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04-22-2007, 05:52 AM | #1 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Why "grain free" dog food if okay to give cereal etc? I'm confused. Like many of you, I feed Canidae - an "almost no grain" type premium food. Almost all 6-star foods (from the analysis site) are "grainless". Why? So, my question is - why is it okay to give them cereal and rice etc.? What "grain" are we trying to avoid? I know people on here give their babies Fiber 1, Kashi, Cheerios etc. - and lots of the homecookers on here say it's okay. Are there good grains for dogs? Bad grains? Too much grain?
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04-23-2007, 05:31 AM | #2 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Alright all you intelligentsias who I know are here....it is making me a bit nervous that no one, perhaps, knows why we seek grain-free dog food...but then add grain for home cooking. Where is our Yorkiedaze when we need her?
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04-23-2007, 05:37 AM | #3 |
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| Cereal and rice are good. I think everyone iis trying to avoid wheat gluten, rice gluten and corn gluten because of the recalls
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04-23-2007, 05:42 AM | #4 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | But...recalls aside, the real question is: Why are "grain free" dog foods considered 6-star/best foods in general? And then, why is it okay to then add grain if home cooking?
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04-23-2007, 05:43 AM | #5 |
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| I know there are allergy issues with some grains for some dogs other than that I'm not sure.......
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04-23-2007, 05:47 AM | #6 |
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| Well I know some grains are allergy causers. I didnt think rice was though or oatmeal if you are talking about that for the cereal
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04-23-2007, 05:54 AM | #7 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Thanks, Chachi. This is what I'm trying to learn more about - for those of us who do want to try some homecooking, which grains are the "avoid" grains.
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04-23-2007, 12:20 PM | #8 | |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cereal and pet food "grain" that is actually synonymous with filler. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_food That is why grain free dog food is better. Last edited by SONYSW; 04-23-2007 at 12:23 PM. | |
04-24-2007, 07:34 AM | #9 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Ah! Finally an answer! NOWwwwwww I get it. Thanks sony!
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