How To Recognize Quality Pet Food
Today we will tell you how to recognize quality pet food, as it makes sense to want them to live healthy and happy.
There are many factors you need to consider in order to do this. Among these, without a doubt, there is quality food.
Your pet is what it eats too
In addition to the type of food, homemade or commercial, that you choose for your furry friend, the important thing is that you inform yourself to provide him with a balanced diet at every stage of his life and that is suitable for his characteristics: size, energy that consume, if you suffer from some disease, etc.
In all cases, your dog or cat will tell you, in their own way, if what they are eating is giving them all the nutrients they need.
An animal that receives a quality diet adapted to its characteristics, unless it has some health problem, will present:
- A lively and cheerful look.
- An energy that can be translated into a desire to play, walk, etc.
- Soft and shiny coat.
- Stools that are compact, small and do not give off an excessive bad odor.
Pay attention to the ingredients
It is clear that your pet is best suited to understand if the food he eats is of quality. But if you have decided to give him kibble or want to change brands, we will give you some tips on what to buy.
It is well known that the pet products industry is a big market. But not all that glitters is gold.
For this, it is important that you learn how to decode the ingredient list.
Also ask your veterinarian or an animal nutrition specialist for advice.
And even if what they say is assumed to be true, it must be verified by the state supervisory bodies.
Q hen it comes to the health of your furry friend, you must be more than cautious.
This is what quality pet food should be like
What is the most suitable composition of quality pet food? Let’s start from the essential: cats and dogs are mainly carnivores (more the former than the latter).
For this reason, their diet must, above all, be based on animal proteins.
You must therefore choose croquettes or canned meat that, according to what is stated on the label, give priority to beef, chicken, pork or lamb.
It is important to specify what type of meat is used and what it looks like: concentrated, dehydrated, etc.
Keep in mind that it is not ideal that animal proteins are incorporated, in a majority form, such as chicken and meat flours, etc. Nor as by-products.
Carbon hydrates are not essential for animals. They don’t have to be the main ingredient in quality feed or meat.
Cereals are found in these products, both in the form of wheat and flour. And while they provide protein, they’re not what dogs or cats need most.
Either way, rice seems to be the most recommendable ingredient.
Further advice
In addition to proteins, quality pet food must contain lipids in the form of animal fats and vegetable or marine oils. And, of course, the necessary amounts of vitamins and minerals.
Fibers, for their part, are important for the proper functioning of the intestinal tract of animals.
The major sources of these elements are found in the pulp of beet, tomato or apple.
If you have a cat, check to see if the food you buy contains taurine, an essential amino acid that felines are unable to synthesize on their own in the amount they need.
Lack of it could lead to blindness or heart problems.
