feed Lexi while she is recovering from oral surgery. By the way, I had to use a lit magnifying glass to read the ingredients, and not because my eyes are that bad. Every single one of them had the ingredient “meat by-products” listed. I urge you to read what is in your dog and cat’s food and never, ever, feed them anything that says “meat” or “meat by-products.” Please.
Dog food companies try to be clever but with pet moms like you, they are doomed. Way to go, Amy. Hope Lexi continues to feel better with each passing day. ღonika & Sam
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I totally agree about Science Diet…that was all we had for Rx food at that point! Now there are far better foods to choose from.
UGH>>Alpo I NEVER fed my dogs that garbage. I made my own beef stew for them.
P SH is stable & doing well. I am slowly recuperating from my recent EMERGENCY visit….
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Hi Sherri-Ellen. So many foods have great marketing so people think they are wonderful. Reading labels, I found that Purina is only one small step above Alpo. Ick. Even the Science Diet isn’t like it used to be back in the 90’s. With the exception of the prescription diets. I am so glad P SH is doing well with the IBS. I know it is hard to get low protein cat food. I hope you are doing better too. Amy
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HI Amy! Sherri-Ellen here! I read everything now!
Siddhartha Henry eats ONLY Royal Canin or Blue Wilderness foods. With his IBS he has to have a moderate calorie/low protein/low fat diet.
My previous cats all ate Purina Kibble of some sort & either Friskies or Fancy Feast wet foods. Then they were switched to Royal Canin….Mingflower was 16 yrs old & Nylablue was always on Rx kibble & as much as I tried to get her on better wuality canned food it never worked.
But you are right that what is in their foodis VERY important & if that printing gets any smaller we will go blind reading it!!!! 😉
Sherri-Ellen & P SH ❤ ❤
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Mom is going to check into a natural diet for me with our Dr Karen.
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So so happy to hear Lexi had a good day ❤ give her a HUGE kiss from me.
Mrs P took me off any food containing 'meat derivatives' months & months ago as I just can't handle them ..it caused MAJOR behavioural issues & I mean MAJOR issues I was virtually uncontrollable, biting, hyper and not really a nice puppy to know, but now ..well I'm still a plumb but content, lovable and a 100% better than I was, so Mrs P would follow your advice to the letter 🙂
Love n' stuff
Big Oscar x
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You have a great mommy:-)
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Marcella, thank you so much for this comment. I hope lots of folks read it. Mommy is going to work with my acupuncturist Dr Karen, who knows everything about holistic medicines, to feed me a diet to keep me going for way past the 13 years I am now. 🙂
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Yes,Mom thinks so too. Mom has never seen “meat like substances” and hopes never to. Sounds scary.
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My Mom says you can never spend TOO long doing that. She probably already knows, then, that “chicken” means the entire chicken, whereas “chicken meal” means just the parts a person would eat! Sounds backwards, huh?
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That’s good. Please read the dry kibble ingredients too. Mom has found it there, too. And as you can see with the Caesar’s it is not just the “cheap” foods.
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Mommy makes my “topping” for my dry kibble. She says be aware that you have to read the dry kibble ingredients for the same things.
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Mom is. I am a good patient.
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I think you are right, I think that really can be the reason that so much dogs&cats get the c-diagnosis… I once read “meat-like substances” on a can and with the knowledge what it means I never bought one …
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Our mom spends TOO long reading dog foodable labels when she wants to switch our kibble. Great advice, Miss Amy!
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Previous paws here used to get fed wet foodables until the peeps read somewhere what RUBBISH they can contain (not all I understand) so I have my dry kibble and CHICKEN!!!!
Loves and licky kisses
Princess Leah xxx
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Great post. Yes, read very carefully the ingredients in your dog’s food. You’ll be surprised what you find out once you take some time to do research. I had pit bull mix since she was 2 months old, and I fed her mostly kibble, but by the time she hit 10 years old I saw that she slowed down a lot so I did some research and I started to cook for her. I started by doing 75% kibble, 25% human food. As time went by, it went down to 25% kibble, 75% human food. The results were amazing: she was more agile; she ate more, really good since she was a picky eater; she did #2 less times than when she was just eating kibble and it didn’t smell as bad; her coat was shinier; and she lived to be 13 years old. I really recommend pet parents do research on what they put in their dog’s food and also do a bit of cooking. Work with a holistic vet in order to make sure that you are feeding your dog the right amount of protein, fiber, etc.
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We totally understand where you are coming from! The only time we even eat wet food is if we are on a road trip and Dory won’t eat her kibble. Then we add a tablespoon into our Lamb and Rice food! Thanks for the heads up!!
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I know, its scary what’s in the pets food…or at least some of the food. Take good care of our future mayor, Amy.
Shoko
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The egg industry grinds days old male chicks alive through a machine and it is added to the other feed and fed to the chickens who lay eggs..gross..cruel and part of a worldwide issue sadly..i have no idea what fish are fed..farmed fish clearly a controlled pellet form of feed..
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I hope there are no nasty surprises.
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OMD! I think I am switching to fish. Or are they fed ground up chicks too?
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And a very effective one at that!
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Yes, you can still eat meat, as long as it says what kind of meat, like chicken or chicken meal or beef, etc. Glad your mom is checking the labels. Mom was certified years ago in pet nutrition and can spend an hour in the store just reading dog food ingredient labels!
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Yikes. Mom will check my food tomorrow.
Love and licks,
Cupcake
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It is why we feed raw..anything goes in the cash cow area of pet industry goods..pets being the least of interest to most companies..and that chicken you eat most likely was fed ground up chicks that were males and no good for the egg industry..gross and evil..
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It’s hard to resist the cute Westie on the can. We know that it is a marketing ploy.
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We are SOOOOO happy to hear that you are doing well, Lexi.
We are gonna have mom check our Cans and Bags…
BUTT WE LIKE MEAT…
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Yes it is across the board for pets of all species. Our peeps have to be very careful and mistrusting when they buy our food and treats.
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It’s scary the things which are labelled as pet safe. A lot of guinea pig treats are extremely unhealthy and unnatural for their diet.
Whee are glad Lexi is doing well 🙂
xxxx
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I know, it really should be regulated. Pets are family members.
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The scariest part is that there are NO regulations for pet food, such as humans have. Anything is ok as long as it doesn’t kill the pets immediately. 😦
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Thank you Amy for the heads up. I’m glad Lexi is doing well.
Margret
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Oh yes so many foods are recalled it is scary out there. Here is a link to all the food and treat recipes we have gathered. Hope you like some of them. http://pin.it/mqyXpox
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This is great advice!
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