Showing posts with label dog food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dog food. Show all posts

Monday, July 16, 2012

Why Dog Food Storage Containers Save You Money?


Sometimes, buying dog food in mass quantities is one of the best ways to save money. However, if not stored properly, spoiling, mold, and insect infestation can be a consequence. So much for saving all that money! This is where the beauty of dog food bins come in.
With the proper kind of bin to store your dog food in, the efforts of your buying in bulk will not go to waste, nor will your money. And while you may not think about keeping insects out, fruit flies and ants are infamous for feasting on open dog food and rapidly multiplying and causing a nuisance.
Another benefit to dog food containers is that they help keep odors out of the dog food. While this may not bother some dogs, many others are very picky. And what a waste of money if your dog will not even eat the food. These bins also are great at keeping your dog from getting into a bag of food. They even help with toddlers around, as they are always trying to 'help out' and can end up wasting a lot of dog food. Dog food storage containers should be airtight to keep the food fresh and are the ideal way to store lots of dog food.
Dog food storage come in many sizes, from small treat storing size, to large enough to handle 80 pounds of dog food. Many of the large and extra large containers are even on wheels so you can get to them and store them easier. With wheels, you can store your large bin in the back of the pantry, but still be able to pull it easily out when it is time to feed your dogs.

Sunday, July 15, 2012

Tips dog has good healthy skin - hair soft and shiny.


Factors that affect dog's skin and hair.
Before we get to know your dog's coat is beautiful. One thing you should know that. What factors affect the healthy skin and coat your dog? Some factors we can not control. As a result, each dog is treated the same. But there are different hair and skin.

  • Inherited : Each dog will have the genetic inheritance was different. The coat and skin are different from the original. In addition, diseases and disorders of the skin. Hereditary diseases such as allergy (Atopy).
  • Feed : Quality of food is an important factor that affects a significant factor in coat and skin condition of dogs. Low-quality dog food. Or a nutrient imbalance, it would make the coat rough. Fall out easily.
  • Other physical health : If your dog is sick. Do not eat or eat less. Or a poor intestinal absorption of nutrients. It is the one where the owner is obviously a rough messy hair. Fall out easily. Rough or scaly skin is covered.
  • Care of the owner : such as bathing and brushing.
  • Parasite : Parasite interfere the skin such as ticks - parasites, fleas, which may make the dog itch to scratch. Or gnawing at me tick - flea's. Skin inflammation. Wet, tangled coat. coat-outs and spalling of the bath brush.
Coat and skin care tips for your dog.
Should bathe your dog every 1-2 weeks with a mild shampoo. No chemicals to irritate the skin. Do not bathe your dog too often. It will make you fat, skin, hair and skin of the coating decreases. The dry, rough skin and hair. It also can cause dandruff and skin diseases as a. Unless your dog is a skin disease that may take a bath more often. (Bath with medicine shampoo).

Saturday, July 14, 2012

Authentic chicken...it's healthy protein to your dog.

As is well known that protein nutrition for your dog can not live without it. The source of protein, the difference will be the same or not? We come to understand this story.

In addition to the main protein source. There are more important than that. The structure of the body that acts as a dog that has it all, but our dog does not need the protein. However, the amino acid protein. The structure of the protein is over. The proteins are broken down into individual amino acids have a different word for "good protein" refers to the ability of proteins to the body of the dog is. The amino acid was used. The amount of protein.

Eggs are a high protein diet. Followed by meat, fish, chicken, chicken meal, or even other components. Product of the chicken bones, feathers, it has the same protein. But the point is. All proteins and protein are not equal. Because some body is not used. The dog lovers can observe the main ingredients on the labels of dog food in the market, which has three different types.

Economy low-cost food ingredients are used. Consists of grains ground to 60-90% of the dogs to eat the lot is full, but most do not provide any benefit. Go to the body.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Some foods that may be toxic to dogs

Meal or foods a lot of people are eating is safe. Not harmful to health. But it may be unsafe for the dog. What kind of some food? Let's see here.

Grapes and raisins

It is reported that eating grapes and raisins can cause acute renal failure in the dog. The mechanism causing renal failure in the dog. The study is clear that this is because the chemical nature of the grape. Expected to cause renal failure, most commonly cattle, mule Nakhonratchasima (mycotoxins) or may result from residues of pesticides used in viticulture. Or heavy metal contamination in the soil used to grow grapes.

Quantity of grapes that may cause poisoning in dogs is about 30 grams of grapes per dog weighs 1 kg of raisins from the reports of toxicity that is 3-10 g per kg of dog it was a symptom of toxicity. grapes and raisins, including vomiting, diarrhea in 24 hours after taking it. Then it begins to show symptoms of abdominal pain could not eat. The dog will eat less or not brought water and urine. Due to acute renal failure. If not treated immediately. The dog may have died.

Treatment : If your dog grapes or raisins to a veterinarian no more than two hours to make the dog vomit. And the activated charcoal. (Ultra Carbon) to help absorb toxins. Intravenous saline and a diuretic to reduce the incidence of acute renal failure. And other treatments to patients.

Onions and garlic

Onions and garlic have a chemical called Teeter, thiosulfate (Thiosulphate), which can cause anemia in dogs can be. Compared to the violence. The onions with the garlic toxicity than me. Both raw onions, cooked onions can cause toxicity to both.

The toxicity can occur in the case of onions, eat large quantities at one time (to eat onions 60-80 g per 1 kg of dog weight) or less than the amount they eat, and eat as is. for several days (15 g onion eating dogs weighs 1 kg per day) and the garlic. The potential toxicity in dogs when eaten garlic, 1 tablespoon per dog weighing 10 pounds (4.5 kg), however, if the consumption of an extract of garlic may be mixed in food for a dog is not classified as. dangerous to my dog. Because often put in high volume.

Symptoms of anemia include the dog's gums and mucous membranes pale. Into my heart to eat less, some may have vomiting and diarrhea with blood in urine. Treatment is usually symptomatic treatment. The oxygen deficiency of oxygen may be added. The anemia may require blood transfusions.