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Iris S (SC, Zone 7b)
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Iris S (SC, Zone 7b)
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Here is some helpful info on dog food
Comments (10)I disagree with several of these points. 1) For every listing of "by-product", subtract 10 points This is the industry's definition of by-products: The non-rendered, clean parts, other than meat, derived from slaughtered mammals. It includes, but is not limited to, lungs, spleen, kidneys, brain, livers, blood, bone, partially defatted low temperature fatty tissue, and stomachs and intestines freed of their contents. It does not include hair, horns, teeth and hoofs. It shall be suitable for use in animal food. If it bears name descriptive of its kind, it must correspond thereto. None of these things are bad for an animal to eat. In fact brain tissue contains taurine, an important amino acid that is not found in other body parts. Liver is an excellent source of iron. Bone and cartilage contains calcium, phosphorus, glucosamine, and chondroitin sulfate and other important trace minerals. How do you think wolves survive 20 years without someone sprinkling vitamins and minerals onto their food? They eat the WHOLE animal, and therefore don't need extra stuff. Vitamins and minerals are only added to pet food because much of the healthy stuff has been removed. The only reason people don't eat by-products is because we think they are yucky tasting (well, some people eat by-products, they just call them tripe, menudo, liver, etc). Wolves don't eat the meat and leave the rest of the animal laying around, they eat the whole animal, and since dogs and wolves are genetically identical, dogs should eat the whole animal too. The "evil" of by-products was invented by a very clever marketing firm, not based in fact or science of animal nutrition. 2) For every non-specific animal source ("meat" or "poultry", meat, meal or fat) reference, subtract 10 points This isn't a problem unless your dog has allergies. 3) If the food contains BHA, BHT, or ethoxyquin, subtract 10 points Actually, if the food contains these preservatives, subtract all 100 points. NEVER feed a dog or cat a food containing these items. EVER. 8 ) If it contains ground corn or whole grain corn, subtract 3 points 9) If corn is listed in the top 5 ingredients, subtract 2 more points Corn is not a bad thing to be in dog food, unless your dog happens to be allergic to it. However I agree it should not be a top 5 ingredient. 11) If lamb is the only animal protein source (unless your dog is allergic to other protein sources), subtract 2 points 12) If it contains soy or soybeans, subtract 2 points 13) If it contains wheat (unless you know that your dog isn't allergic to wheat), subtract 2 points 14) If it contains beef (unless you know that your dog isn't allergic to beef), subtract 1 point There is nothing wrong with lamb, soy, wheat, or beef unless your dog happens to be allergic to any of these items. The soy and wheat should not be in the top 5 ingredients since they are not animals, and dogs are by nature, mostly carnivores. 13) If it contains glucosamine and chondroitin, add 1 point Actually don't bother adding a point because the amount added is never enough to have any benefit. The other points are good. I personally would add a lot more points for raw diets though....See MoreAnswer a daily trivia question to donate dog food!!
Comments (1)thanks for the tip. responding so it can scroll down....See MoreQuestion about nutritional difference in dog food
Comments (9)PurinaOne Large Breed Adult Crude Protein (MIN) 26.0% Phosphorus (P) (MIN) 0.8% Crude Fat (MIN) 12.0% Selenium (Se) (MIN) 0.30 mg/kg Crude Fiber (MAX) 4.5% Vitamin A (MIN) 15,000 IU/kg Moisture (MAX) 12.0% Vitamin E (MIN) 460 IU/kg Linoleic Acid (MIN) 1.3% Ascorbic Acid (MIN)* 70 mg/kg Calcium (Ca) (MIN) 1.0% Glucosamine (MIN)* 400 ppm *Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles Ingredients Chicken (natural source of glucosamine), brewers rice, poultry by-product meal (natural source of glucosamine), corn gluten meal, whole grain wheat, whole grain corn, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), pea fiber, oat meal, fish meal, animal digest, salt, potassium chloride, calcium phosphate, potassium citrate, Vitamin E supplement, choline chloride, zinc sulfate, L-Lysine monohydrochloride, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), ferrous sulfate, manganese sulfate, niacin, Vitamin A supplement, calcium carbonate, copper sulfate, calcium pantothenate, garlic oil, pyridoxine hydrochloride, Vitamin B-12 supplement, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin supplement, calcium iodate, Vitamin D-3 supplement, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity), folic acid, biotin, sodium selenite. PurinaOne Adult Chicken and Rice Crude Protein (MIN) 26.0% Phosphorus (P) (MIN) 0.8% Crude Fat (MIN) 16.0% Selenium (Se) (MIN) 0.30 mg/kg Crude Fiber (MAX) 3.0% Vitamin A (MIN) 13,000 IU/kg Moisture (MAX) 12.0% Vitamin E (MIN) 100 IU/kg Linoleic Acid (MIN) 1.4% Glucosamine (MIN)* 400 ppm Calcium (Ca) (MIN) 1.0% *Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles Ingredients Chicken (natural source of glucosamine), brewers rice, corn gluten meal, whole grain corn, poultry by-product meal (natural source of glucosamine), whole grain wheat, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), animal digest, calcium phosphate, salt, potassium chloride, caramel color, calcium carbonate, L-Lysine monohydrochloride, choline chloride, zinc sulfate, Vitamin E supplement, ferrous sulfate, manganese sulfate, niacin, Vitamin A supplement, calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate, copper sulfate, riboflavin supplement, Vitamin B-12 supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, garlic oil, folic acid, Vitamin D-3 supplement, calcium iodate, biotin, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity), sodium selenite. The major difference is slightly more fiber and less fat in the Large Breed formula compared to regular chicken and rice. More fiber=more poop. Neither has artificial flavors or preservatives which is good. Both contain corn, corn gluten meal, and animal digest which is questionable. But I don't think there is a significant difference between the two....See Morepesky 1 - you around? got a question of dog food storage
Comments (3)so it fits on just one side of it? i'll be getting a corner cab in the upcoming yr - so i don't have to get the LS put in if i can find a good / different use for it... can you tell me what your 'fold' doors measure - each one? my sister's measure 8" each... if it's about that, then i can go to her house and do better measuring for my container. thx so much!...See MoreIris S (SC, Zone 7b)
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