Why should you be more selective about the treats you feed your dogs?
The main reason is to ensure you are promoting good health and long life rather than reducing the life of your dog and creating health problems he or she otherwise would not have.
Read the labels on your dog treats before you buy, just the same as you read labels on your own food products.
If the label says there are any of the following ingredients, pass the treat up, for the sake of your dog's good health and longer life expectancy:
Ingredients to avoid are:
Wheat in dog treats is a common reason for allergy. Guess what? You might be paying a vet thousands of dollars a year to treat allergies in your dog, when all you have to do is NOT buy dog treats or food with the ingredients of wheat. Simple.
Wheat in dog treats can cause a dog to have itchy skin, ear infections, diarrhea, vomiting and excessive gas. I bet you been buying all kinds of topical products and perhaps even giving prescription medicines to stop the itchy skin, hot spots, ear infections, diarrhea and vomiting when all you need to do is read the labels on your dog treats and avoid ones with Wheat.
Wheat as an ingredient in dog treats can cause dogs to be more susceptible to mold, such as aflatoxin. Aflatoxin is deadly to humans as well as animals. It attacks the liver and can cause death.
Ingredients
Turkey, Turkey Liver, Pumpkin, Molasses, Vegetable Glycerin, Cranberries, Raspberries, Blueberries, Inulin, Liquid Smoke, Salt, Mixed Tocopherols (preservative).
Ingredients
Lamb, Chicken, Ground Brown Rice, Dried Chicory Root, Lecithin, Ground Pumpkin Seeds, Salt, Mixed Tocopherols (preservative), Vitamin B12 Supplement.
The main reason is to ensure you are promoting good health and long life rather than reducing the life of your dog and creating health problems he or she otherwise would not have.
Read the labels on your dog treats before you buy, just the same as you read labels on your own food products.
If the label says there are any of the following ingredients, pass the treat up, for the sake of your dog's good health and longer life expectancy:
Ingredients to avoid are:
- Wheat
- Corn
- By Product Meals
- Artificial colors
- BHA/BHT
- Propylene Glycol
Wheat in dog treats is a common reason for allergy. Guess what? You might be paying a vet thousands of dollars a year to treat allergies in your dog, when all you have to do is NOT buy dog treats or food with the ingredients of wheat. Simple.
Wheat in dog treats can cause a dog to have itchy skin, ear infections, diarrhea, vomiting and excessive gas. I bet you been buying all kinds of topical products and perhaps even giving prescription medicines to stop the itchy skin, hot spots, ear infections, diarrhea and vomiting when all you need to do is read the labels on your dog treats and avoid ones with Wheat.
Wheat as an ingredient in dog treats can cause dogs to be more susceptible to mold, such as aflatoxin. Aflatoxin is deadly to humans as well as animals. It attacks the liver and can cause death.
af·la·tox·in
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NOUN
1.
any of various related mycotoxins produced by a species of
Aspergillus, commonly
A. flavus, found as a contaminant
in moldy grains and meals, as in rice and peanut meal, and suspected of
causing liver cancer in humans and other animals.
Wheat is an ingredient in many dog treats sold at common retail outlets online and offline because it is "an inexpensive source of protein."
Corn is another cheap way to boost protein content, however, dog treats containing corn is difficult for pets to digest. Corn ingredients in dog treats also can cause stress on the animal's kidneys. Been to the vet lately for a kidney infection in your dog. Corn in the diet could be the cause. Eliminate it. Corn is the #3 reason for allergies in dogs. Again, you might be paying expensive vet bills for expensive allergy medicines when all you need to do is choose your dog treats more wisely. Read the labels and avoid treats that contain corn as well.
Corn in dog treats can make the animal more susceptible to mold such as Aflatoxin.
By-Product Meals: This is one that should not be in the dog treats you choose at all! Don't even go there. Just put it back on the shelf. No good for your beloved dog companion.
Artificial colors provide no nutritional value. They are often used to make the treat prettier, or make a treat look like a fruit or vegetable. Colorants were introduced into dog treats without any medical studies. Why not? Just an animal. Right? But when it is your beloved dog, why take a chance about anything you give he or she to eat. You could be slowly poisoning your pet and don't even realize it.
BHA/BHT Preservatives are not natural preservatives, but are used in cheap dog treats, even more expensive dog treats to preserve the food over time. They are used because they are cheap to use, but provide no nutritional value and could even be harmful. Avoid dog food and treats with these kind of preservatives.
Propylene Glycol has been proven to cause anemia in cats and is banned from use in cat foods by the FDA. Data also indicates propylene glycol is toxic to dogs with a 50% chance of being lethal at doses of 9mL/kg. Watch out for this ingredient in your pet treats. It is easy to be mislead about animal nutrition when you are not well informed. It could be a sick dog or a dead dog. Don't take the chance.
Consider the following ingredients in Life's Abundance Treats.
Ingredients
Turkey, Turkey Liver, Pumpkin, Molasses, Vegetable Glycerin, Cranberries, Raspberries, Blueberries, Inulin, Liquid Smoke, Salt, Mixed Tocopherols (preservative).
Ingredients:
Oatmeal, Heat-Stabilized Rice Bran, Brown Rice Flour, Ground Flaxseed, Dates, Rolled Oats, Peanut Butter, Oat Flour, Flaxseed Oil, Apples, Honey, Rye Flour, Eggs, Cranberries, Carrots, Citric Acid, Brewers Dried Yeast, Natural Vanilla Flavor, a-Tocopherol Acetate (a source of Vitamin E), Lecithin, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (a source of Vitamin C), Beta-Carotene.
Oatmeal, Heat-Stabilized Rice Bran, Brown Rice Flour, Ground Flaxseed, Dates, Rolled Oats, Peanut Butter, Oat Flour, Flaxseed Oil, Apples, Honey, Rye Flour, Eggs, Cranberries, Carrots, Citric Acid, Brewers Dried Yeast, Natural Vanilla Flavor, a-Tocopherol Acetate (a source of Vitamin E), Lecithin, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (a source of Vitamin C), Beta-Carotene.
INGREDIENTS:
Oatmeal, Honey, Vegetable Oil, Brown Rice Flour, Peanut Butter, Flaxseed Meal, Dried Whey Product, Eggs, Dicalcium Phosphate, Parsley, Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus casei Fermentation Product, Dried Bifidobacterium thermophilum Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus faecium Fermentation Product, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (a source of Vitamin C).
Oatmeal, Honey, Vegetable Oil, Brown Rice Flour, Peanut Butter, Flaxseed Meal, Dried Whey Product, Eggs, Dicalcium Phosphate, Parsley, Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus casei Fermentation Product, Dried Bifidobacterium thermophilum Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus faecium Fermentation Product, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (a source of Vitamin C).
Ingredients:
Brown Rice Flour, Oat Flour, Rye Flour, Pumpkin, Oatmeal, Heat- Stabilized Rice Bran, Flaxseed Meal, Chicken Meal, Applesauce, Sweet Potatoes, Tomatoes, Eggs, Apples, Yellow Field Peas, Green Split Peas, Honey, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Cranberries, Cinnamon, L-Carnitine, Ginger, Cloves, Allspice, Nutmeg.
Brown Rice Flour, Oat Flour, Rye Flour, Pumpkin, Oatmeal, Heat- Stabilized Rice Bran, Flaxseed Meal, Chicken Meal, Applesauce, Sweet Potatoes, Tomatoes, Eggs, Apples, Yellow Field Peas, Green Split Peas, Honey, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Cranberries, Cinnamon, L-Carnitine, Ginger, Cloves, Allspice, Nutmeg.
Tasty Reward Nutritional Treats
Ingredients
Lamb, Chicken, Ground Brown Rice, Dried Chicory Root, Lecithin, Ground Pumpkin Seeds, Salt, Mixed Tocopherols (preservative), Vitamin B12 Supplement.
I don't know about you, but I think I rather go with the Life's Abundance treats. They are a heck of a whole lot more nutritious for your beloved dog companions.
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