Check your dog bowls. Check your cat bowls. With the latest recall of ceramic dishes made in China, check to see if your pets are eating from bowels made in China. Chinese-made ceramic bowls may have a high lead content in the glaze. For that matter, so might ceramic bowls made in Mexico.
To prevent lead and heavy metal toxins in glaze from leaching into your pets’ food, switch to:
· ceramic bowls made for babies,
· ceramic liners of crock pots, or
· stainless bowls.
Pets exposed to lead develop subtle learning, behavior, and health problems that become increasingly more severe. Some of the problems caused by lead are:
· anemia
· anorexia
· coma (loss of consciousness)
· constipation
· diarrhea
· headache
· hyperactivity
· insomnia
· irritability
· kidney problems
· learning disability
· lethargy
· nausea and vomiting
· Schizophrenia–like symptoms
· seizures.
If you have any concerns that your pet’s bowls may be contributing to health, learning, or behavior problems, switch immediately to glass bowls or stainless cooking pots, then find new dishes.
New pet food dishes don’t need to cost much money, just look for dishes that won’t break, and are chemically inert—such as glass, stainless, and ceramic approved for babies. Then, ask your veterinarian to run a simple blood test to see if there are changes in your pet's red blood cells that indicate lead damage.
Lead profoundly affects health, and you’re able to prevent lead poisoning from glaze used on ceramic dishes in China with a simple approach—NO ceramic dishes for pets that aren’t certified as safe for babies.
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