Comments on: How to choose healthy foods for your pet http://consciouscat.net/2009/04/04/how-to-choose-healthy-foods-for-your-pet/ conscious living, health and happiness for cats and their humans Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:19:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Benefits of Digestive Enzymes for Cats | The Conscious Cat http://consciouscat.net/2009/04/04/how-to-choose-healthy-foods-for-your-pet/comment-page-1/#comment-5353 Benefits of Digestive Enzymes for Cats | The Conscious Cat Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:43:56 +0000 http://ingridking.wordpress.com/?p=285#comment-5353 [...] previously wrote about how to choose healthy foods for your pet.  In the article, I said that I was not a proponent of a raw food diet, because I felt that the [...] [...] previously wrote about how to choose healthy foods for your pet.  In the article, I said that I was not a proponent of a raw food diet, because I felt that the [...]

]]> By: A Veterinarian's Thoughts on Cat Food | The Conscious Cat http://consciouscat.net/2009/04/04/how-to-choose-healthy-foods-for-your-pet/comment-page-1/#comment-90 A Veterinarian's Thoughts on Cat Food | The Conscious Cat Wed, 20 May 2009 18:21:33 +0000 http://ingridking.wordpress.com/?p=285#comment-90 [...] recently posted an article titled “How to Choose Healthy Foods for Your Pets“.  In it, I acknowledged how difficult it is to find the “right” diet for your [...] [...] recently posted an article titled “How to Choose Healthy Foods for Your Pets“.  In it, I acknowledged how difficult it is to find the “right” diet for your [...]

]]> By: Ingrid http://consciouscat.net/2009/04/04/how-to-choose-healthy-foods-for-your-pet/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Ingrid Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:26:14 +0000 http://ingridking.wordpress.com/?p=285#comment-29 Thanks for the link to the NY Times article, Connie. It is worrisome how little control we really seem to have over our food supply. Unfortunately, I think there's no way to be 100% sure about any food we choose, whether it's for us or for our pets. I think what it comes down to is that we can only educate ourselves as best we can on the pros and cons of the various choices and then make a choice based on each individual pet and person. The article you referred to talks mainly about dry foods - I don't recommend those for pets. For pet parents who don't feel comfortable with raw feeding (and I'm one of them) and who don't want to cook for their pets, I recommend a quality brand canned food. Thanks for the link to the NY Times article, Connie. It is worrisome how little control we really seem to have over our food supply.

Unfortunately, I think there’s no way to be 100% sure about any food we choose, whether it’s for us or for our pets. I think what it comes down to is that we can only educate ourselves as best we can on the pros and cons of the various choices and then make a choice based on each individual pet and person.

The article you referred to talks mainly about dry foods – I don’t recommend those for pets. For pet parents who don’t feel comfortable with raw feeding (and I’m one of them) and who don’t want to cook for their pets, I recommend a quality brand canned food.

]]> By: Connie http://consciouscat.net/2009/04/04/how-to-choose-healthy-foods-for-your-pet/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Connie Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:01:30 +0000 http://ingridking.wordpress.com/?p=285#comment-28 you worry about pathogens on raw food, but have you considered what is on/in commercial foods? http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/06/dry-pet-food-and-human-salmonella/ you worry about pathogens on raw food, but have you considered what is on/in commercial foods?
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/06/dry-pet-food-and-human-salmonella/

]]> By: Eating gluten free « The Conscious Cat http://consciouscat.net/2009/04/04/how-to-choose-healthy-foods-for-your-pet/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Eating gluten free « The Conscious Cat Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:51:33 +0000 http://ingridking.wordpress.com/?p=285#comment-20 [...] better on grain-free diets.  See my previous posts “Amber is on a diet“  and “How to choose healthy foods for your pet” for more information about healthy and grain-free diets for your [...] [...] better on grain-free diets.  See my previous posts “Amber is on a diet“  and “How to choose healthy foods for your pet” for more information about healthy and grain-free diets for your [...]

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