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The pet-food industry is heavily embedded in the veterinary profession. It runs courses that give veterinary nurses qualifications in animal nutrition; it publishes textbooks on nutrition and hands them out free to veterinary students. And, as Allport explained, it doesn’t stop there.

‘In many cases, the salaries of lecturers in nutrition in veterinary colleges are paid by the pet-food companies,’ he said. ‘So most students today don’t get any information about anything other than commercial pet food.’

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养狗时间不常,但对挑选Dog Food花了很久的时间。刚把狗抱回家的时候,朋友好心告诉:狗咬吃狗粮,要不然跳桌子。

我挑选狗粮花了有两年多的时间,从$20一袋,到$96一包,到Raw Feeding。原因到不是因为我太挑剔或狗太挑剔,只是不论换什么狗粮,狗狗的大便都不成型,很多时候就拉稀。最后停留在一个牌子上面,也没有坚持超过半年。最后不得已上网研究,换成自己做饭。结果....

记得换狗粮的时候,医生和知道的一些人常常警告说,不要急于换牌子,要慢慢的来,要不然狗不适应。始终不得其解。现在知道了,一派胡言。我的狗狗从吃上我做的饭第一天之后,便便好的一塌糊涂,而且一直没有什么问题。期间,特别是开始的时候,觉得买的那么贵的狗粮不吃就浪费了。结果是一加回去就出问题。

我也知道,可能我的这个狗狗肠胃有些问题,因为另一只狗的问题就没这么多。但我对商业狗粮的戒心一直越来越大。

自己做饭给狗狗吃已经有9个多月了,那些没喂过的商业狗粮还在袋子里面,一点也没有变质。What does this mean? What's in it?

现在我的经验,狗跳桌子不是因为吃人吃的食物,而是因为人在饭桌下面喂狗。

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homemade food and raw meats for my dog only now.

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THE PRESERVATIVES

Preservatives make the bags and cans last longer That's convenient for the dog food company, which can leave it sitting in their warehouse for a long time. Convenient for the retailer who can leave it sitting on his shelf for a long time. Convenient for the owner who can leave it in the pantry for a long time, then pour it into his dog's bowl and leave it sitting there all day if necessary.

But what is this stuff that keeps ingredients from spoiling?

Pet food preservatives include BHA and BHT (both of which are associated with liver and kidney dysfunction, and bladder and stomach cancer) and ethoxyquin, which is manufactured as a rubber preservative by a giant chemical corporation, Monsanto. The Department of Agriculture lists it as a pesticide. OSHA lists it as a hazardous chemical. The containers are marked POISON.

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How commercial dog food affects your dog's health

Every day, unhappy dogs parade through veterinary offices. They suffer from:

1. itching
2. hot spots
3. dandruff
4. excessive shedding
5. foot-licking
6. face-rubbing
7. loose stools
8. gassiness

What are these dogs eating? Virtually every one of them is eating an artificial diet.

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我的狗狗从小就开始有 1、7、8的问题,后来加上2、4、5。到后来是掉毛,不是一般的Shedding,是胸口上大片的斑秃。这些问题在我改成Homemade Food之后都开始好转。