In recent years, due to the influence of many factors, homemade dog food has mushroomed. Homemade dog food can be seen everywhere on post bars, forums, Weibo, and Taobao. Many netizens are also asking questions about homemade dog food. Let’s talk about the problem of homemade dog food.

Three types of people who choose to make their own choices

Most of the people in the first category choose homemade dog food because they are concerned about the safety and nutrition of dog food, the shortage of imported supplies, and are disappointed with the entire domestic dog food manufacturing industry.

The second one is choosing homemade dog food because the price of imported dog food for medium and large dogs is too high and the financial burden increases.

The third type is those who believe that dogs should eat what humans eat, and disdain the value of pet food, so they choose homemade dog food.

What is the reason?

1. Hearsay on the Internet + your own imagination = you can make dog food. Many parents who choose homemade dog food will do this. They search on Baidu to find out what ingredients are needed, wash, chop, chop, stir, and steam them, and the dog food is ready. As long as the dog likes it, it is a success.

2. Some parents think that the threshold for making homemade dog food is very low and can be completed casually. I mistakenly think that daily kitchen utensils are enough, but this is not the case.

3. In the process of making homemade dog food, most parents think that the process is very simple. In fact, this is not the case. Homemade dog food has extremely high requirements for the selection of ingredients, cleaning, including the refrigeration and freezing of meat (for example, the FDA stipulates that fish must go through - 35℃ for more than 15 hours or -20℃ for more than 72 hours of freezing, etc.).

4. Whether we have a dog or not, we all know that freshness means health, and visibility means safety. Parents always think that the raw materials they buy are safe and fresh. Is this really true? Rapeseed and rapeseed oil contain toxins without treatment. Many raw materials in dog food have toxins if they are not soaked for a long time, treated with high temperature and high pressure, etc. Definitely unsafe.

Can parents control themselves? The answer is yes:

A: Thoroughly understand the physiological stage characteristics of the dogs you raise, and make different nutritional structure demand tables.

B: Carefully study pet nutrition (physiology, nutrition, food science, etc.), deepen the knowledge of protein, fat, amino acid, vitamin and other nutritional applications one by one, and calculate the dietary structure of your dog at once.

C: Purchase dog food production equipment, crushers, meat grinders, mixers, sterilizing pots, etc.

D: Be sure to consider the side effects of nutrient depletion of homemade dog food and deal with it accordingly.

E: Long-term observation and statistics of changes in dogs after eating.