There is a myriad of different pet foods on the market. Indoor, outdoor, specialty, dry and wet. Pet food for every pet should be perfect for their health. How is it we are supposed to know as consumers which is the best food for our pet? The Science Diet Pet Food is a brand that promotes health and best welfare to our cat or dog.
The story behind Science Diet Pet Food is a humble one. In 1928, Dr. Mark L. Morris, Sr. opened his Raritan Hospital for Animals in Edison, New Jersey making it the second small animal hospital in America. Roughly ten years later, Dr. Morris decided that nutrition should be just as important to animals as it is to humans, having the same positive effects on the life of the pets.
In the late 1930s a breakthrough occurred as Dr. Morris tried to help Buddy. Buddy was a German Shepherd that acted as a Seeing Eye dog for Mr. Morris Frank and was having issues with kidney failure. Dr. Morris came to the conclusion that it was because of the food Buddy was eating that caused the renal failure. Dr. Morris developed a new dog food for Buddy and this would become Raritan B, the forerunner to Hill’s Prescription Diet, one of the two lines from Science Diet.
Hill Packing Company in Topeka, Kansas would become the licensee to go into production with Dr. Morris’ pet food products. Hill’s still produces this pet food after decades of success in helping dogs and cats with their ailments and every day needs. By 1951, Dr. Morris went a step further and began a research laboratory in Topeka. Three more prescription diets were created for dogs after its indoctrination.
Dr. Morris, Jr. would continue the legacy his father started. By the late 1960s, Hill’s Science Diet was introduced to veterinarians and pet professionals. This line of food would expand to include over 50 pet foods for most stages of life and for many of the special needs of cats and dogs. The brand is available worldwide in over 80 countries and as of 2012 includes over 60 Prescription Diet choices and over 50 Science Diet choices.
The best news is, when the laboratories produce the pet food, they do so in a very humane way. Not a single cat or dog’s health has ever been jeopardized and they use the same methods that is used in research studies. Animal research is used at a minimum and therefore uses data from animal studies that have already been conducted and are part of public domain from only reliable sources. Balance of nutrition is one of the best benefits to be gained from this line of product. Excessive fats and salts are not in effect, so optimum health is the result.
Natural ingredients are used in each recipe for the Science Diet pet foods, just as it was when Dr. and Mrs. Morris started it back in the 1930s. Vitamins and minerals are important to the health of animals just as much as it is to humans. The more by products there are, the less healthy it will be. Fresh chicken, vegetables and fruit are some of the fresh ingredients you will find.
Ideal Balance includes Omega 3 and fatty acids to help support joint health. The recipe also promotes a softer and shinier coat. There are also fewer calories so the pets won’t become overweight. Another example would be the Science Diet Cat Food. This includes brewer’s rice, whole grain corn, chicken liver flavoring and soybean oil.
Most reviews from consumers that have fed the various formulae of Science Diet Pet Food to their dogs and cats offer praises for the product. If the pet was suffering an illness in most cases, they got better. Most of the pets love the product even when mixing it in the bowl with another brand. They will actually pick the new brand out from the old food and eat only that.
Overall, when using the Science Diet Pet Food you should find your dog or cat loving the product and wanting more. You will find the pet to become healthier. You can’t miss with all the natural ingredients, none of which should have any adverse affects on your pets.