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Wednesday Oct 04, 2006

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my credit card came yay! it is a PLATINUM VISA. i laugh, i do.

i was good today.
-mailed lily's harness back for a smaller size
-mailed my mom something so she can stop bitching about how i'm a crappy daughter or whatever
-worked on ferret cage
-bought a new dremel bit and a staple gun and a drain uncloggy thing
-pulled giant hair wads out of our shower drain (still not draining fast, i kri)
-bought SOMEONE a present

i need to buy tacks. i think i'll put them on my PLATINUM VISA. lol my credit limit is $300.

yay lily is going to the vet tomorrow finally. then we can make her an appointment to get the chop. i love getting animals fixed. i want tattoos on my feet that say "spay" and "neuter."

CHOOSING A FOOD FOR YOUR PET:
since i had to type this out for someone i am putting it in my journal so i can later copy and paste where i feel like. in case anyone on here hasn't already heard me rant about 80 bajillion times about pet food, and in addition, gives a shit...click.

SPOILERS! (Click to view)

if anyone has any additions/edits to this, plz for to comment.



keep in mind this is mainly about kibble/canned commercial diets and does not cover raw feeding, which is also a valid and very healthy diet choice(when done right). raw diets aren't really my area of "expertise."

specific brand recommendations are towards the bottom.

what i look for in a pet food:
grains- grains are the most common allergy in cats and dogs. grains are completely unnecessary for cats and dogs, as they are both carnivores. they are used as a filler, to bulk out the product and cut down costs, since they are cheaper than meat. the worst grain is corn, and you will find that most really bad foods (like kibbles and bits, etc) are composed primarily of corn. a grain free diet is the best kibble you can get, but you will want to look into high-protein diets as they are inappropriate for some animals (like those with kidney problems). ideally a food will have no grains, or at least they will not be in the top three ingredients. you also want to watch out for a technique called splitting- science diet is a a good example. what they will do is split an ingredient into different components, like "corn meal" and "corn gluten meal" to lower the weight of each component and therefore get them lower on the ingredient list. soybeans are also something you want to avoid usually- simply because of lot of bad foods use them to up the protein content of their food. soy protein cannot be utilized by carnivores. solid gold, nature's variety, and innova all make grain free varieties of kibble. or, you can feed raw food, either homemade or storebought.
by-products- some by-products are not bad! normally, a predator will eat most, if not all, of the prey animal. this includes all those yucky parts that you hear about like feet, intestines, etc. however, by-products should not be too high on the list, since they are basically a cheap form of protein, and don't contain all the nutrients a dog needs. i don't mind seeing them after the first 6-8 ingredients, but they should not be above that.
chemicals- BHA and BHT are preservatives commonly found in pet foods. so is ethoxyquin. BHA, BHT and ethoxyquin are approved in pet foods at far higher levels than they are for human foods. they have been found to cause certain types of cancer at high levels. yeah, everything causes cancer nowadays. but these preservatives should be avoided if at all possible.
meat- you never want to see something labelled "meat." you want to see specific meats- chicken, turkey, lamb, etc. ideally the food you choose will use only human grade meat, as pet grade meat is 4-D animals- dying, deceased, diseased, disabled. these are basically waste products from human grade meat slaughterhouses, and are therefore much cheaper to use than healthy animals. bad quality foods can also contain packaged expired grocery store meat, euthanized animals from shelters, biohazardous waste products (tumours, etc), and waste sludge/grease from grease traps. meats should always be the first, and hopefully first three, ingredients listed.

the benefits of good food:
animals fed high quality food will eat less, since they are able to get more nutrients from the food they are eating. their stools will be smaller, harder, and less smelly. their coats will be shiny and soft, their breath better, and they will have more energy. their teeth will be cleaner (though dental care is still important) and decay will happen at a slower rate. they will generally be healthier and less prone to being overweight.

recommended products:
wellness
solid gold
nature's variety (also makes raw food)
flint river ranch
wysong
merrick
natural balance
canidae (best if you are on a budget)
chicken soup for the dog lover's soul
innova (especially innova evo, their grain free food)
blue buffalo

foods that pretend to be good but really aren't too great:
royal canin (apparently human grade meat, but too many fillers)
science diet
nutro (nutro isn't awful, if nothing else was available i would feed it, but it's pricey for what it is and has lots of grains and other fillers)

foods that are just garbage:
anything you can buy in a grocery store
purina, eukanuba, iams, etc

where to buy:
most of these foods are only available at independent pet/feed stores. you can find some in your area using the store locators on most of their websites. you can also buy online. some petcos carry solid gold and natural balance. petsmart carries blue buffalo (it is a petsmart brand).

VIEW 11 of 11 COMMENTS
marcybeth:
tell teacake that his manliness astounds me. wink
Oct 23, 2006
marcybeth:
i don't think fender looks manly. well, he does in the top pic i just posted. but he sits with his arms crossed and walks on his tip-toes. i just try and keep him out of pink. haha.

teacake is one of the cutest iggies i've ever seen. who cares if he's a priss. LOL.
Oct 23, 2006

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