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Take Two--anyone know of any studies on pet food?
<<<<I asked a question like this, oh must have been a month back. I had posted as "Bounder" and I asked for studies on pet food. This is Take Two.>>>>
Most of you know my position on pet food. However, I am looking for studies. At the risk of stepping on a few toes, the one valid point that Aster has made so far is that a few people speak of studies, but do not link to them. This has not dettered me from my stance for several reasons, but nevertheless I must ask--can anyone tell me where to find any good studies about pet food?
Aster--you're welcome to contribute too, if you have anything *helpful* to contribute.
Last night, we finally got to ordering several books on canine nutrition off of Amazon.com, including a few that are used as resources for dogfoodanalysis.com. I'm hoping that they cite some studies as well.
P.S.
Oh, and I'd like to shout out a "THANKS!" to those who gave me links on one of my previous questions, the one about a dog's digestive system. I just finished reading them. All that I read were very helpful and contained useful information.
Aster--
the article you contributed must have been deleted or something. I couldn't access it.
ETA:
I also have a forum thread on this, if anyone would prefer to have an actual discussion:
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Burkett's Cookies 'n' Creme
on Nov 5th 2009
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We carry Lucky Dog Cuisine at my work. The woman who created it is a CANINE nutritionist. She cites these references on her website: www.luckydogcuisine.com
While they are not specifically studies where someone can read, they may be worth looking into. I know one of the arguments is that the folks who do evaluate dog food (like dogfoodanalysis) don't have a DVM or other specialized degree. Well, here you go, I see lots of Ph.D and DVM's after the names of these folks!
Also... Here is another quote from her website. This cites a specific study that noticed a decrease of 18% in lifespan since we've introduced highly commercialized, processed foods.
Advantages of Whole Natural Food:
• Dogs live longer -Ann Martin and Dr. Strombeck both mention in their books that over the last 40 years, dogs have had a 18% decrease in life span due to the advent of commercial, processed foods.
www.luckydogcuisine.com
Bam-Bam, CGC
answered 2 weeks, 3 days ago.
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This is one of the hardest things for me, buying dogfood.
My dog's digestive system can not handle lots of grains, foreign meats other than maybe the processed chicken. Corn and barley is out of the question. Cheese and yogurt can harbor e coli. So, if you can find any study links let me know.
For the german shepherd their digestive system seems to differ from other breeds as well. I thank you for this pursuit as it is important. There has to be some scientific studies out there. I think I will email one place to see if I can get a response.
Dieta
answered 2 weeks, 2 days ago.
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A book I would totally recommend would be 'See Spot live longer : how to help your dog live a longer and healthier life' by Steve Brown. Very good book that looks into the facts of the digestive system, the facts of commercial brand dog foods and the facts of the ancestral diet. It certainly caught my eye!
I am not entirely sure of any true scientific data collected about raw versus dry, etc. But I was definitely pleased with the results of my raw feeding when I took my Beagle to a new vet and the vet commended me for how fit and healthy my Beagle is, as most Beagles he sees are overweight, unless a Show dog.
I also really enjoyed reading from the following sites:
www.rawfed.com
www.rawdogranch.com
rawfeddogs.net
"Dr. Marty's book is a good resource too, since he's one of the top holistic vets in the U.S. and quite high-profile, not to mention the food chain reference on his website at www.drmarty.com
Charlie
answered 2 weeks, 2 days ago.
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like pet foods vs other pet foods. i don't know of any. but i have links on stuff like the importance of animal protein etc.
here
jn.nutrition.org
i had one link about the protein is bad myth, that USED to be on the purina site(ironically). not so ironic now as it has been removed.
a couple more
web.archive.org
web.archive.org
Chocolate
answered 2 weeks, 2 days ago.
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