Comments on: Pet Food Nutrition Myths http://skeptvet.com/Blog/2009/07/pet-food-nutrition-myths/ A Vet Takes a Science-Based Look at Complementary and Alternative Medicine Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:51:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kat http://skeptvet.com/Blog/2009/07/pet-food-nutrition-myths/comment-page-1/#comment-34365 Kat Wed, 03 Aug 2011 10:32:51 +0000 http://skeptvet.com/Blog/?p=92#comment-34365 This article is a myth. Commercial dog food is atrocious. Most of the foods are made from food unfit for human consumption. Deny it all you want, but that's a fact. I don't feed my family, nor my family dogs food unfit for consumption. This article is a myth.

Commercial dog food is atrocious. Most of the foods are made from food unfit for human consumption. Deny it all you want, but that’s a fact. I don’t feed my family, nor my family dogs food unfit for consumption.

]]> By: skeptvet http://skeptvet.com/Blog/2009/07/pet-food-nutrition-myths/comment-page-1/#comment-33894 skeptvet Thu, 28 Jul 2011 22:07:43 +0000 http://skeptvet.com/Blog/?p=92#comment-33894 Thanks, glad you found it useful! Thanks, glad you found it useful!

]]> By: speakmatt http://skeptvet.com/Blog/2009/07/pet-food-nutrition-myths/comment-page-1/#comment-33828 speakmatt Thu, 28 Jul 2011 01:34:09 +0000 http://skeptvet.com/Blog/?p=92#comment-33828 Great article. Finally someone out there who separates the facts from the BS. Great article. Finally someone out there who separates the facts from the BS.

]]> By: pet toys http://skeptvet.com/Blog/2009/07/pet-food-nutrition-myths/comment-page-1/#comment-24961 pet toys Fri, 22 Apr 2011 08:21:02 +0000 http://skeptvet.com/Blog/?p=92#comment-24961 When it comes to kibble, I think there is a wide range of quality available, ranging from poor to very high quality. I see nothing wrong with feeding commercial, kibble or canned. However, I don't necessarily support feeding only commercial if you can keep your dog's diet balanced. Having a balanced diet is important though and is much more complicated than just throwing some foods together and feeding it to your dog. As for grain, dogs do not have an absolute requirement for carbohydrates. However, I do think some carbs in the diet can be a healthy thing for most dogs. Carbohydrates can be utilized for energy production, sparing the protein content in the diet for more important functions. However, it is important to watch the calorie count. Too many of our dogs are overweight or even obese and too many carbs can contribute to that also. Great post though, Mary. Interesting list. Controversial for certain. When it comes to kibble, I think there is a wide range of quality available, ranging from poor to very high quality. I see nothing wrong with feeding commercial, kibble or canned. However, I don’t necessarily support feeding only commercial if you can keep your dog’s diet balanced. Having a balanced diet is important though and is much more complicated than just throwing some foods together and feeding it to your dog.
As for grain, dogs do not have an absolute requirement for carbohydrates. However, I do think some carbs in the diet can be a healthy thing for most dogs. Carbohydrates can be utilized for energy production, sparing the protein content in the diet for more important functions. However, it is important to watch the calorie count. Too many of our dogs are overweight or even obese and too many carbs can contribute to that also.
Great post though, Mary. Interesting list. Controversial for certain.

]]> By: Terry, VP Nutrition Facts http://skeptvet.com/Blog/2009/07/pet-food-nutrition-myths/comment-page-1/#comment-16530 Terry, VP Nutrition Facts Fri, 17 Dec 2010 03:27:31 +0000 http://skeptvet.com/Blog/?p=92#comment-16530 My research on pet food nutrition is limited but I image many concepts are common with humans. I recently watched a show on how dogs have developed an ability to communicate with humans via non-verbal and verbal signals that suprases that of chimps. Apparently they've evolved to truly be man's best friend so maybe it's difficult for dog owners not to feed their "baby's" dog food containing chicken feet even though they eat cat poop. My research on pet food nutrition is limited but I image many concepts are common with humans. I recently watched a show on how dogs have developed an ability to communicate with humans via non-verbal and verbal signals that suprases that of chimps. Apparently they’ve evolved to truly be man’s best friend so maybe it’s difficult for dog owners not to feed their “baby’s” dog food containing chicken feet even though they eat cat poop.

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