Bankruptcy is LOOMING for some of these
Companies. This problem is widespread across the country, cats are more susceptible to kidney failure and less resilient to this food issue than dogs.
Besides the immediate death of cats it may also cause kidney damage which will reduce the life expectancy of these pets. Since the capacity of Kidneys diminishes with age it seems only logical that this would result in long term damage if the cat continues to live. All of this is terrible!
Almost the entire pet food industry is a scam. We are feeding our pets food that is not designed for what they need. It is designed to suit our ideals, appeal to the shopper and fill the animals stomach. The problems lie in the fact that much of the food in the diet is not to the benefit of the animal.
Corn, is not soluble to your pet and basically a filler. Look at the ingredient list on your pet's food! Look at the grain!! Protein from grain versus protein from meat equals higher profit margins for the manufacturer.
Kibble and pellet type foods are extruded which mean there must be an ingredient that holds the pellet together. GLUTEN is the industry standard, it is sticky and not good for your pet!!!!!! SInce both cats and dogs are predators they are designed to eat meat based protein. They have a short digestive tract indicative of a meat eating carnivore. Why do we feed them so much vegatable based protein, filler, carbs, starches...... profit margins!
In the animal's intestine there are little "hairs" which help slow the passing of food and absorb nutrients through the intestinal wall. These little "hairs" get covered in the sticky gluten and then get torn out as we feed our pet with tons of fiber in it! THe fiber causes the food to pass through the intestine quickly, as it passes the "hairs" may be torn out and damaged. They do not grow back and the resulting damage leaves ulcerlike damage to the intestinal wall. These damaged areas allow things to "leak" into the body which result in allergies, hot spots, skin and hair issues and MANY things we goto the Vet to treat. Pretty funny that the same food that we often see in the Vets office is one of the offenders..... We sell the food that you food to your pet and you come back so we can treat the symptoms!!! Nice litte circle if your a Vet!
Gluten is evil for the animal's health and in this case GLUTEN IS POSSIBLY very evil!
Generally, if your pet food is not hollistic they can use steriods, antibiotics and hormones in the raising of the animal based product. Once your pet ingest some of these agents it is then part of your pet..... just like people that boot steriods, longterm health is not on their mind. Since our pets have short lives we need to worry about what we feed them. Poor diets often equal shorter lives for your pet.
Look at the ingredient label of your pet food!!! You are generally paying quite a price to fill your pet up for a period and then see it on your lawn or litter box. 200 grams of corn into your dog's stomach equals 200 grams on your lawn....but it's cheaper! Feed your dog animal based soluble protein and you will enjoy less of that. If you feed it fiber then watch where you step on your lawn!
Final random note. If it says "Beef Meal" or any meat meal then that means it can be amost anythig and they can also use fillers since this term is a loose one and open for abuse. So your beef meal can be Beef meal dust, fat juice and ground up corn stalk!
So few foods are really good but you won't find ANY of the good ones at WalMart or your Grocery store....they don't care what your pet eats...you are supposed to...they are their for convenience and profit!
This pet food recall and VERY SAD to see so many people just in here being effected!
Kevin
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