Pettech Petfood

Pettech Pet Food

This pet food post will be short and to the point.
What kind of pet food should you buy?
DON’T.
I have posted @ 100 cat and dog recipes each, at the Pettech Free Recipes link, for commercial pet food alternatives .

Pet Food Secrets
1) Pet food is not regulated by the FDA or USDA but by the AAFCO which has no regulatory authority.
2) Pet food is composed of all waste products from poultry, pigs, cows, fish that are not used by humans. This includes bones, fat trimmings, innards, fetuses, feet, fins, tails hooves, heads reproductive organs- any parts of human diet animals that are discarded.
3) Pet food companies laboratories have been cited by PETA for cruelty to animals. (See Peta website for more info.)
4) “4D” animals are in petfood. Dead, Dying, Diseased and Disabled. Euthanised and sick animals (including dead pets) are in pet food as well as the drugs used to euthanize and/or treat them.
5) Agricultural produce condemned by the USDA are used in pet foods along with their harmful pesticide, fertilizers, etc.
6) Preservatives and additives used in pet foods are harmful and potentially cause cancer.
7) Cats and dogs are naturally carnivores. Dry foods protein is predominantly from vegetables.
8) The preparation process for foods (especially dry), alters the chemical composition and degrades the nutrients of the foods.

Pet Food and Disease
Urinary Tract Disease:- Dry pet foods cause stones and crystals in cat and dog urine due to concentrated urine and dehydration they cause.
Dental :- Pets do not clean their teeth or floss. Dry pet foods are not good for the teeth contrary to popular belief.
Feline diabetes:- Principle cause now believed to be dry pet foods.
Obesity:- High carb high calorie foods and labeling cause obesity in pets. This leads to other health complications such as arthritis and heart disease.
Taurine. Taurine is lacking in pet foods. Taurine is an amino acid without which, cats go blind (central retina degeneration), experience heart disease, are prone to tooth decay and hair loss. Some breeds of dogs are also vulnerable to taurine deficiency.
Hyperthyroidism:- This condition in cats has been linked to the additives used for flavors, and excess iodine in pet food.
Digestive conditions:- Pets are documented as having developed allergies to pet foods resulting in diarrhea, vomiting, constipation, and intestinal disorders. My cat got sick with certain types of pet foods and would not eat others! She is the one whom inspired this research and post!!!

Pet Food Recalls
1995:- Vomiting pets results in Nature’s Recipe recalling a million lbs of dry dog and cat food due to fungus contamination.
1999:- 25 dogs died from aflatoxin in dry food. Doane Pet Care recalled more than a million bags.
2000:- ¼ million lbs dry dog food recalled by Iams due to excess DL-Methionine Amino Acid.
2003:- Liver disease in dogs prompts recall by Petcurean “Go! Natural” pet food.
2004:- Recall of pet food throughout Asia by Mars Inc due to renal failure and kidney disease in @ 8000 cats and dogs due to melamine- a precursor to 2007.
2005:- 100 dogs died from aflatoxin (again, see 1999) resulting in recall by Diamond Foods.
2005:- Salmonella contamination results in recall of 125,000 lbs of of cat and dog treats.
2006:- Flaking pet food cans results in recall of 5 million cans of Simmons Pet Food.
2006:- Excess vitamin D in 4 prescription canned dog and cat foods results in blanket recall by Royal Canin.
2007:- 18000 sick pets and FDA received reports of 8500 pet deaths results in recall of more than 100 brands. Melamine is the culprit similar to 2004.
2008:- March. “ The Hartz Mountain Corp. of Secaucus, N.J., is voluntarily recalling a second specific lot of Hartz Vitamin Care for Cats due to concerns that bottles within the lot may have been potentially contaminated with Salmonella.” Article from Veterinary Practise News.