Hi Dee,
Are you up to looking at this issue in detail? I know beliefs are a very
strong influence and I have many of my own. I would much prefer to be in
nature, hunting and gathering the food we need for ourselves and our fur
brothers, but that is not practical at this time for me.
Preservatives? Vitamin E is the most often used in dog foods and that is
not what I would consider a toxic ingredient. Even BHT is a good
antioxidant and does not actually cause cancer -- give enough of
anything to a lab rat bred to get cancer and well, it gets cancer. I use
BHT therapeutically to kill herpes, any envelope virus actually.
You have to read deep to get the real story and most will not or can not
due to the technical detail in reliable documented studies.
Salt I have no issue with. It is a misconception that it causes high
blood pressure. Actually it will lower BP to cut out salt if you have
high BP. But that does not mean it causes high BP to eat more salt, we
know that it does not, the studies are there.
Getting enough of the right kind of salt is good for you, highly
processed salt will not hurt you though unless you are on a sodium
restricted diet or it is contaminated and that is not due to the salt.
Sugar is not in most kibble, except perhaps the cheapest of the cheap
kibble. Not in the one I feed.
I have researched dog food since the early 80's, used to sell Solid Gold
products so I could afford to feed it to 10 Bullmastiffs. I know the
choices, none are perfect. Yet millions of dogs thrive on kibble. Some
do not unfortunately and are the "canaries in the coal mine" like many
MCS people, just more sensitive.
I have been alternative for 40 years, followed Adele Davis from my teen
years and had a mother that actually cooked from scratch. Thank my lucky
stars for that!
It is a matter of making the best choices for each individual. I know
the litany of wolves eat raw and dogs are genetically similar. But
humans differ only 1% from chimpanzees but that does not mean we would
all thrive on bananas and forage. Wolves fed kibble do fine in most
instances. In the ones that they do not we can not say it was the food
since we are looking at so many variables like air and water quality
which have more impact on biological systems than food.
Respectfully :-)
Janet
Dee wrote:
Kibble is full of salt and sugar though, and artificial preservatives etc.,
it is also heated to massive degrees to kill bacteria (and nutrients) and
the origins of the 'meat' is also dubious in many cases. See Shirleys
Wellness Cafe for information on commercial dog food. Dee
-------Original Message-------
From: Garnet
Date: 07/05/2007 14:18:03
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: CS>Melamine chemical reaction in pet food recall (OT)
Could hope to produce and breaking her heart, well I will stick with a
Good quality kibble. There is no 100% guarantee that raw food is not
Contaminated either. Look at the raw feeders who buy the rankest old
Cuts of meat at the store and don't even consider the additives and
Contaminants not to mention bacterial counts and toxins.
Janet
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