[Suresh PM]

Hi GDSsForever,

I got the statement of AAFCO when i surfed about healthy diet for dog food. Surely i accept with you that we have many brands who take care of quality in preparing meatfood. But i am also concerned with price of those foods. Not every common man can afford huge price for his pet. Particularly in India we buy quality petfood for about 500/kg which cannot be afforded by most of the common men. So i planned of preparing this food with extreme quality.

I used wheat, rice, Soya bean, millet, whitecorn, and some of the integrands we use in our country for human diet which is mostly available in Indian region and so I am not familiar with English words of that. Sorry for that. I got information about the amount of feeding of these mentioned integrands from internet and mixed with some amount of milk and water and made into small sizes so that my pet can eat. About the flavor, My dog likes chocolate flavor and so I used it. I wont add any sugar or salt with my dog food since it is not good for dogs. I added just natural flavors but as u said the original caffine may be toxic to dogs. Please suggest me with some flavors our dogs like most so that I can try with my pet.

[Suresh PM]

Thanks GDSsForever for your valuable information. Now I understood that veg food also satisfies pets with equal amount of nutrition provided by meat food. Actually I was upset with the price of high quality vegetarian foods I buy every month. So I planned of preparing vegetarian dog food with fully natural contents (even flavors). I used all the healthy products we use in India for HUMANS. Adding flavors my dog loves (like chocolate, vanilla) I prepared this food in appropriate size and fed him. He loved to eat that and I also checked this food with my sister’s dog and my relative’s dog and they all loved it. The interesting thing is I made this at low cost without sacrificing the quality. Exactly to say I can make 1kg of food at less than 3$. Now I have theoretical nutritional values which is more than what non-veg provides. Now I am planning to find the exact experimental nutritional values.

My idea is other people can also make their own vegetarian pet food with the flavors our dog loves. Because none of the currently available meat-free diets for dogs or cats base their claims of nutritional adequacy on recognized feeding protocols such as those of the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO, 2007). Also non-veg food may have 5D problems( the 5’D sources are “DEAD,DOWN,DYING,DISEASED & DISABLED” animals). Make sure our pet eats healthy food which will help him now and also in future without sideeffects.

[Suresh PM]

Thanks Patty and Hound Dog Mom.

You people cleared some of my doubts.. Thanks a lot for your valuable information. Possibly if you guide me with amount of energy needed for a 4 year dog i will be thankful.

Thanks.

[Suresh PM]

Hi matt,
I think veg food also can make pets healthier. but remember even veg foods have equal and even more energy than meat food. None of the pet food manufacturers indicate which animal meat is used and what part of the animal is mixed. Also they add about only 5-15% of meat in the pet food. we can use veg pet foods which has equal or more proteins than meat mixed foods. we can feed freshly prepared meat to our pets when we cook for us. Its made by the pet’s owners and it assures quality. also as everyone knows meat easily decays. manufacturers adds some chemicals to make it useful for long period and it makes meat unfit since meat should be eaten fresh to get the energy from it fully. Manufacturers add meat just to inform people that they add meat which dog needs and likes.

As one of our friend said dogs belongs to carnivores category. But an animal is said to be carnivores only if it kills some other animal and eats flesh. best example is lion which eats only fresh meat. but we don’t feed our dog with fresh meat. isn’t it? so, nothing is wrong if we feed our dog with veg food but as others said be careful with veg food and check whether it has all the essential nutrition which FRESH meat has..
Thanks.

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