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wet food question!
Hi all, I'm new to this group and had a question about foods...I keep
Purina dry food out for my adult kitty all day and typically treat him to 1/4-1/2 can wet once a day (this is what my vet recommended to keep his weight in check etc). My question is this: many wet foods are now advertising that they dont have ash in them? What exactly is this nasty sounding ash that apparently IS still included in some wet foods and is it an absolute no no? I'm a student and not exactly rolling in the $ so I've been giving my boi Friskees. Upon scrutinizing the label it does say crude ash min .5% or something of the like. If I cannot afford wet food that has no ash, should I just stick to the dry? Any words of wisdom would be appreciated! Hope I dont sound too ignorant as an avid cat lover!!! |
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wet food question!
On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:51:43 -0700 (PDT), Star_no_Star
wrote: Hi all, I'm new to this group and had a question about foods...I keep Purina dry food out for my adult kitty all day and typically treat him to 1/4-1/2 can wet once a day (this is what my vet recommended to keep his weight in check etc). My question is this: many wet foods are now advertising that they dont have ash in them? What exactly is this nasty sounding ash that apparently IS still included in some wet foods and is it an absolute no no? I'm a student and not exactly rolling in the $ so I've been giving my boi Friskees. Upon scrutinizing the label it does say crude ash min .5% or something of the like. If I cannot afford wet food that has no ash, should I just stick to the dry? Any words of wisdom would be appreciated! Hope I dont sound too ignorant as an avid cat lover!!! Read what Phil P has to say about this in r.p.c.health+behav |
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wet food question!
On Jul 29, 5:39*am, John Ross Mc Master
wrote: On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:51:43 -0700 (PDT), Star_no_Star wrote: Hi all, I'm new to this group and had a question about foods...I keep Purina dry food out for my adult kitty all day and typically treat him to 1/4-1/2 can wet once a day (this is what my vet recommended to keep his weight in check etc). My question is this: many wet foods are now advertising that they dont have ash in them? What exactly is this nasty sounding ash that apparently IS still included in some wet foods and is it an absolute no no? I'm a student and not exactly rolling in the $ so I've been giving my boi Friskees. Upon scrutinizing the label it does say crude ash min .5% or something of the like. If I cannot afford wet food that has no ash, should I just stick to the dry? Any words of wisdom would be appreciated! Hope I dont sound too ignorant as an avid cat lover!!! Read what Phil P has to say about this in r.p.c.health+behav um, could you give me the link for this hon? thanks! |
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wet food question!
um, could you give me the link for this hon? thanks!
Use the same tool you're using to read rec.pets.cats.community, but instead of entering rec.pets.cats.community enter rec.pets.cats.health+behavior If all else fails, you can look it up at groups.google.com. R.P.C.H+B tends to be a flame-fest, but Phil P is a wonderful, knowledgeable source. |
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wet food question!
On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:22:51 -0700 (PDT), Star_no_Star
wrote: On Jul 29, 5:39*am, John Ross Mc Master wrote: On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:51:43 -0700 (PDT), Star_no_Star wrote: Hi all, I'm new to this group and had a question about foods...I keep Purina dry food out for my adult kitty all day and typically treat him to 1/4-1/2 can wet once a day (this is what my vet recommended to keep his weight in check etc). My question is this: many wet foods are now advertising that they dont have ash in them? What exactly is this nasty sounding ash that apparently IS still included in some wet foods and is it an absolute no no? I'm a student and not exactly rolling in the $ so I've been giving my boi Friskees. Upon scrutinizing the label it does say crude ash min .5% or something of the like. If I cannot afford wet food that has no ash, should I just stick to the dry? Any words of wisdom would be appreciated! Hope I dont sound too ignorant as an avid cat lover!!! Read what Phil P has to say about this in r.p.c.health+behav um, could you give me the link for this hon? thanks! http://maxshouse.com/Clinical_Nutrit...%20maintenance This is some of what Phil P has to say about nutrition, paraphrased. His attitude to "ash" is that it doesn't really exist in the way you believe. "Ash" is a word chemists give to what's left over after you burn a crucible of food. It refers to mineral content of the food. Some minerals are required, some in excess are bad. "Ash" claims can be an advertising gimmick. My personal suggestion is that you ask your vet what your cat should be eating. |
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