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Best thing I did was start reading about pet nutrition and how vets basically have very little education about dog/cat nutrition in school (which is usually funded by the worst foods for our pets Aims, Science Diet, etc).

A couple of good reads:

Not Fit for a Dog!: The Truth About Manufactured Dog and Cat Food

Description:Not Fit for a Dog highlights the dangers of modern pet food how it is unbalanced, creates addiction, and often contains ingredients that can literally poison your pet. It destroys the myths propounded by pet food companies that human food is bad for pets, and that natural food diets are unsafe. In this revolutionary book, three veterinarians share their expertise to provide an in-depth appraisal of the pet food industry and what people are feeding to their cats and dogs. The first insurance for an animal s health and happiness is good nutrition and pet owners, veterinarians, and other professional animal care-providers will find this book to be an invaluable and inspiring guide and resource.

Raw Meaty Bones by Tom Lonsdale

Living Enzymes - The World's Best Kept Pet Food Secret

Description:A must read for all devoted pet parents! Robert Mueller - BARF World's co-founder & pioneer advocate of raw feeding - has discovered "THE SECRET" of happy healthy pets! It's about the choices we make as guardians for our pets and what we can do to improve the health and well being of not only our pets, but also ourselves. Rob has found the key that unlocks the pathway to improved health.You will be amazed at the simplicity of the world's best-kept pet food secret.

Healing Pets with Nature's Miracle Cures

Description:How holistic and conventional medicine can work together effectively. For pet owners and veterinarians, these practical healing methods integrate 'natural' and conventional therapies. Written in layperson's terms, this book can help animals suffering from chronic as well as acute illnesses, including cancer, asthma, skin diseases, diabetes, heart disease, and arthritis. Readers will learn * what pets need for optimum health, system by system * the truth about nutrition: natural raw food or processed pet food? * facts on herbs, vitamins, and minerals * raw meat diets and the protein diet controversy *See how conventional and holistic therapies can be used together to treat various diseases and disorders .


Read a few of these books and you'll start really reading those pet food labels and rethink what you feed your pet.