Halo's grain free chicken stew has an estimated starch of 3%. Sounds small, but it's higher than 90% of the 629 wet dog foods we've read (average: 1%). #dogfood@halopets
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Blue Buffalo's 107 kibble recipes range from 14% to 49% estimated starch and 323 to 479 kcal per cup. Same brand, very different bowls. Which one is in yours? #dogfood@bluebuffalo
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Verus Small Breed Turkey Formula: 434 kcal per cup, more than 79% of dry dog foods we have read. Estimated starch is 42%, above the 37% average. For a small dog, the scoop size matters. #dogfood#Verus
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One word to look for on your dog food label: menadione. It is on our flagged additives list, and it turns up in 208 of the 2,491 foods we have read. Is it on your bag? #dogfood
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5 foods dogs should never eat: grapes, raisins, xylitol, macadamia nuts, garlic. Our fridge cheat sheet has the other 110. $3.99.
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One word to look for on your dog food label: Red 40. It is on our flagged additives list, and we found it in 39 of the 2,491 foods we have read. Is it on yours? #dogfood
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Artemis Fresh Mix Small Breed: 345 kcal per cup, fewer than 83% of dry dog foods we have read, with 34% estimated starch vs a 37% average. Chicken, chicken meal and turkey lead the list. #dogfood#Artemis
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Fewest calories per cup among 92 senior dry dog foods: Royal Canin Medium Aging 10+ (290), Nutro Natural Choice Large Breed Senior (304), Royal Canin Small Indoor Senior (306). Average: 366. #seniordog@RoyalCanin@NUTROBrand
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Dog ate something it shouldn't? Keep the packaging, call your vet or a poison line even if your dog seems fine, and do not make it vomit unless a vet says so.
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Out of 2,491 dog food labels we read, exactly 1 listed ethoxyquin. It is on our flagged additives list. Would you have spotted it on the bag? #dogfood
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Wysong's kibble estimated starch runs from 2% (Epigen 90 Starch-Free) to 43% (Vegan) across 16 recipes we've read. Same brand, very different bowls. Which one is in yours?
@WysongPetFood
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Health Extension Grain Free Salmon & Sweet Potato: salmon leads, but sweet potatoes, chickpeas and lentils are all in the first five. 429 kcal per cup, more than 76% of dry foods we've read.
@HealthExtension
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Zignature Essence LIR Ranch has lower estimated starch than 97% of the dry dog foods we've read: 23% vs a 37% average. It's also calorie dense at 438 kcal per cup.
#Zignature
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Most store-bought broth is seasoned with onion or garlic, and both damage a dog's red blood cells. Read the label or make it plain at home.
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Most calories per cup in puppy kibble we've read: Lotus Small Bites Chicken (674), Lotus Regular Bites (673), Purina Pro Plan Toy Breed (533). Puppy average: 410. Scoop size matters.
@LotusPetFoods@Purina
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