Halo Cat Food
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Halo cat rood is manufactured using holistic health care principles. Andi Brown, a cat lover, founded the Halo pet food company. The company focuses on nutrition and believes that all pets can live a happy and healthy lifestyle when given the proper food. While this company all began with a cat named Spot and some chicken stew twenty years ago, it has evolved into something much more today.
Halo Cat Food History
Andi Brown owned a cat named Spot that was suffering from health problems. Spot had problems with throwing up, itchy skin, hair loss and what some cat owners know all too well, a bad odor. Andi did what many cat owners do in this situation; she began buying premium cat food in the hopes that the right food would help turn Spot's health problems around. Unfortunately, it seemed that Spot's problems actually became worse.
Andi had the idea to make her cat's own food in the hopes that Spot's ailments might subside if her cat received the right nutrition. In short order, the cat went under a miraculous transformation. Spot became healthier, the gloss to his coat returned and even persistent fleas took flight. The idea of healthy cat food took hold and that original recipe is now known as Halo's signature product, "Spot's Stew".
Consumers can buy several variations of "Spot's Stew" online or at a favorite pet store. The following flavors are available:
- Home-style Chicken and Beef
- Wholesome Beef
- Homestyle Beef and Wild Salmon
In addition, Halo Cat Food offers the following canned foods that your cat will enjoy:
- Wholesome Chicken
- Wholesome Turkey
- Wholesome Lamb
- Succulent Salmon
Reading Pet Food Labels
As a pet owner, do you ever read the label on your cat or dog's food? What are the first two or three ingredients listed on the label? If the first few ingredients don't even include meat (not meat by-products), odds are you're feeding your animal a lot of filler ingredients that do little for your pet nutritionally. Common first ingredients include corn, wheat, ash and flour. While these ingredients will fill your animal up, they may just as easily give your pet digestive problems. After all, cats are primarily carnivores, not herbivores.
There are many ingredients put into commercial pet foods that the average pet owner may not even be aware of. Some of these ingredients may be harmful to animals with allergies while others cause digestive problems.
Common food additives that are not necessary for your pet (and won't be found in Halo Cat Food) include:
- Corn syrup – a sweetener
- Dry blood meal – a filler that is not easily digested
- MSG – used as a flavor enhancer and may cause an allergic reaction
- Propyl gallate – spoilage retardant
- BHT – another spoilage retardant
- Propylene glycol – a flavor enhancer, sweetener and used to retard spoilage; also used in the production of anti-freeze.
- BHA – a preservative that may cause kidney problems in your pet
- Artificial colors – may cause allergic reactions
- By-products – means anything from beaks and claws to hair and feathers.
- Sodium nitrate – a preservative and carcinogen
- Sodium nitrite – a preservative and carcinogen
- Ethoxyguin – a preservative and carcinogen
Purely for Pets
Halo cat food has a tag line - "Purely for Pets". This means that the company has created foods that are not chemically enhanced and are made from the purest ingredients. This may also help explain why animals are excited about this brand of pet food and, in many cases, become healthier after being introduced to the brand.
The Halo pet food company is dedicated to making the lives of furry family members better, thus ensuring they live a long and happy life. In addition, the company is philanthropic in nature and is often cited in newspapers as having donated cases of their food to local animal shelters and pet rescue groups. If you would like to learn more about this animal friendly company, visit their website: Halo – Purely for Pets.
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Comments
Hi Valery,
I couldn't see where it lists how much peas is in the food. It may be a minute amount. I am not certain. It is very possible that your cat has some type of food allergy based on the symptoms you described. You did the right thing in taking her off the food. You may want to double check with your vet, because if she does have a food allergy, you'll want to avoid that ingredient in future. There are some advanced tests that can be done to determine exactly what she might be allergic to.
-- Contributed by: LoriSoardI tried a little Halo dry food with my cat, it is no good, she shows difficulty breathing, only ate once. I stopped feeding her the food. I guess Peas the second ingredient is NO good. Even people could not digest so much peas, let alone cats. Not good for cats.
-- Contributed by: Cat lover
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