What the pet food people don’t want you to
know!
Vets are often asked: ‘Why add dietary supplements to your
usual pet food?’ The answers are straightforward: (a) for
optimum nutrition and (b) to help address common health
issues.
We all want to do the best for our pets and with poor nutrition
at the heart of most illnesses, like humans, pets will thrive when
we get their dietary balance right. But understanding exactly what
that ‘right balance’ is can be difficult, particularly
with so many pet foods now claiming ‘added benefits’ -
what do you choose? The fact is most everyday pet food is likely be
deficient in some vitamins and minerals, with ‘home
made’ menus certainly being unbalanced in terms of proteins,
carbohydrates and fats.
Although pet food manufacturers are known to include extra
levels of ingredients at the start of the process, to help
ensure levels at the end at least meet minimum nutritional
requirements, unfortunately, the genuine ‘optimal’
nutritional values are often not met. Nutrient levels can be lost
between raw ingredient stage, processing and your pet’s dish,
perhaps due to heat treatments, chemical reactions between
ingredients and even poor storage after manufacturing.
DID YOU KNOW?
Optimal pet food sales are less than 10% of the overall pet food
market. Why not consider supplementation to help
deliver the right balance of essential nutrients.
The ‘magic five’
Vets remain convinced pets need a full range of vitamins and
minerals, at the right levels, so their health giving properties
are maximised. The antioxidant capacity of the ‘magic
five’ - vitamins A, C and E with minerals zinc and selenium -
as found in VetVits, can help protect against common and serious
pet ailments like skin irritations, joint problems, heart and
kidney problems and general well-being. That’s why
nutritionists and expert vets recommend VetVits supplements, to
help fill the nutritional gaps some pet foods may leave. Easily
added to their usual daily diet, in tasty tablets, they can help
maintain long-term pet health.
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