Lots of people out there have critters
who they’ve
been told are “allergic” to certain pet foods,
including some that are present in our cat
and dog food recipes.
Literally hundreds have
told me that their vet, or an allergy “specialist” told
them that their pet was allergic to corn, wheat,
rice, or even meat. Partly I find it funny, considering that
I don't know of any nature specialist who has found wolves
or bobcats running around with meat and grain allergies.
However, there is a very good answer to these problems --
and it isn't lamb and rice.
Lamb and rice is what a conventional
vet will put a dog on when they think they have a dog food
allergy problem. That's because
lamb and rice are basically the two most bland and easy-to-digest
foods out there. It’s an avoidance solution where the
dog is limited to only a couple of things to eat for the
rest of its live. The holistic view of course is to look
at dog food allergies, and find out why they're there.
That’s
where our natural dog food comes in.
From what we know, dogs, and some cats,
typically do not naturally produce the correct enzymes to
break down certain
foods, like wheat and corn.
When you take a feed-quality source of wheat and corn,
and then cook and process the heck out of it -- the naturally-occurring
enzymes in the corn and wheat are
destroyed, leaving the dog’s digestive system on its
own to attempt to break those foods down. Without that natural
enzyme, a lot of dogs will have a problem trying to do this,
which typically manifests itself with dry skin, sores, diarrhea,
and other problems resulting from dog food allergies. However,
if you feed human-quality grains found in human-grade
dog food, and you leave them raw, as
we
do with
our raw dog food --
the enzyme
will remain intact, and there will be no dog food allergies
associated with the corn and wheat.
Our dog food doesn't contain wheat, corn, or soy. And as far as the grains that we do use (oats, rye, barley, and quinoa) we offer a money-back guarantee
to people who claim their critters have allergies.
The bottom line is, we wouldn’t
put grains in
our SOJOS ORIGINAL if we didn’t think that they were important
to our recipes. That food has been around since 1985 with consistently amazing results.
And if you do have a dog that you're convinced can't tolerate grains, there's always our SOJOS GRAIN-FREE. But we find that in general people have good results with ALL of our foods, and once people understand
the role
of enzymes in the allergy problem, everyone is much happier, and better informed.
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