LUATH´S HOLISTIC NUTRITION
The Affordable All-Natural Dog Food with Spirulina – The ‘Super food’
3 whole grains + 3 vegetables to balance the protein,
Green Tea – Rich in antioxidants, Hypo-Allergenic, Free of chemical additives & GM ingredients
Featuring:
No Beef, pork, soy, sugar beet pulp, potato, maize, eggs, wheat or dairy products
No chemical colours, flavours or preservatives
Highly digestible for reduced stool volume
No Canola oil and No GM ingredients
EU-Approved proteins and fats
Chlorophyll-loaded spinach and peas
Spirulina – freshwater-based ‘super food’
Green tea – naturally rich in beneficial polyphenols
Three whole grains – brown rice, oats and millet, ‘Queen of grains’
Suitable for dogs of all ages
Quality at an affordable cost
‘Puppy Food’, ‘Senior Food’ and the marvels of pet food marketing.
Young animals need higher levels of protein and fat – and older animals need less. Pet food makers have exploited this situation to the hilt. They have created any number of niches for different formulations designed for pets of various ages. This may give them a ‘hook’ for promotion, but the value to the pet is not clear. People seem surprised when we ask, “What level of protein do you feed your children?” We normally don’t worry about unique diets for children, beyond infancy, yet the attention given this subject with regard to young pets strains belief.
But more is at stake than just silly marketing ‘hype’ and a possible waste of money by consumers – and that is the possible harmful effects of overfeeding protein. Pups get more food per body weight than adult dogs and so take in more protein. Add ‘high-protein’ diets for puppies and we see a potential for skeletal problems. High protein intake could force muscle growth beyond the capabilities of the skeletal system, putting strain on the joints. We suspect a correlation between special foods for growth and the rise in problems like hip dysplasia.
Luath’s by contrast is a moderate protein-level food. Because it is low in fat, simply add a little extra-virgin olive oil to increase the fat intake for puppies.
Concerning special foods for older pets, again we ask whether you buy ‘older people foods’. Old age is normal and eating less in old age is normal. Not normal are the many degenerative diseases which seem to accompany old age in our animals – diseases we might prevent if we paid more attention to the proper composition of our pet food and less attention to creating special marketing categories by age.
