My boy has just turned 1 yr old, what kinda food best suits him? he's currently taking dry food, i heard that taking too much dry food will cause cancer? is it true?
2007-05-28 21:40:50 · 10 answers · asked by shizuka 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Dry food will not cause cancer unless it is low quality and has low-quality preservatives (i.e.: BHA/BHT).
Dry food is healthier for the teeth than wet food.
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Some good foods are : Merrick, Solid Gold, Canidae, Timberwolf, Orijen, Wellness, Chicken Soup brand, Innova/EVO, etc..
Or check this website for good foods: http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/
(I recommend only feeding foods rated 4, 5, or 6 stars. Anything 3 stars or less, I would stay away from.)
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Read the ingredients on the food you buy. Go with a high quality dog food. A grain should not be in the first couple ingredients ingredient (corn and such are mainly fillers, dogs don't digest it well). Avoid foods that have a lot of "by products" listed.
Here is an article about byproducts: http://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?page=ingrd
Beware "premium" foods. "Premium" does not mean good nutritionally, and is not a nutritionally high quality food. It has the same types of ingredients as grocery store foods, just a bit better quality of those not-so-good ingredients. Premium foods are those like Iams, Eukanuba, Science Diet, etc..
Another thing to be wary of: A lot of vets will recommend what they sell in their office. They get profit from the brands they keep on their shelves, that's why they push it. Truth is, vet schools don't focus a lot on nutrition. It's not saying that a vet is a bad vet because he recommends those foods, a lot of vets just are told "this is good food", so they pass the message along without proper nutrition knowledge. Also, some dog food brands (like Hills) support vet schools, so vets have heard of it from the time they start college, which makes them think it's good as well.
It may seem like quality foods cost more, but in the end, it evens out. With a high-quality food, you don't have as many fillers. Also, with a high-quality food, your dog will eat less and poop less. So while that bag of higher-quality dog food looks expensive, your monthly feeding bills won't increase much.
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When switching foods, do it slowly. I do this over about a two week timespan:
25% food A, 75% food B
50% food A, 50% food B
75% food A, 25% food B
100% food A
2007-05-29 00:41:20 · answer #1 · answered by abbyful 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dry food will not cause cancer, unless it is poor quality food. Get a good holistic dry food from a pet supply shop, and never feed the junk form the grocer's..Talk to the owner of the local shop to see which ones would be best for your dog. If you are in USA, I recommend Canidae, as I have had best results with that brand.
2007-05-28 22:09:28 · answer #2 · answered by Chetco 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is very true. Commercial pet food can cause cancer in your pets. You wouldn't believe what they put into dog food. Absolutely would turn your stomach. Things you wouldn't even think legal. I feed my dog raw. Do some research on the internet and you'll switch too!
2007-05-29 11:44:55 · answer #3 · answered by SDHATL 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i've never heard of that. proper dry food is made especially for your dog. it will help build strong healthy teeth and remove tartar. wet food is mostly water as is semi wet food. most of it only causes the runs.
keep giving him dry food and even though he's a year now remember that he's still gorwing. not as rabidly as before but depending on his breed you might want to consider to continue feeding him puppy food. this is the case for many toy dogs
2007-05-28 21:58:22 · answer #4 · answered by a_denikey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything you buy in a grocery store is pure garbage including Iams. Eukenuba and Science Diet is also garbage filled with fillers and by-products.
Chicken Soup for the Dog Lovers Soul is a good, AFFORDABLE food. They eat less and as a bonus to you poop less.
2007-05-29 01:25:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I love Wellness dog food we were using the simple solution our dog was sick from the pet food recall and was throwing up alot. Now we use the wellness 5 mix. We LOVE it our dogs love it. They look healthy and there coats are shinny. Great dog food!
2007-05-29 04:52:22 · answer #6 · answered by tricia c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my dog is 1 year old and a couple mothns and i feed him iams adult chiken food in the one with the color green and no it dosnt cause cancer if u buy him beneful food they wont whant to eat it cuz it has mostly vegtables hope i hellped
2007-05-28 21:53:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
no but try holistic food cause right now no commercial food is safe . anything holistic is my suggestion .
2007-05-29 00:51:48 · answer #8 · answered by Kate T. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no suggestion
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2007-05-28 21:55:15 · answer #10 · answered by Fahad K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋