A well-balanced diet greatly improves a child’s immune system and overall health, paving the way for a disease-free, strong, and healthy childhood. In the case of dogs, nothing changes. Dog owners often worry that their pet is getting sick from eating food that contains meat by-products. Byproducts, for the uninitiated, are often the inedible parts of the animal.

Bones, chicken feet, and internal organs are just a few examples. Specific byproducts may be required for some foods. Even though the Bil Jac brand may include chicken byproducts, the ingredients are clearly labelled. Due to their high protein content, byproducts like chicken heart, kidneys, and livers are perfectly good for dogs to consume.

You should also be on the lookout for fillers. That’s because they don’t agree with the dog’s digestive system. This would include things like corn, which is not good for dogs anyhow, but also animal byproducts. It’s crucial to remember that a dog’s diet should include roughly 40% meat, 50% vegetables, and 10% grain.

Many people also wonder if there are any health advantages to giving a dog wet food rather than dry food. To tell you the truth, there is no difference between the benefits of feeding your dog wet food and dry food. It won’t matter as long as your dog is healthy and well-fed. Wet dog food was developed because certain canines are finicky eaters who refuse to eat dry food.

If a dog needs to gain weight, wet food is often given since it is more palatable. You should know that wet food is more likely to get stuck in your dog’s teeth, so you’ll have to spend more time cleaning them, whereas dry food acts as an abrasive agent and helps clean the dog’s teeth.

Natural Dog Diet

If your dog is as finicky as mine, making the transition to a natural dog food diet can be a nightmare. If it doesn’t like anything, it will poke at it and move on to something else, such as urinating on your car. That’s not acceptable conduct, and neither is being picky about what you eat.

Be patient, though; they are, after all, just animals, and that’s why we need our help in the first place when it comes to choosing a nutritious dog diet. Here’s a suggestion you can use if you still haven’t figured out how to make the change go more smoothly: Begin by eating only one sort of food for a while. Do the opposite of what most pet owners do, which is the worst error they make (obviously).

However, if you’re looking to get started with a protein source, chicken is a fantastic option because it’s very inexpensive and convenient to find. Don’t forget to throw in some meaty bones and keep feeding your pet that one specific piece of meat (like a quarter leg) for a week or two. This not only helps your dog’s transition to a natural diet, but it also gives its teeth a good scrub. This reduces the amount of germs in its mouth and so helps prevent the development of diseases like periodontal disease.

Another crucial point to remember is to not feed it any raw meat that has been mixed with the commercial brands it normally consumes. We must eliminate the latter as soon as possible because of the chemicals and preservatives it contains.

For the rest of the conversation, chicken is not required. If you and your dog like beef or pork, you may always start your dog on a natural diet with those two meats as the primary protein source. As was previously stated, keep feeding him only that kind of dog food for a week, or until his appetite has returned to normal and he is well acclimated to the offered diet. In the first week, your pet’s digestive tract is still developing and quite sensitive; therefore, it is not recommended to feed it a variety of raw meats at once. If you do this, you will have to take your pet outside more often to relieve itself.

The following stage is to introduce an alternative protein source or an organ like a heart or liver to the meal plan (yummy). Again, taking things slowly is essential to avoid the furry guy having diarrhoea and defecation problems all over the place.

To make the transition to a natural dog food simple and safe, remember to gradually increase the amount of raw items and then add variety. It will definitely take some time, but the results will be well worth the wait.