Does Organic Dog Food Save Money

Most pet owners will agree that the organic dog food is the best food choice for their dog but many are unable to justify the higher cost. A can or bag of premium organic dog food can cost substantially more than it’s regular can or bag counterpart. Here are some things that you should keep in mind when making your decision.

You get what you pay for. A premium organic brand of dog food will include human grade meat. This means your pet is getting the best meat, the regular brand will include chicken beaks, intestines liver and whatever is scraped up at the bottom of the a slaughter house and ground up and labeled by-product.

Ease of worry. It seems that every day another major pet food company is recalling their food as the wrong additive or too much additive is found in their food and pets are sick. Many times it is too late to save your pet when they are exposed.

Pets feel better, look healthier. Ask anyone who puts their animal on an organic diet and they will tell you their skin looks better, their coat shinier and have increased energy. Many pet owners will tell you that their pet is healthier. Better health means less trips to the vet which save money in the long run!

Any or all of these reasons should give a pet owner plenty of reasons to switch to organic. If another is needed, one just has to think of the ecological benefits. Organic foods have a smaller carbon footprint, they do not harm the planet.

So no matter what reason, superior ingredients, elimination of poisonous chemicals, better health or simply to be more green, pet owners should look closely into organic dog food for their dog.

Transition Your Cat To A New Food

When transitioning your cat to new foods you will have the tale of two kitties. Those of you who are lucky – or have cats that are pigs - will have no issues. You will set down the new food and your pet will happily chow down and look at you with adoring thankfulness.

Now for the remaining 99.99% of us in the world, please read on.

When my cat was diagnosed with feline diabetes my world changed. For years the only feeding I did was to monitor the auto dry feeder and dump in some pesticide-filled, animal by-product filler food bag of kitty crack into it when it got low. I realized then that without change to a healthy cat food, my cat would die.

So we had to switch over and I worked with my vet to come up with a solution. The first day I very positively put the new organic cat food down and went for a walk with my dog for thirty minutes. When I came back my dog was happy but I received the evil eye by my feline kids. I picked up the food and went on with the day. DO NOT LEAVE THE FOOD DOWN MORE THAN THIRTY MINUTES – NO GRAZING ALLOWED!

I did the same thing that night – put the food down but this time sprinkled Parmesan cheese before I left the house. When I came back they had eaten off the cheese but then left the rest. As hard as it was I went to bed and reminded myself it was for their own good.

The next day I repeated – both feeding times they nibbled but that was it. These two days are crucial because now your cats are hungry and probably more agreeable.

On Day three I took ¾ of their regular food and ¼ of their new food and mixed it together and sprinkled Parmesan cheese on top. And then took the dog out and when I came back I pulled up the bowls until dinner. I repeated for dinner.

Day Four I mixed their food half and half with the Parmesan cheese and Day Five it was ¼ old food and ¾ new food. At this point it depends on your cat – some are willing to give it up and accept the new food. If your cat is one of those then just start feeding the new food – with just a bit of Parmesan cheese if needed.

For the tougher cases I recommend gradually moving down from ¼ old food to none. Don’t forget the Parmesan cheese on top it really helps.

Soon you will be down to just the new healthy cat food with the cheese – the big test is if they will eat the food without the cheese. Usually they will be fine without it – if not then continue as it does not hurt your cat and a little bit goes a long way.

The most important pieces are to only leave food down 30 minutes – this is a FOREVER thing and leave the house during feeding time during transition – your nerves WILL affect your cat. If you put food down and are negative they will be too.

It will work and in the long run your cat will that you for a healthy diet.

Organic Dog Food – A Healthy Choice For Pet Owners

There is no denying that organic food is becoming more and more mainstream. Many grocery stores have incorporated organic choices for many staples and people are choosing them for their health benefits as well as their eco-friendly tendencies.

Because the American dog is part of our family, it is no surprise that concerned pet owners are starting to choose organic dog foods over traditional pet foods. This correlates to the human transition to organic, but also has increased dramatically after the world wide pet food scare where many of our pets became sick or died due to poisonous additives.

There became an awareness of all USDA approved items that are allowed in pet food. Items such as animal heads, spleens, lungs and blood – the thought of feeding these to your pets can be frightening. Even worse is the list of pesticides and hormones that are transferred to our pets from this food.

Is it no surprise that as we have added animal by-products, fillers, chemicals and preservatives that our pets are now suffering from diabetes, tumors and cancer at an alarming rate? There can be no denying that our pets are suffering from diseases that years ago were only seen rarely.

The best defense to these issues is an organic diet. Using main ingredients such as human grade meat, fresh vegetables and grains will ensure your pet is receiving the proper nutrition they need while not being exposed to chemicals, additives or fillers.

With more and more issues cropping up for regular dog food, new recalls seem to happen so frequently that they are no longer headline news. This is just one more reason why it is important to make wise choices for our dogs. The safest choice for your dog’s health is organic dog food.