Adios Kibbles!
We watched a great program "Truth about Pet Cancer" last week. I've learned a lot especially, how kibbles are bad for both dogs and cats. According to the program, 1 in every 50 dogs had cancer 50 years ago and now 1 in every 1.65 dogs will have cancer!!! No wonder that so many dogs and cats around me had or have cancers. So heart breaking...😢 I knew that some ingredients for dog (cat) food are terrible. For example, some meats are not for human consumption...such as carcass which was not killed for food (already dead), diseased or sick animals, rotten meats etc. Many dogs and cats got sick or died because of those foods. It's super important to read the ingredients on the bag but it's also super hard to understand them.
We pick the best kibble we could find for Bambi (chihuahua); human grade, organic gluten free etc. We learned that even if kibble is made with good ingredients, they still cause cancer and other sickness. So we decided to remove kibble from her food. The reason behind it is that it's too processed. To make kibble like kibble shapes, meats (ingredients) are processed with high temperatures until becoming clay-like textures. Then, again, they are processed with high temperatures to make them like sand-like textures. Those processes are carcinogenic. Then, to make kibble shapes from sand, they use some kind of starch (40%) which is very high carb= high sugar. Too much sugars results in greater risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease. No matter how high grade ingredients were used, as long as the same process is used, any kibbles are bad for her health.
Bambi turned 12 this year. We regret that we didn't quit kibbles sooner but Bambi will be on a more ketogenic diet like her mama from now on. At this point, her two main foods are organix (kibble) and primal (raw food). We give her half and half twice a day. She eats when she is hungry (like a cat) so she sometimes eats once a day. From now on, we will gradually change to new two main foods; primals (raw food) and ziwi (raw food) plus some fresh vegetables and fruits everyday. We love you, Bambi so so much. Please live long and healthy life with us 💘💘💘
If you are interested, Truth about Pet Cancer is available online (no longer free) but they are so informative and tons of great information. Nothing is more dangerous than ignorance!
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I am now on keto like mama!
