New Posts For Thread: American Made Pet Productshttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/22955569/American_Made_Pet_ProductsI am really not too thrilled the the repeated lead issues in paints on products from China. That goes for people and pets. I have decided that I can only find American Made products online. I can't find them locally. For pets, the risks are greatI have well water. My well is in the middle of my property which is a good thing because I don't use lawn products of any kind. The only downside is that water is heavily mineralized. It is clean and I have it tested. It has an awesome taste. Hohttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/22955569/American_Made_Pet_Products?post_id=409361689#409361689I have well water. My well is in the middle of my property which is a good thing because I don't use lawn products of any kind. The only downside is that water is heavily mineralized. It is clean and I have it tested. It has an awesome taste. HoThu, 08 Apr 2010 16:25:23 -0500Low carb foods don't ruin the teeth---dry or canned. Meat acids actually clean teeth pretty well. Those cheap grocery store foods with high grain contents are just like feeding them cotton candy every day and it really encourages gum issues. Good fohttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/22955569/American_Made_Pet_Products?post_id=409360849#409360849Low carb foods don't ruin the teeth---dry or canned. Meat acids actually clean teeth pretty well. Those cheap grocery store foods with high grain contents are just like feeding them cotton candy every day and it really encourages gum issues. Good foThu, 08 Apr 2010 16:18:42 -0500My cats love the water faucet and drink from it, although I give them a large bowl of filtered water every day.......I make a special raw diet, organic beef usually, sometimes turkey and puree lots of veggies the vet said the cats can have. then I chttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/22955569/American_Made_Pet_Products?post_id=409359425#409359425My cats love the water faucet and drink from it, although I give them a large bowl of filtered water every day.......I make a special raw diet, organic beef usually, sometimes turkey and puree lots of veggies the vet said the cats can have. then I cThu, 08 Apr 2010 16:06:45 -0500Your best bet is to actually give them both wet and dry at the same time. On one hand, canned food gives cats the fluids they need to help keep going, as cats in nature tend to get their fluids from the blood of whatever it is they catch and kill; thhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/22955569/American_Made_Pet_Products?post_id=409357685#409357685Your best bet is to actually give them both wet and dry at the same time. On one hand, canned food gives cats the fluids they need to help keep going, as cats in nature tend to get their fluids from the blood of whatever it is they catch and kill; thThu, 08 Apr 2010 15:53:09 -0500I switched from dry to canned food a few years ago when my little girl kitty went into seizure. After a rushed visit to the vet, labwork indicated she was in renal failure.... I was told at the time that in this stage, canned food is better because ihttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/22955569/American_Made_Pet_Products?post_id=409332721#409332721I switched from dry to canned food a few years ago when my little girl kitty went into seizure. After a rushed visit to the vet, labwork indicated she was in renal failure.... I was told at the time that in this stage, canned food is better because iThu, 08 Apr 2010 11:57:59 -0500you can't trust GM management to do anything about themselves. it's been what, 50 years since they started tanking? you should check out the piece This American Life did on the NUMMI plant this week and why GM couldn't learn anything from Toyota aftehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/22955569/American_Made_Pet_Products?post_id=408892825#408892825you can't trust GM management to do anything about themselves. it's been what, 50 years since they started tanking? you should check out the piece This American Life did on the NUMMI plant this week and why GM couldn't learn anything from Toyota afteMon, 05 Apr 2010 11:28:16 -0500Me. And in all honesty, I wouldn't trust Obama to actually build the nation back up.For example, not only is Obama's Car Czar a total novice when it comes to the automotive industry, so are the people who were sent in to "run" General Motors. The endhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/22955569/American_Made_Pet_Products?post_id=408860629#408860629Me. And in all honesty, I wouldn't trust Obama to actually build the nation back up.For example, not only is Obama's Car Czar a total novice when it comes to the automotive industry, so are the people who were sent in to "run" General Motors. The endMon, 05 Apr 2010 01:23:59 -0500Ironhold...are you the one who had that kitten dilemma in your yard? Or was it someone else on Beliefnet? Maybe Appy..http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/22955569/American_Made_Pet_Products?post_id=408859389#408859389Ironhold...are you the one who had that kitten dilemma in your yard? Or was it someone else on Beliefnet? Maybe Appy..Mon, 05 Apr 2010 00:59:52 -0500My brother worked for Ford for 30 years. I own a Ford, so does my whole family. Supporting these companies to later find out they outsource is sickening....I found out some parts of my car were made in Canada. I became disillusioned. I know the worlhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/22955569/American_Made_Pet_Products?post_id=408859217#408859217My brother worked for Ford for 30 years. I own a Ford, so does my whole family. Supporting these companies to later find out they outsource is sickening....I found out some parts of my car were made in Canada. I became disillusioned. I know the worlMon, 05 Apr 2010 00:56:34 -0500It's actually a rather complicated situation. The long and short of it is that the United States is slowly becoming more and more hostile to business.For example, foreign nations such as India have far higher graduation rates, with their college gradhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/22955569/American_Made_Pet_Products?post_id=408858077#408858077It's actually a rather complicated situation. The long and short of it is that the United States is slowly becoming more and more hostile to business.For example, foreign nations such as India have far higher graduation rates, with their college gradMon, 05 Apr 2010 00:36:37 -0500