Facts and Myths About Organic Pet Food

Let’s face it. Some of us think that organic pet food contains raw chickens and meat served directly to your pets, nothing more nothing less. Well, that’s a myth. Fact is, this type of dog food contains natural ingredients that were produced organically through organic farming with low meat content. They have all the vitamins and minerals that your dog would need. There are other facts and myths that we should know about Natural Pet Food. Here are a few of them.

Is a raw food diet right for my pet?
Yes but you have to try it to find out. Go slow in introducing it. Take 1 to 2 weeks for a dog, and 3 to 4 weeks for a cat.

How does an inferior diet contribute to degenerative disease?
The body is constantly repairing its own tissues. To do this, it requires proper nutrients in the proper balances. An inferior diet leaves the body to do its best, which should include complete repair and worse: buildups of toxins that the body should be ridding itself of.

What is the best diet for my pet?
There is a strong consensus that raw diet containing meat, vegetables, and fruit (and excluding wheat, corn, and soy), supplemented with a calcium, aloe, and whole food vitamin-mineral-phytonutrient mix is the only way to universally provide all the nutrients that our pets need.

Is it true that if my pet likes the food, I have found the exact diet for him? How do I know if the diet I’m presently feeding is right for my pet?
No. Pets eat almost anything that pet owners feed them. You have to look for signs of health: energetic, bright eyes, lustrous coat, ease of movement, clear alert mind, and lack of signs of illness such as vomiting, diarrhea, coughing, sneezing, scratching, inappetence, overdrinking, etc.

I have read that feeding organic foods is advantageous for the environment. Is that true?
It makes plenty of sense when you think about it. The fewer industrial chemicals we introduce into the environment, the better it is for the soil, plants, and animals.

Are Organic Pet Foods 100% Complete and Balanced?

This is a myth. There is no prepared food on earth that is truly complete and balanced. These commercial terms are misleading for pet owners. In an attempt to supply all of the nutrients that are missing, vitamin, minerals, and phytonutrients are added. The fallacy there is that they are invariably synthetic, and therefore almost useless for the body, and they are mostly oxidized by the time they are fed. Supplements have to be kept dry or frozen to keep them potent until being fed to your pet.

How do I know how much to feed?
There’s a simple rule in feeding raw food to pets: lay it done and step back. Let your pet eat all they he or she wants. After 10 minutes, take up the uneaten portion and store it in your refrigerator for next time.

What are the benefits of feeding organic dog and cat foods?
You are protecting your beloved pet from chemicals such as preservatives, colorings, flavorings, and humectants that can be toxic and/or allergenic. Remember, one of the tenets of good health is to minimize the toxins in the body that gunk up the tissues, interfering with biochemical processes as well as with intercellular communications, and especially with compromising the body’s immunity.

The word organic to some people means they are nutritious but not necessarily delicious. They contain herbs and other ingredients from plants. True?

Not necessarily. Organic foods are produced according to certain production standards, that are grown without the use of harmful pesticides, artificial fertilizers, human waste, or sewage sludge, and that they were processed without ionizing radiation or food additives.