To maintain your furry friends’ health in an optimum state you need to determine if your pet is consuming a junk food diet. Focusing on pet nutrition will be one of the factors that helps ensure that your furry friend lives a long and healthy life.
What constitutes a junk food diet for a pet? Many pet foods are highly processed. They contain a variety of preservatives, hard-to-digest by-products and dyes which may be harmful to your pet’s health over time. A pet’s immune system may become depleted from consuming such a diet. The pet’s risk of contracting cancer may also increase, as studies have shown pet foods which contain Ethoxyquin, BHA and BHT are potential carcinogens.
Pet nutrition that is rich in antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients and amino acids may help to increase your pet’s life span. If you are concerned that your pet’s diet may be made up of junk pet foods, consider contacting the pet professionals at Tipp City Veterinary Hospital. We serve the Miami Valley and Dayton, Ohio area.
