Does it blow your mind how domestic cats, factually and undisputedly true carnivores, requiring a diet of whole-prey, are fed across the world with processed kibble or mush made of grains or plants?
We often hear our dogs are omnivores, but do you ever wonder why we're told that?
Science clearly shows us how the digestive system of your dog isn't much different to that of a cat, and both are far removed from ours. We're omnivores, right?
Does that mean you should feed your dog a diet of whole-prey, or something as close to that as possible if we have to choose a commercial pet food?
I think so, yes.
Why feed your dog or cat processed grains with some semblance of poor quality animal meat and fat, if you have access to much better options? Sometimes, when it comes to homemade raw or the odd species appropriate table scrap, that can even be cheaper!
I've spent almost two decades researching and writing about pet food, and my journey has involved me with some of the best names in pet nutrition - Dr Ian Billinghurst (Inventor of BARF and author of Give Your Dog A Bone), Dr Tom Lonsdale (author of Raw Meaty Bones and Multi-Billion-Dollar Pet Food Fraud), along with all manner of researchers, professors, veterinarians, ABC News, 9 News, and even an inquiry into the safety of pet food by the Australian Senate.
Scratch beneath the surface of most science and research into the nutritional needs of your pet, and you'll find scant hypotheses often funded by pet food manufacturers themselves.
Lastly, I have spoken and worked with countless people like yourself, perhaps baffled by all the conflicting information we're told about feeding our pets, and simply wanting them to be healthy and live as long as they should.
Please read my website Pet Food Reviews. Yes, it's Australian, but the pet food industry peddles the same junk pet food across the entire world.
Feeding your dog or cat better doesn't take much effort, and it's easier than you think. Why not start by reducing your kibble to 90% of their diet, and feeding them some nice, healthy, and nutrition breast meats, organ meats, or species and breed appropriate raw meaty bones?
Or even just a regular egg, cooked or raw?
Start small, and better health will follow!