You’re probably going to think that I’m going to say no, and if you’ve grown up in the conventional veterinary system, you’re going to think that I AM saying, “No, baby food is for babies. You have to feed something specific to dogs and cats.”
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But maybe you’ve been following me for a while. You know that I’m retired from western medicine, but very active as a natural pet enthusiast and veterinarian. So maybe you’re going to think that I’m going to say, “At least it’s real food. OK.”
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But I’m not going to say either. Let’s start with the basics.
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Have you ever tasted baby food? Like… have you physically put it in your mouth? If not, let me save you the suspense: It is the nastiest thing ever invented. Carrots don’t taste like carrots. And have you looked at the color? There’s nothing about baby food that’s real food.
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Maybe it’s marginally close to real food, but it’s best thought of as fast food. Baby food is so intensely processed, that it’s not healthy for anybody. Not babies. Not dogs. Not cats.
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When my daughter was born, my aunt gave me a handcrank food mill. It was awesome! I could make exactly the right size for the two legged puppy and put it into a little handy jar with a handy little plastic lid. And then the world got more sophisticated and I had an electric 2 cup Food processor. But I made my dinner then milled her portion…. at least until she got her own teeth and could chew food.
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Baby food is disgusting. It tastes nasty, and it’s expensive as all freak.
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They cook it.
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They sterilize it.
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And then they high-pressure pack it.
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Other than the fact that it’s wet, it may not be a whole lot different than canned food for dogs and cats.
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So, if baby food is your go to for your sick pet, at least it’s real food. (Marginally.) But there are lots better foods for your sick baby if you’re gonna syringe it in. You guys know my favorite: raw (fermented) goat milk. You can blend milk with any, high quality fresh pet food and get that to pass through a syringe and syringe feed your baby. You know. The four legged kind.
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Still seeing patients in Tampa, Clearwater, and virtually.