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As the economy slowly recovers, pet owners across the nation are searching for ways to stay on budget while providing their pets nutritional pet food.
To help pet owners provide their pets quality pet food during this rough economy, a non-profit is trying to step in to help low-income families feed their pets through a pet food stamps program.
Without assistance, pet owners struggling to survive in this economic environment are forced to abandon family pets to shelters where pets are euthanized.
One of the most heart breaking decisions pet owners can make for themselves and their pets is which of them will be fed.
Over 7 million pets are brought to pet shelters because the pet owners cannot provide proper pet care.
Below are My Pet Store And More’s recommendations on feeding cats and dogs healthy pet food while staying on a budget:
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Buying Healthy Cat Food At An Affordable Price
It is important to buy pets healthy pet food because their overall wellness is directly related to the quality of food they eat. This is especially important for cats and the most expensive cat food on the market doesn’t necessarily mean the most nutritional.
How do you select the healthiest cat food for your pet?
Pay attention to the ingredients in the cat food rather than the price on the cat food.
Cat food should feature high protein from plants and animals. Predominately the protein in cat food should be animal based because cats are carnivores and need animal based protein to maintain good health.
As for purchasing canned cat food or dry cat food, we highly recommend cat owners purchase canned cat food because canned cat food contains the animal proteins and water a cat needs for optimal health.
Dry foods do not have the recommended level of water cats need in food. Instead the dry cat food has high levels of carbohydrates that result in urinary infections (from lack of water), weight gain and unbalanced blood sugar.
While eating, your cat should have plenty of water available in the water bowl to prevent dehydration.
Healthy cat food for cats should include:
-Real meat (no by-products).
-Whole grains of rice, barley and oats.
-Vegetables
-Fruits
When looking at the ingredients, cat food will always order ingredients by amount of weight in the food. Since cats need plenty of animal based protein, the first ingredient should be some type of meat – chicken, liver or other animal organ.
Here are some My Pet Store And More healthy cat food products.
Purchasing Healthy Dog Food
For dogs, food requirements will be based on the weight of your dog. The larger the dog, the more food your dog will need.
Dog food can cost the average dog owner hundreds of dollars every month.
To make sure you stay on budget, understand that the most expensive dog food products do not necessarily mean the healthiest dog food for your pet.
How can you do it? Pay attention to the ingredients. You should know what type of meat is used in your dog food and the animal it comes from. You should know what vegetables are included in the dog food. You can spot the best dog food for your dog by looking for dog food products that list specifics about the ingredients used.
Avoid by products. Avoid generic ingredient titles. Avoid corn meal. Corn has a very low nutritional value and makes digesting food difficult for your dog.
Dogs need plenty of meat, vegetables and starch in their dog food for the healthiest natural diet. These ingredients can be found in premium dog food.
The following are harmful ingredients dog food should never include:
-BHA
-BHT
-Propyl Gallate
-Propylene Glycol
-And Ethoxyquin (used to preserve fish).
The above ingredients are highly toxic to dogs when given in large doses.
My Pet Store And More is here to help you afford quality dog food or cat food today.
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Source:
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2013/05/06/pet-food-stamp-program-started-for-low-income-families/
http://www.ehow.com/how_5748564_buy-healthy-cat-food-budget.html
http://voices.yahoo.com/how-find-best-dog-food-budget-5416981.html