The correct level and overall balance of nutrients is essential when it comes to your four-legged companions diet. Both humans and animals require a specific combination of water, minerals, vitamins, fats, carbohydrates, and protein in order to function normally and maintain a healthy and balanced diet. There are many pet food manufacturers around the world who work hard in order to determine what is the best formula to place into their pet food products in order for their product to provide all the important nutrients your pet needs each and every single day to remain fit and healthy.

You will no doubt have encountered pet food products that have been specifically designed for each stage of your pet’s life, such as puppy and kitten food and so on, while some pet foods provide hypoallergenic nutrition and other specialist formulas in order to control specific health conditions such as kidney disease or even heart disease.

Every ounce of nutrient that is found in your pet’s food comes with its own very important purpose. Without adequate levels of balanced nutrition, your pet would become unable to perform their normal daily activities, maintain healthy bones, teeth, repair muscles, maintain healthy muscle tone or even fight off infection, which means by feeding a pet cheap commercial foods, especially ones that do not contain the correct level of nutritional value for healthy living, you may discover that you are making more frequent trips to your local veterinarian plus a whole lot of expensive vet bills which could have been avoided. Which leads us to the importance of reading the nutritional value of your pets food.

Many pet foods that are readily available on the market today promise high levels of nutrition for your four-legged friend. As with just about any product including many of the human foods we shop for, the unhealthy products are also well advertised but are deceptively non-nutritious. After much research we have found  that many readily available cheap commercial pet foods and expensive pet food brands do not meet the minimum nutritional standards, despite the brand being popular. So by purchasing expensive pet food, it often means we are paying for the brand name, which is why it’s important to always check the nutritional content on the back of the product before you feed it to your pet.

The horrors and dangers of cheap commercial pet food

The contents on the back of many commercial pet food products, unfortunately, do not disclose the complete contents that are in it, usually using seemingly normal words to disguise undesirable ingredients. Behind the innocent-sounding words such as ‘meat byproducts’ are horrific and often unhealthy manufacturing practices. Many commercial pet food manufacturers are known to add dangerous vitamin fortifications and preservatives that make your pets’s food less healthy and can also create many internal health problems, which again, means more expensive vet bills when something goes wrong due to poor diet.

Well-known words such as ‘meat byproducts’ are considered as a misnomer since these byproducts actually contain very little, if any, meat. This mystery meat is often parts of an animal that are left over once the meat has been stripped from the bone. This can include parts such as bones, intestines, lungs, entrails, feet, and many other parts of the animal’s carcass which would not be fit for human consumption. This mystery meat may also include road kill, dead zoo animals, and even the parts of other cats and dogs.

Discover what is going into your pet’s food.

Now if that all comes as a shock to you, you may now wish to know what actually goes into your pet’s food, which is when websites such as Pet Food Ratings and Dog Food Adviser become incredibly useful. Both websites are independent pet food reviewers which carefully analyse the nutritional values and content that goes into your pet’s food. The websites also come with an incredibly handy 1 to 6 star rating system. Pet foods that score less than 4 stars contain very little nutritional content, which makes looking for the most beneficial pet foods effortless. Pet food brands with several of their products rating 4 or more stars means it is a brand you can trust.

Many pet foods list their ingredients for each formula on the back of their bag, a quick tip is that the mention of ‘meat meal’ is considered as a meat concentrate and contains nearly 300% more protein than fresh meat products, instead of the ingredient ‘meat’ or ‘chicken’ which is predominantly water content and adds up to very little actual protein.  Ideally you want to see a minimum of 2-3 types of meat meal listed at the beginning of a food’s nutritional content, followed by a good mix of healthy brown grains fruits and vegetables with added vitamins and fish oils, which altogether will provide  your pet with a fantastic source of nutrition for their daily diet.

Saar Kennels Pet Hotel & Spa are well aware and understand the current issue of being unable to source high-quality pet food in Bahrain that is packed full of all the rich nutritional ingredients that improve your pet’s health while also avoiding breaking the bank. This is why our company has become
the middle eat wholesalers for one of the top pet foods in the world, Canidae USA  pet food formulas rate a consistent 5 Stars by independent pet food reviewers, and have amazing consumer feedback. Canidae’s 5 star rating is due it’s nutritional and holistic ingredients, which also offer Grain Free alternatives for Gluten intolerant pets while containing only human-grade protein sources, pro-biotics, omega fatty acids and is extremely palatable. Which is why we have made the Canidae pet food brand available for pets and their owners in Bahrain and around the middle east.

We are great advocates of feeding pets healthier pet foods to ensure they have a better quality of life, which is why Saar Kennels uses Canidae pet food for our furry guests during their Boarding stays, and unlike others we simply refuse to skimp and save by using cheaper foods, and would rather offer the pet’s under our care one of the best foods available on the island.

We recommend fellow pet owners try out this food, from our own personal experiences and our customer reviews alone we can say with certainty this pet food does improve pet health and has worked wonders on improving the health of pet’s skin, coat and energy levels.

Canidae pet food formulas and other premium pet products are available at our Unleashed Pet Store and can be delivered right to your doorstep for your convenience.

Canidae USA pet food range is available at www.saarkennels.com for purchase online and for home delivery or call (+973) 17790017.

Remember, the importance of high-quality pet food can mean a much healthier, longer, fuller, and happier life for your four legged family member, without the unnecessary vet bills which can be caused by the wrong nutrition.