Pet Food Nutrition And Choices

Pet food has changed a lot in recent years. Your choices are not just large chunky dry food for pets. Pet owners have the choice of offering their pets many quite a selection of flavored pet food. There are also different types, like small and moist chunks. Additionally, there are single serving packets or for pets on the go. As always, you have the ever present can food, which comes in a vast array of flavors. Unfortunately, not all pet foods are equal in nutrition value.

Most pet owners want to give their companion pets the best. That should start with nutrition. If you find it difficult to determine the nutrition values, you are not alone. However, the internet has simplified that. You can do a couple of quick searches via Google, Yahoo or MSN and find a great deal of information on almost any major brand of pet food.

While reading about the different brands and types of pet food, you will notice the many choices you have. That is, do you want to maintain your pets current level of health? Is your pet over-weight? What is your pets age? Does your pet currently have any specific medical issues? There are so many choices, you will want to take a little extra time to read about the options in pet foods available.

Talking about over-weight pets. This is interesting. In January of 2007, the Pfizer Animal Health division introduced Slentrol(TM)- a drug for obese and over weight dogs. Slentrol is an FDA approved drug for canine weightloss. It is truly a ground breaking new drug for dogs.

The development of Slentrol could not have come at a better time. With the increasing amount of over-weight dogs today, it sounds like research completed by the Pfizer Animal Health division will be able to help many dogs. hopefully, the dog owners will also understand that dogs, like humans, must have physical exercise involved to make their weight loss program successful.

The introduction of Slentrol weightloss drug for dogs by Pfizer was provoked by the ever increasing amount of obese and over weight dogs in the United States. The medical name for Slentrol is Dirlotapide. Claudia A. Kirk, an associate professor from the University of Tennessee, states that 40 percent of dogs in the US are over weight.

Nutrition values are better than ever. Good quality nutrition pet food is readily available today. Pet owners can feed their pets very nutritious dinners and snacks just as easy as giving them low quality chunky dry food. Do not give up on finding the nutritionally right food for your pet. Although it can be challenging, remmeber the internet can provide a lot of information on nutrition value for pet food. Have patience with your pet food nutrition search as well as with your pet deciding on one she likes.

You have a lot of choices today when it comes to pet food. Or, should I say your pet has many choices. Be sure to offer her a pet food that provides the nutrition suitable to your pets age. You will be glad as healthy pets live longer.