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Originally Posted by Beth Boofa  Cesar's softies have great reviews on many sites. People praise them for their quality, texture, size, and great for smaller breeds of dogs. They work great for training. I researched them & if ur concerned about ur dog gaining weight then ur advised to skip theses tasty treats.. But I have a very small yorkie & I def am not concerned w/her gaining weight at the moment. These are the reasons I decided to try them. And also the fact that they were never recalled. Lol.
I do completely agree w/an all natural diet as well. She eats a very high quality dog food. But I splurged a little and bought her these little goodies  |
I would not give Cesar's softies. According to your link, Petsmart lists the ingredients of these.
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Filet Mignon Flavor: Rice flour, wheat flour, sugar, glycerin,
propylene glycol,
animal fat (preserved with
BHA/BHT), caramel color, natural poultry flavor, potassium chloride, salt, natural filet mignon flavor, calcium propionate (a preservative), potassium sorbate (a preservative), hickory flavor,
artificial flavor, sodium tripolyphosphate, titanium dioxide."
Other flavors even have artificial colors. Why? I thought dogs were partially color blind? The color is for the human feeding it. Artificial colors are known to cause certain cancers.
Propylne glycol: aka antifreeze
http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/red-flag-ingredients/propylene-glycol-dog-food-aid-or-automotive-anti-freeze/
Animal fat: from what animal? Doesn't say if it's beef, poultry, fish, rodent, and of those is it fat from the meat, the face, the butt, the skin, etc.
Preserved with BHA/BHT: known to cause hyperactivity in humans, what about much smaller dogs?
Artificial flavor: Why is this needed when natural flavors are widely available? Bc it's cheaper.
I would never feed my dogs Cesar, Beneful, etc or the treats they make.
Sure there are lots of "natural" and "holistic" brands that get recalled from time to time, but you'll notice these brands are doing voluntary recalls. Big brands such as Purina etc only recall when the FDA steps in.
Why does this product get such high reviews? Bc it's junk food for dogs. Of course they are going to think it tastes great. If you fed your toddler nothing but fast food and then tried to give him veggies, what do you think was the "better" food, meaning which one did he like more? Does that mean it's better for you bc he liked the junk food more?
It's up to US to give our dogs healthy food, not processed junk. Plain boiled chicken or veggies will make our dogs go crazy! Even fruit! And you already have it in your house. Why pay extra to feed your dog crap that's slowly going to poison him?