puppytales

Most pet owners will probably find the one pet food that works best for their pet, and pretty much stick to that food. But if you happen to be shopping around for a new pet food for your dog (or cat), there are a couple of things to keep in mind. Labels do not always say what is really in that can or bag. What I mean by that remark is that the ingredients may seem like they are listed in order of which is contained the most in the pet food, say tuna, for example. But that is not necessarily the case. The ingredients are actually listed in decreasing order according to their weight. There may actually be an ingredient that weighs more than the tuna, say wheat, but manufacturers of the pet food may not want to list wheat as the first ingredient. So they will separate that wheat into three categories of germ, middlings and bran, with each category now weighing less than the tuna. Thus you will see tuna listed first, then the three separate wheat ingredients. So someone may think that tuna is the main ingredient since it is listed first, but it is actually more wheat based than tuna based.

Also, you might want to check that the food you are thinking of buying for your pet has been tested according to feeding protocols approved by the Association of American Feed Control Officials. And it never hurts to ask your friendly veterinarian for advice either!