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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 593276" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>The thing about corn is that a lot dogs are allergic to it. It's one of the most common allergens with dogs. And it's in almost every commercial dog food out there. Before I got smart enough to read labels (well duh!), I used to feed Ragan an expensive canned food that appeared to be just little meat slices. Her coat was thin - almost non-existent in places, and her skin was itchy all the time. Once I read the label I saw that the gravy in the little meat slices was thickened with a corn derivitive! Once I changed her food, her coat filled in and she stopped scratching.</p><p></p><p>Barring any allergies, I think certain types of grains and vegetables are good for dogs and cats too. Many of the expensive premium foods contain oatmeal and a lot of them have rice. Both of them are usually non-allergenic and healthy. They weren't made to get by strictly on meat. Their wild ancestors lived by killing smaller animals and eating them. This part is a little gross but true ... when they ate their unfortunately little victims, they ate the entire thing including the stomach contents of their prey including whatever grass, vegetation or grains that their prey had eaten. So in the wild they would be eating a balance of all of these things.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 593276, member: 1883"] The thing about corn is that a lot dogs are allergic to it. It's one of the most common allergens with dogs. And it's in almost every commercial dog food out there. Before I got smart enough to read labels (well duh!), I used to feed Ragan an expensive canned food that appeared to be just little meat slices. Her coat was thin - almost non-existent in places, and her skin was itchy all the time. Once I read the label I saw that the gravy in the little meat slices was thickened with a corn derivitive! Once I changed her food, her coat filled in and she stopped scratching. Barring any allergies, I think certain types of grains and vegetables are good for dogs and cats too. Many of the expensive premium foods contain oatmeal and a lot of them have rice. Both of them are usually non-allergenic and healthy. They weren't made to get by strictly on meat. Their wild ancestors lived by killing smaller animals and eating them. This part is a little gross but true ... when they ate their unfortunately little victims, they ate the entire thing including the stomach contents of their prey including whatever grass, vegetation or grains that their prey had eaten. So in the wild they would be eating a balance of all of these things. [/QUOTE]
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