"That's why you need to pick a big national brand that has a reputation that's good," said Zack Bissel, a veterinarian at Coastal Veterinary Hospital.
Most pet companies find using diseased animals unacceptable, Bissel
said, but many foods include animal byproduct, which is often found on the ingredient label as meat meal.
"It means intestine, muscle, other things like that," he
Making your own pet food is not necessarily the solution, Bissel
said, because there is a lot to know about nutrition.
If you don't know what your pet needs, they could end up with nutritional deficiencies that can cause health problems.
added that the number one issue, according to veterinarians, is obesity.
said a lot of people compare their animals to another and think theirs is underweight, when in reality it is probably at a healthy weight.
Since there are so many overweight pets our perception is off, he