Is there really anything wrong with feeding our dogs Purina Dog Chow?
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I've always fed my own dogs a grocery store dog food, but since I've recently switched them to a premium pet-store brand I've been pleasantly surprised to find that a better quality food really does make a difference in their health and appearance. They're not shedding as badly as they usually do this time of year, and their skin allergy symptoms have practically disappeared.
If your dogs have been doing fine on the Purina then I wouldn't worry too much about them, but as they get a few years older you may want to switch them to a low-ash food to be on the safe side.
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I think it is weird that Purina would make two different foods and charge more for one. That is just odd. It seems like they have to add the ash, and that would cost more, not less. It is more work, right? Just weird.
I have never understood why any manufacturer charges more to "leave out" an ingredient. (i.e SALT FREE foods, SUGAR FREE foods, ASH FREE dog food)
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The easiest way to look at it is to read the ingredients and say "would I eat this?" If you answer no your pet shouldn't eat either. When I look at a label I see if I know what everything on the label is and if I don't know I don't eat it.
Unfortunately, pet foods aren't regulated the way human food is and there i a lot of work out there showing that many brands are not healthy for the pet as they contain chemicals and by-products.
There are a lot of pet owner sites out there and you could also look at places like the Pet Cancer Awareness foundation who provide information on healthy pets.
Ok, thanks. I really had no idea why there would be ash in the food. If it adds minerals, then I guess that makes sense.