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		<title>Overfeeding: A Crime of Innocent Ignorance</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 19:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emman Alcide</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Overfeeding our pets is actually a form of animal cruelty or abuse. The definition of animal cruelty to us is beating or underfeeding, or putting them in cages and not taking care of them but overfeeding is also a form of animal cruelty. Overfeeding leads to health problems such as diabetes, heart illness, obesity, arthritis [...]]]></description>
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</strong><strong>Overfeeding our pets is actually a form of animal cruelty or abuse.</strong> The definition of animal cruelty to us is beating or underfeeding, or putting them in cages and not taking care of them but overfeeding is also a form of animal cruelty. <strong><em>Overfeeding leads to health problems such as diabetes, heart illness, obesity, arthritis and more.</em></strong> It is advisable that we follow the standard or the proper amount of food that we give to our pets.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify"><strong><em>Pets have insatiable appetite, they will keep on munching as long as we keep on giving, they wont stop unless we intervene</em></strong>. It is hard to ignore our pets asking for more food or asking a piece of whatever it is that we are eating so we decide to toss a slice of pizza, a piece of meat or bread. We&#8217;re thinking they deserve it for the love, affection and loyalty they have on us. It is right but there is a harmful side to it. We overfeed them and we put them prone to diseases.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify"><strong>So how much food you should give to your pets? Here are some helpful guidelines.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify"><strong>Dogs:</strong><br />
10 lbs. or less-  1/3 &#8211; 1 cup of dog food (Dry, Wet or Mixed)<br />
10-25 lbs.- 1-2 ¼ cups<br />
25-50 lbs. -2 ¼ &#8211; 3 ¾ cups<br />
50-75 lbs. &#8211; 3 ¾ &#8211; 5 cups<br />
Over 75 lbs. &#8211; 5-8 cups</p>
<p style="text-align: justify"><strong>Cats:</strong><br />
The typical 10 lb. cat should be fed 4-6 ounces of canned food or 1/4 &#8211; 1/3 cup dry food daily.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify"><strong>Fish:</strong><br />
About a pinch of food is enough to feed at least 5 fish.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify"><strong>The best thing to do is to ask your vets for the proper diet of your pets. </strong>Some dog and cat breeds may require different feeding needs. Read properly the label of your dog or cat foods. Putting too much food in the aquarium may contaminate the water and may poison your fishes so always be careful in the amount of food you put in your aquarium.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">Loving your pets does not end in buying them gifts and accessories. Not overfeeding them is actually the best gift you can ever give them.  Another gift, more for you than them, is to use a <a href="http://www.longest.com/coupons/godaddy-coupons-and-promo-codes/">godaddy coupon 2011</a> to obtain a domain for your pet.  Put up a site with images and more for yourself and your family to enjoy.</p>
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		<title>Premium Pet Foods</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:29:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emman Alcide</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anyone who’s ever owned a pet knows that they like to eat a lot. This fact is true that whether we are talking about ourselves, our dogs or our cats. What all animals eat has a big effect on their health. You must know your pet depends on you to make the right healthy pet food [...]]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: justify">Anyone who’s ever owned a pet knows that they like to eat a lot. This fact is true that whether we are talking about ourselves, our dogs or our cats. What all animals eat has a big effect on their health. You must know your pet<img class="alignright size-full wp-image-195" src="http://freepettips.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/123.jpg" alt="" width="285" height="338" /> depends on you to make the right healthy pet food and treat choices when it comes to his or her health and happiness.  So it should come as no surprise that as a pet owner, you’ll meet various brands of pet foods. The pet food market has been dominated in the few years by the acquisition of big companies by even big companies. The growth of the pet foods industry now provides pet owners with better foods for their pets.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">The terms ‘’natural’’ dog food and really ‘’premium’’ dog food you&#8217;ll notice taking a closer look at some of the labels during the shopping. Premium pet foods have higher standards when choosing the quality of ingredients, formula and nutritional value. Some of the newer scientifically developed premium wellness pet foods meet the ideal criteria while also delivering highly nutritious, balanced wellness diets. The premium dog or cat food can boost your pet&#8217;s immune system and give him or her a shinier coat, healthier teeth and gums, and more energy. Real food for dogs can be purchased in prepackaged meals combined to provide nutritional balance, or in separate dishes so that diets can be customized to provide optimum nutrition for individual dogs with individual needs. When speaking about cats, they are obligate carnivores and are very different from dogs in their nutritional foods. However, you may ask how to choose the best brand of premium pet foods, as all the manufacturers have different standards regarding the freshness and quality of their ingredients. When going to shopping, it’s important to know that the star ratings for premium wellness pet foods can be based mainly on four factors:</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">1) ingredients</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">2) guaranteed analysis</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">3)daily cost to feed</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">and</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">4) palatability</p>
<p style="text-align: justify">And lastly, choosing the suitable premium food for your pet you will be surprised that these foods may actually be less expensive and healthier for your pet.</p>
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