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Your Pet's Health: Eating Healthy and Good Digestion

By: Stacy Kubach

The digestive system of a dog is acidic and their digestive systems don't include the human-like long intestine. Therefore, they digest one type of protein at a time, unlike what is found in most man-made foods. Their digestive system is perfectly made to digest raw meats, which are full of B-vitamins, very important to good health.

Pet foods have more food additives and artificial ingredients than processed foods do for humans according to many people. This is the only way, they say, to make the foods desirable for the pet. This is primarily due to the poor quality of pet food ingredients in general.

Dogs, and their predecessors, did not hunt for vegetables but they are a vital part of a dog's diet. No, they didn't go hunting for veggies. The prey they killed provided the predigested vegetables needed for their nutrients. Give your dog or cat a carrot and you will see it again because their intestines cannot digest vegetables on their own. In the wild, a carnivore will search for the stomach contents when they make a kill and possible leave the rest.

Dogs are notorious for eating non-stop as long as the food is in front of them. They do not chew like cats; they swallow whole. If your dog has a habit of eating disgusting things such as vomit, poop, dead carcasses, or rotten garbage, chances are they are looking for the missing nutrients that they are not getting from there food. A good diet should eliminate these habits. If you start feeding home-made foods, let them regulate themselves as they do in the wild. They will get on their own schedule, not on one that is imposed upon them.

Dogs and cats are not natural grazers, by nature they eat until they are satisfied and then they rest, digest and eliminate before the next feeding.just like they do in the wild. I have seem wild animal shows where lions with big full bellies can walk right next to Antelope, zebra and wildebeest without even looking at them. They only kill when they need too. This goes for wild dogs also.

It's not necessary for a dog that is fed a well-balanced diet to drink as much water as dogs not fed well. This is because the food provides the necessary moisture content their bodies need. A good thing to remember is to always feed your pet as you would feed yourself. Organic home- made foods are best of course. along with good distilled water.

Pets, like people will decide what they like and don't like. They will let you know. Some like more meat, others like more veggies. Remember to keep them away from onions, chocolate, and fish! If your animal is picky and unsure, add small amounts of the homemade food to their old food until you have converted them over. As with your own eating habits, your pet's health needs to be watched and improved whenever possible.

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