Nutrition

Some so-called premium dog foods are really no better than the cheaper brands you find in the grocery stores. They use substandard ingredients, fillers and chemical preservatives. Check the ingredients of the brand you currently use. Is there any corn or "by products" of any kind?

Dogs frequently develop allergies to corn, so many veterinarians and breeders recommend feeding dog food without corn products. Many foods, like Hill's Science Diet, have more corn than any other ingredient, including meat!

Often the protein source in these foods isn't even meat. It's beef or poultry by-product meal, meaning the feathers, beaks, eyeballs, heads, feet, etc. of the animals. Not the muscle tissue.

Some pet food manufacturers promote their brand as "better" because it is higher in protein. What they don't tell you -- and what many canine behavior experts already know -- is that excess protein in the diet can increase aggression in dogs. Most pets don't need the extra protein.

Like human athletes, dogs who work for a living as search and rescue dogs, herding dogs, police dogs, and other highly active dogs need more protein than the average household pet. For most pets, however, even those who actually get the amount of exercise they are supposed to get, a diet of 20-23% protein is plenty. And like humans, their fat intake should be kept to a minimum as well. If your pet does require more protein than a quality food like Flint River Ranch contains, doesn't it make sense to feed him real meat supplements, such as canned mackerel or hamburger?

According to the Veterinary Pet Insurance company, Dogs and cats are three times more likely than people to contract cancer, and 45 percent of dogs die from it.

Dr. Richard Pitcairn, in his book Natural Health for Dogs and Cats, talks about the chemical additives in commercial pet foods and how they affect our pets' health. Toxic chemicals such as propylene glycol, potassium sorbate, ammoniated glycyrrhizin, ethoxyquin, BHT, sodium nitrate and propyl gallate are all believed to cause moderate to severe health problems in dogs, including cancer, and regularly appear in commercial pet foods. Sugar is often added to commercial foods to increase palatability, yet veterinarians are seeing an increasing incidence of diabetes in today's pets.

Check the ingredients of the brand you currently buy and beware of these dangerous chemicals. One has to wonder whether the pet foods with these ingredients are causing the high cancer rate in pets. A Massachusetts Institute of Technology study, titled "Lead in Animal Foods", found that a nine-pound cat fed on commercial pet food ingests more lead than the amount considered potentially toxic for children. Read here for more info.

Flint River Ranch uses only tocopherols -- all natural formulations of vitamins C and E -- to preserve their food products. Natural, nutritious, and safe. And they never add sugar to their products.

Better quality, nutrition, taste, convenience and cost -- why would you buy any other brand?

Click here to order!

Please report problems with this website to the webmaster.

This site represents an independent distributor of Flint River Ranch Super Premium Health Food for Pets.