Feed My Paws — Doggie Info to Share
Cosi Milk versus Regular Milk: Is there a difference?
A couple of weeks ago after making a purchase of Cosi Pets Milk (my cat loves it, and my hamsters get it mixed with a bit of oatmeal), I suddenly noticed that it's manufactured by Harvey Fresh- who also has a range for humans (this sounds really odd haha). So I decided to head to NTUC Fairprice and purchase a box of Harvey Fresh Lactose-Free Full Cream Milk to compare and see whether I could find any differences. Nutritional content: I've highlighted the main points in yellow, pink, and purple boxes. Look at the nutrition information. THEY'RE SO SIMILAR! There's...
Xylitol can KILL dogs!
Xylitol is a common artificial sweetener found in human food and snacks. It's also known as a "sugar substitute" and is commonly found in "sugar-free" human treats such as candies, cookies, cakes, drinks, and more. EXAMPLES: While xylitol is tolerated by humans, it is EXTREMELY TOXIC to dogs. Some articles I've come across mentioned it can be "tolerated by dogs in small amounts" but I strongly, strongly, STRONGLY disagree with that sentence. 0.5grams of Xylitol doesn't sound like much, but it could potentially cause serious damage in a small dog. How would anyone know how much artificial sweetener is found in one cookie, or a slice of cake?...
Why Minimal Ingredients?
When I first saw the words 'Minimal Ingredients' as a new dog owner more than a decade ago, I immediately thought, "Huh? Why minimal?? And why are they saying it like it's something to be proud of?" At that point I thought minimal ingredients meant that the company was stingy, and didn't wanna put extra stuff in, haha! Over the years, I began to understand the meaning behind these words, and why minimal ingredients was better than a cocktail of everything! We've had people ask us why we use such few ingredients in our treats, well, we're...
Why Gluten-Free & Wheat-Free Cakes?
Hi everyone! I rarely have the time to sit and write, which is something I absolutely love to do. But I have a couple of hours to spare, and since our range of cakes are launching soon, I thought this would be a good entry for me to share why I made the decision for all our cakes to be gluten and wheat-free :) Before any of our products are released, thorough research is done. Aside from making sure we use quality ingredients, we speak to different veterinarians and seek their opinions on our products, and there have been many...