Showing posts with label healthy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label healthy. Show all posts

Saturday, January 12, 2013

Where to Buy Blue Buffalo Pet Food Online?

One of the biggest killers of pets, second only to accidents, is cancer. While it is hard to pinpoint the cause of all cancers in pets a good many of them can be linked to what we feed our pets or other chemicals we expose them to.

Did you know that some of the ingredients in commercial pet foods have been linked to causing cancers. BHT, and BHA, are low quality, and cheap, preservatives used in some of the lower quality pet foods. They have been suspected of causing many health problems in pets, including cancer. Ethoxyquin (used to preserve by-products) is a chemical pesticide so risky that it is highly regulated in livestock feed, and banned in some countries, yet is fed to pets in other nations, having been suspected of also contributing to health problems in pets.

Concerned pet owners are looking for natural products, and natural ingredients in their pets food and treats.
What many pet owners do not realize is that you won't find good pet food easily in most stores. Most of the pet foods sold commercially in grocery stores contains cheap filler, grain, and by-products. They are priced cheap because the ingredients used are “cheap”.

Many pet owners simply assume that AAFCO approval means a pet food is good, when in fact AAFCO means no such thing, and a concerned owner would do better to read the ingredient list to study what goes into the food itself.

Blue Buffalo is one of many high quality pet foods and is sold in some pet food stores, however many owners find it just as easy to order their pet food, treats, and supplies, online and have them delivered.
One of the online distributors for Blue Buffalo pet foods is PetFoodDirect.com. Pet Food Direct sells over 16,000 pet products and supplies, including more than 150 Blue Buffalo healthy pet treats, foods, and products.

screenshot from PetFoodDirect


Let us look at why Blue Buffalo is a good quality food by looking at two of their products.

Blue Buffalo Wilderness Grain Free Kitten - Chicken Dry Food
  • First Three Ingredients: Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Turkey Meal
  • Contains NO chicken or poultry by-product meal, NO artificial preservatives or colors and NO corn, wheat or soy.
  • Also contains Cranberries, blueberries and carrots support antioxidant-enrichment. Contains yucca for odor control in the stool.
Blue Buffalo Wilderness Grain Free Adult Dog – Turkey Dry Food
  • First Three Ingredients: Deboned Duck, Chicken Meal, Potato Starch
  • Sweet potatoes and potatoes provide healthy complex carbohydrates. Blueberries, cranberries and carrots support antioxidant-enrichment.
  • Contains no grain, no artificial preservatives or colors. Great for dogs who have grain allergies.
Click on the coupon below to get $5 off Blue Buffalo Pet Foods, or any product!


About Switching to Blue Buffalo Pet Foods

If you are use to buying cheap, low quality pet food, Blue Buffalo (and other good pet foods) might seem expensive. In truth many pet owners find they save money when feeding a better food, such as Blue Buffalo, because your pet does not need to eat as much. The food contains more nutrition and less filler so is easier to digest. You will also notice fewer stools too, and hopefully fewer diet related health problems.

Switching to a new pet food should always be done slowly. In fact if this is a big step up in quality (as if the current food your pet is eating has “corn” as the first ingredient) you can stretch out switching to Blue Buffalo so it takes two weeks or more. Switch by mixing in the new food, Blue Buffalo, with what ever food your pet is currently eating, increasing the % of Blue Buffalo and lowering the % of current food until the switch is complete.

If your pet seems reluctant to switch at first it may be because they have become addicted to the flavorings and fillers the lower quality foods use to get the pets to eat them, much the same way people have a difficult time putting down cake to eat something more healthy. You can put the new food in the microwave for a few seconds to bring out the oils and make it smell stronger so your pet will be interested in eating it. Once they try it they are usually hooked.

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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Get Cat Food and Dog Food Delivered to your Door

Not everyone relishes the idea of going to the store for pet food over and over again. Additionally because the really good pet foods are rarely carried in most grocery stores (including Walmart) it can be a bit out of the way for a pet owner to get their pet's food on a regular basis and there is nothing worse than running out of pet food at a bad time (such as winter). 

Pet food has very low profit margins, in stores it is often more expensive than ordering online because stores have more overhead. Additionally there is nothing more frustrating than driving to a store for your pet's food only to find they have run out!

These are just some of the reasons why pet owners are turning to ordering their pet's food online and having it delivered right to their door.

PetFoodDirect is just one of the many online companies that offers pet food online and free delivery (on orders over $49.00). They also have an autoship program that offers a further discount of 15% off your orders. Autoship is great because you will never run out of pet food again, and can take an advantage of saving money on pet food.

Don't make your pet get its own food!
Some of the best quality pet foods are available from PetFoodDirect including Blue Buffalo, Natural Balance, and Wellness as well as many other brands. These pet foods are quality foods that do not use cheap filler. When you feed a better quality cat or dog food you will find your pet needs to eat less food and you have less mess to clean up (fewer poops). You should also notice an improvement in your pets health when compared to feeding the cat and dog foods that are loaded with cheap filler and by-products.

PetFoodDirect sells more than just pet food, they also sell pet supplies, flea and tick products, as well as products to keep your pet's skin and coat looking healthy. 

Sunday, October 7, 2012

Unique All Natural Pet Food Companies

Recently I was reviewing some pet food companies that I had previously not been aware of.  Two of these companies were specifically good for pet owners who want to cook for their pets but do not have the time, or who want to feel more involved in the preparation of their pet's food.

While both these companies offer choices for cat and dog owners, both have more selections for dogs than cats. 

These really cool pet food companies are Red Moon Custom Pet Foods and Sojos - Sojourner Farms - Pet Foods. 

Both Red Moon Custom Pet Foods and Sojos All Natural Pet Foods focus on healthy and natural ingredients.  They recognize that many other pet foods use cheap filler and some even contain ingredients (such as Ethoxyquin) that are linked to causing health problems.  These companies wanted to offer a better product in terms of healthy ingredients but went another step further.

Red Moon Custom Pet Foods went in the direction of allowing people to pick a base product and then to customize it with a list of ingredients that can benefit pets in different ways.  For people who are unsure what base to start with Red Moon Custom Pet Foods asks people a few basic questions about their pet, including its age and health concerns.  With dogs they also ask about its size.  They usually suggest a few different base products so owners can pick the type of meat they want.  Once owners have selected other ingredients to add the company makes the food and ships it out fresh.

Sojos All Natural Pet Foods took the direction of making a base product that contains all the harder to find ingredients that pets require to ensure they get their vitamins and minerals and so forth and sending that to the consumer allowing the pet owner to add raw meat and vegetables of their choice.  They also have a complete mix for people who do not want to add the meat and vegetables.  Their food is sold in a freeze dried form and is rehydrated with water so it is always fresh. 

Both of these pet foods are available in Canada and the USA.  While Sojos food can be found in some stores, online at their own site, or via other online suppliers such as Only Natural Pet Stores, Red Moon is custom made pet food so it is only available online.



Check here for coupons and deals on Sojos All Natural Pet Foods.
And check here for discounts and deals from Red Moon Custom Pet Foods.

Remember when you select an all natural pet food you avoid chemicals that can be linked to cancer and other problems that are so common in our beloved pets.