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What are some ideas on keeping the pet food area in my home cleaner and free of dust/dirt/food crumbs?
My two tiny dogs leave crumbs of food all over the floor when they eat. I find myself constantly vaccuuming and cleaning the area. They drop crumbs in their water dispenser and those seem to turn into mold just overnight. Needless to say, I am constantly changing the water. It's gross! I need ideas on how to keep the pet area cleaner and somehow lessen the amount of cleaning that I am doing. The constant cleaning is so time consuming, it's becoming frustrating! Help! Serious answers are appreciated.
I have the same problem with my cats (3) and the only thing I can think of is place mats under the food bowl/ or carpet... something that will trap the food crumbs
then you would have to shake it (1x a day?)
or possibly putting some kind of grate where the crumbs fall through (to the outside would be great... but not possible most cases)
I will be watching to see what others say
good luck
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All natural pet food - What are all natural pet foods?
A series of pet food recalls has demonstrated to pet owners that some pet foods can pose serious health risks for their pets, and has prompted many to search for safe and natural pet food alternatives. But, due to a lack of legislation and oversight of the pet food industry and consequent deceptive—but unfortunately legal—marketing claims, the quest for healthy, all natural pet foods is harder than common sense would lead one to believe.
In the pet food industry, the term ‘natural’ is not regulated by US law. Here, it might be most helpful to quote David A. Dzanis, DVM, Ph.D. (from the FDA’s website):
“Many pet foods are labeled as "premium," and some now are "super premium" and even "ultra premium." Other products are touted as "gourmet" items. Products labeled as premium or gourmet are not required to contain any different or higher quality ingredients, nor are they held up to any higher nutritional standards than are any other complete and balanced products.”
The term ‘natural’ is often used on pet food labels, although this term does not have an official or legal definition. For the most part, ‘natural’ can be construed to be equivalent to the absence of artificial flavors, artificial colors, or artificial preservatives in the product. But keep in mind that in the case of high-fat dry products, some form of preservative must be used to prevent rancidity. Natural-source preservatives, such as mixed tocopherols (a source of vitamin E), can be used in place of artificial preservatives. However, since these might not be as effective in extending shelf life of a given product, manufacturers might use artificial preservatives instead.
‘Natural’ is not the same as ‘organic.’ The latter term refers to the conditions under which plants were grown or animals were raised, as well as the methods for processing these foods.
Currently, only USDA certified organic pet food claims are regulated and enforced by the US government; any other ‘organic’ claims are unregulated, and can be freely used by pet food companies.
- But, given the lack of regulation of pet food industry claims, if you believed any or all of the foregoing, you might be wrong.
The bodies of domesticated animals, including those of our pets, didn’t evolve in a context of cooked, canned, or heat-extruded pet foods; they evolved in a background of foods occurring in nature that could be exploited by our pets’ ancestors. These foods, if not eaten fresh, might have been dried or otherwise stored or cached after a meal. Evolutionary forces shaped the morphology, physiology, and metabolisms of our pets’ ancestors, as well as the symbiotic bacteria populating their digestive tracts. But, with the rise of commercial convenience pet foods, natural food ingredients have become processed in ways that render them alien to our pets’ bodies.
Genuinely natural pet foods not only exclude all bothersome, unhealthy, or toxic ingredients (e.g., undefined byproducts or synthetic chemicals including preservatives or food colorings); they are also processed in ways that reflect the natural feeding habits of the species for which the foods are intended.
Our common sense can tell us a great deal about all natural pet foods—if we listen. Natural pet foods or treats should never contain any ingredient that has been heavily refined or is otherwise inappropriate for a given kind of pet. Refined ingredients, including some grains and gluten, are commonly used by pet food manufacturers in their carnivorous diet formulations because such ingredients provide a cheap source of protein. But remember that these ingredients are not what your animal’s ancestors evolved to eat (have you ever seen a cat de-hull grains himself?). One of the most absurd examples of a species-inappropriate ingredient is animal fat that is often included in commercially available rabbit diets. Why would one ever feed animal fat to a strictly herbivorous animal? Other weird, species-inappropriate, pet food ingredients include the grains, corn, or refined honey that are added to dog and cat foods. As carnivores, cats and dogs aren’t built to thrive on these seemingly wholesome ingredients. Sure, they can consume such ingredients, at least for a while, but they certainly can’t maintain long-term good health on such a diet. Indeed—and predictably, these foods tend to precipitate chronic diseases or food-related allergies in many pets.
So, to summarize, truly natural pet foods should be composed solely of real, unadulterated organic whole food ingredients that are species-appropriate and prepared in ways that most closely reflect the natural diet of the particular species of animal.
About the Author
Eric Taylor has years of expertise on pet care and pet rearing. He writes on all natural pet foods, healthy pet food, raw pet foods and USDA human grade pet food that could be used as diet for your pets and ensure their health and wellness.
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