Is your dog malnourished? Does it seem that each time he enters into a new cycle or becomes a year or two older his food and nutritional needs seem to change? It may be correct to note your dog is experiencing unbalanced nutrition.
Most of us are familiar with dog food being labeled and sold as puppy, active, less active, senior, allergy free and others.
Commercial companies have tried to make it easier for consumers to select appropriate foods for canines.
Human beings experience changes as our body grows or ages.
Nutritional changes also seem necessary.
Dogs need a balanced variety of foods which also include their necessary vitamins and minerals.
A healthy dog and a healthy human will ward off many diseases with healthy immune systems maintained with wholesome foods and beverages.
Are you having problems maintaining your dog with correct pet food nutrition? Is your dog malnourished or experiencing unbalanced nutrition? Most of us realize that a dog cannot be sustained on any one single food source; variety is essential.
A malnourished dog will usually show its ribs, have diarrhea, hair loss and it looks like it is starving.
When we happen on this situation we do something about it.
This is usually an animal which has been abused, lost or stolen and is desperately seeking food.
With these types of symptoms the vet will probably find fleas, ticks, and a disease depending on the length of time and stress that the animal has tried to survive.
If you are having problems which seem to be from a lack of your dog getting proper food you may want to consider looking at another philosophy in order to have your dog live a healthier and satisfying life.
Your dog may not be doing well on commercial dog food.
Has your vet recommended another type of food? And why is your vet recommending another food? There are reports that many of the commercial dog foods may not be a product that is healthy for your dog.
For some dogs the dry food may be like eating a sugared cereal.
It may taste good, but in the long run it is not a good nutritional source.
Read labels on the packaging.
Some dog foods contain mostly grain with some vitamins and minerals and sprayed with fats and meat flavoring.
The dog is attracted to the odor and taste but not receiving essential nutrients.
Would you prefer eating a slice of steak or a slice of bread coated with fat and artificial steak seasoning? The brand of commercial dry food that we were feeding our dog was designed for less active dogs and stated the use of natural products.
Natural does not guarantee that a dog is getting its necessary nutrition.
Dry skin, hair loss, and chronic ear infections have lead me to start adding a variety of meats both cooked and raw and vegetables trying to solve his problems.
In fact one of the clerks at the pet food store suggested the dog might be allergic to the rice bran in the particular brand we were purchasing.
We switched to corn which seems to have made a difference, but I am still on guard.
Are you on guard? Visit the pet section on the home page of Tricia Deed at http://www.
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