Natural With “Added” Vitamins and Minerals?

It is a difficult task walking into a pet store and trying to find the best possible food for your beloved dog or cat. There are hundreds bags, many claiming to be “natural” but is it really? Pet food that is marketed and sold as natural, if labeled correctly, is required to have a statement on the packaging similar to, “Natural with Added Vitamins and Minerals.” This statement is a disclaimer to let the consumer know that the added vitamins and minerals are not natural.

How to Feed Your Pet Dry Kibble – More Naturally

Nature’s Logic founder Scott Freeman, took a moment to answer a common concern about feeding dry kibble. After 14 years in the pet food industry he has taken hundreds of calls from customers concerned about their pets digestive upset.

Dry kibble food is here to stay, but I am totally convinced that it is far from the natural diet of our pets and is the cause of many of their digestive issues. Because of this, I believe kibble feeding needs some tweaking in order to help our pets better digest it for a healthier outcome.

I am confident, over 90% of the digestive issues, in cats and dogs, which include gas, soft stool, diarrhea, and diagnosis of irritable bowel, whether a correct diagnosis or not, is caused by the overfeeding of kibble. I derive this conclusion from the number of these issues which have gone away when the caller follows my simple advice of feeding less and adding moisture.

Synthetic Nutrients Routinely Added to Pet Foods May Cause Digestive Upset

It is no wonder that synthetically compounded additives in pet foods can be a little repulsive to our pets’ super sensitive smell and taste causing both palatability issues as well as digestive upset.

In order to make these unnatural elements made in chemical plants palatable and tolerable in pet food, many contain added sucrose for taste as well as hydrolyzed protein which is a hidden form of MSG. And besides these taste enhancers in man-made vitamins and minerals, most so called “Natural Flavorings” not only contain hydrolyzed protein (MSG) but many contain the synthetic chemical, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate. Not only is this is not disclosed on the label, neither is the hydrolyzed protein and soy found in most “Natural Flavor” ingredients. Read more about “natural” pet foods on Nature’s Logic FAQ page.

Many people, possibly even you, have experienced nausea after taking vitamin pills. If this is the case, just think about your pet being fed a commercial diet, which has 20 to 26 different, added synthetic vitamins, minerals and amino acids in every meal. The reason for the nausea is because these elements are toxic. Purina Mills (PMI), since July has recalled over 100 of its animal feeds due to excessive levels of added Vitamin D3. Excessive D3 can be toxic and even lethal at certain levels. 

Since 2006, Nature’s Logic has made available for pets a full line of pet foods that supply all essential nutrients from all natural, whole foods. We never add synthetic vitamins, minerals, or amino acids made in chemical plants, which need added sucrose and MSG to make them tolerable to pets. Making nutritious diets from quality ingredients has not only been proven to be healthier for pets, but also safer in the light of many pet food recalls due to excessive added vitamins or minerals, which on numerous occasions have lead to pets illness or even death. Pets love Nature’s Logic and thrive on it, and we believe it is because they are getting nothing but real food.

Read a Real Life Story of Supplement Free Pet Food.

Calcium from Food, Not Laboratories, Safest for Pets

Dogs and cats, like humans, need the natural mineral calcium to support healthy bones for an active lifestyle. But calcium is not made by your pet’s body, so it must come from his diet. Wild dogs and cats get calcium by consuming their entire prey, including the bones. But domesticated animals rely on commercial pet foods we feed them, and some sources of calcium are safer for your pets than others.