About

Hi, welcome to IsYourPetFoodSafe.com and the Holistic Pet Food Blog!  My name is Teresa Holladay.  I love animals and rescue sick and injured cats through a friend’s veterinary clinic.   During the Great Pet Food Recall of 2007, people would call me from the grocery store aisles to ask what pet food was “safe”. 

I put this blog together to help educate my friends.  I happen to have a favorite pet food (HealthyPetNet) but I’m objective, I’ll give you a variety of good foods to choose from and teach you some basic principles, and you can choose for yourself.

You can browse through my articles via the Index of Recent Articles at the right, or click on the Archives.

Corn and wheat based foods

Corn and wheat based foods are LIFESAVERS for animals who need prescription diets.  So if your pet is on a prescription food, don’t try to go holistic without checking with your vet.  Generally speaking, advanced kidney disease, renal failure, diabetes, pancreatitis… need to stay on the prescription diet. 

Here is what I will ALWAYS tell you.  Your dog or cat HAS to eat.  If they have sensitive stomaches or are on prescription diets, don’t force them to switch.  But don’t let them run you around, either, though.  “Sensitive stomaches” and vomiting often go away when you get them off of the two top allergens, corn and wheat.  So just be careful with your pets, consult a vet, and switch if and when the time is right.

You get what you pay for

The dollar store and grocery store brands are less expensive for a reason — low quality, mass volume ingredients.  If you’re looking for the reason why you should “upgrade” to holistic, meat-based foods with very little grain, it’s to help your pet live it’s full, healthy, natural lifespan.  And yes, it will cost you a little bit more.

So here’s my pick of the Top Ten Pet Foods:

Felidae/Canidae

Blue Buffalo

HaloPets

Newman’s Own Organics Premium Pet Food

PetGuard

Solid Gold

Wellness

Natural pet products company whose pet food is USDA APHIS certified:

Artemis

==> Fresh Mix Adult Dog Food 30 lbs for $41.99 to $51.99 = $1.40 – 1.73 per lb

Eagle Pack

==> Holistic Select Chicken Meal and Rice 16.5 lbs for $28.99 + $18.25 S&H = $2.86 per lb.

HealthyPetNet 

==> Life’s Abundance Health Food for Dogs 20 lbs for $35.25 plus $7.75 S&H = $2.14 per pound (autoship for 20% discount, reduce S&H by shipping multiple bags)

Kumpi

==> 20 lbs for $36, free S&H = $1.80

Natura Pet
==> They make Innova, Evo, Mother Nature, California Natural, Healthwise, and Karma.

Precise Pet Products

==> 30 lbs for $38.99 + 18.25 S&H = $1.91

This list is incomplete, please notify me via the comments when you find a pet food that is USDA APHIS-certified.

About me

 I am an IT Project Manager, the organist for my church, and an organic gardener. This is my beautiful home in Colorado.

I am also a brand new walker-runner!   I train with a wonderful group known as Team in Training.  You get professional coaches and an incredible training program and in exchange, you raise funds for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.   Research and treatment found for blood cancers often becomes the foundation for treatments of other cancers.

 I am committed enough to this mission to put money out of my own pocket into my fundraising.  Will you please support my cause with a $10 donation?  In this economy, if we forego the big donations and just “chip in” whatever we can, we can make a huge difference.

Bless you!

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