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"GAUBSTER2" wrote in message ... From: "Jon C" Wellness has very low phosphorus and calcium levels, as well as almost 0 carbohydrates. That's something your beloved Science Diet can't claim. What's wrong w/ carbs? Are you a carbophobic?? What do you think the phosphorus and calcium levels are on a dry matter basis? Wellness Turkey and Salmon has a phosphorus level of 0.88% and the Chicken and Salmon has a phosphorus level of 0.91%. Both are well below the oft-quoted 0.98% maximum recommended phosphorus level. They don't have non-specific by-products, and have a small fraction of the carbs of Science Diet. Specifically, 16-20% of Science Diet's (maintenance) calories come from carbs. 2% of Wellness Turkey and Salmon's come from carbs. Read the article zuzu22 linked to you, and you'll understand why that's a good thing. So what advantage, exactly, does Science Diet have over Wellness? What's bad about having few carbs? Steve made a good argument for carbs being more or less ok at http://tinyurl.com/2bhga but even he never said they were a great thing to have, either. He cautioned against going low or no carb without looking at other things like phosphorus, but if you can have your cake.... Jon |
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Thank you Karen, I was really starting to feel guilty about what I was
feeding them. Come tax time I'll load up on the quality stuff lol.......... Christina -- http://www.geocities.com/christinamarie29/ourpage.html "Karen M." wrote in message ... Christina wrote: I actually buy Ol Roy for my bassett hound (whereas she used to get Purina Beneful), but money is so tight that we've had to make many changes. We have a family of six, two cats and one dog and are having a hard time just keeping the utilities on which is why I ended up buying the Walmart brands. I realize I shouldn't have taken on the responsibility for two cats, but the lady who was fostering them made me feel guilty for not taking both since they were brothers, so my husband and I adopted both of them even though we were intending to get one kitten. Anyway, they seem to love it and drink plenty of water, but I'm curious if anyone in the group knows why the walmart brand is known as the worst brand to give your pet. Thanks for all of your help it's much appreciated. Christina -- http://www.geocities.com/christinamarie29/ourpage.html "Suzie-Q" wrote in message ... Christina wrote: Hi Sue and thanks for the advice! If you read my response to Lauren, you'll see that I have been buying Walmart brand "Special Kitty". Can you tell me about how much a bag of Purina ONE costs? Thank you!! I think a seven pound bag costs about seven dollars at Wal-Mart. It could cost more or less where you live. Wal-Mart checks prices at other local stores to be sure their prices are lower. (It's called "comping," if you care!) "Special Kitty" is probably one of the worst brands to buy, IMHO. Same for the "Ol' Roy" Wal-Mart brand of dog food. 8^)~~~ Sue (remove the x to e-mail) ~~~~~~ "I reserve the absolute right to be smarter today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson ************************************************ * http://www.suzanne-eckhardt.com/ http://www.intergnat.com/malebashing/ Christina, Feed whatever you can afford. Wal-Mart's Ol'Roy and others don't use quality ingredients, that's why they are so cheap. But as long as your pets are eating it and if that's all you can afford, then that's all you can do. I'm sure your kitties would rather be in a loving home than in a shelter, right? When your finances improve, then you can start changing their diet. |
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Thank you Karen, I was really starting to feel guilty about what I was
feeding them. Come tax time I'll load up on the quality stuff lol.......... Christina -- http://www.geocities.com/christinamarie29/ourpage.html "Karen M." wrote in message ... Christina wrote: I actually buy Ol Roy for my bassett hound (whereas she used to get Purina Beneful), but money is so tight that we've had to make many changes. We have a family of six, two cats and one dog and are having a hard time just keeping the utilities on which is why I ended up buying the Walmart brands. I realize I shouldn't have taken on the responsibility for two cats, but the lady who was fostering them made me feel guilty for not taking both since they were brothers, so my husband and I adopted both of them even though we were intending to get one kitten. Anyway, they seem to love it and drink plenty of water, but I'm curious if anyone in the group knows why the walmart brand is known as the worst brand to give your pet. Thanks for all of your help it's much appreciated. Christina -- http://www.geocities.com/christinamarie29/ourpage.html "Suzie-Q" wrote in message ... Christina wrote: Hi Sue and thanks for the advice! If you read my response to Lauren, you'll see that I have been buying Walmart brand "Special Kitty". Can you tell me about how much a bag of Purina ONE costs? Thank you!! I think a seven pound bag costs about seven dollars at Wal-Mart. It could cost more or less where you live. Wal-Mart checks prices at other local stores to be sure their prices are lower. (It's called "comping," if you care!) "Special Kitty" is probably one of the worst brands to buy, IMHO. Same for the "Ol' Roy" Wal-Mart brand of dog food. 8^)~~~ Sue (remove the x to e-mail) ~~~~~~ "I reserve the absolute right to be smarter today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson ************************************************ * http://www.suzanne-eckhardt.com/ http://www.intergnat.com/malebashing/ Christina, Feed whatever you can afford. Wal-Mart's Ol'Roy and others don't use quality ingredients, that's why they are so cheap. But as long as your pets are eating it and if that's all you can afford, then that's all you can do. I'm sure your kitties would rather be in a loving home than in a shelter, right? When your finances improve, then you can start changing their diet. |
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Thank you Karen, I was really starting to feel guilty about what I was
feeding them. Come tax time I'll load up on the quality stuff lol.......... Christina -- http://www.geocities.com/christinamarie29/ourpage.html "Karen M." wrote in message ... Christina wrote: I actually buy Ol Roy for my bassett hound (whereas she used to get Purina Beneful), but money is so tight that we've had to make many changes. We have a family of six, two cats and one dog and are having a hard time just keeping the utilities on which is why I ended up buying the Walmart brands. I realize I shouldn't have taken on the responsibility for two cats, but the lady who was fostering them made me feel guilty for not taking both since they were brothers, so my husband and I adopted both of them even though we were intending to get one kitten. Anyway, they seem to love it and drink plenty of water, but I'm curious if anyone in the group knows why the walmart brand is known as the worst brand to give your pet. Thanks for all of your help it's much appreciated. Christina -- http://www.geocities.com/christinamarie29/ourpage.html "Suzie-Q" wrote in message ... Christina wrote: Hi Sue and thanks for the advice! If you read my response to Lauren, you'll see that I have been buying Walmart brand "Special Kitty". Can you tell me about how much a bag of Purina ONE costs? Thank you!! I think a seven pound bag costs about seven dollars at Wal-Mart. It could cost more or less where you live. Wal-Mart checks prices at other local stores to be sure their prices are lower. (It's called "comping," if you care!) "Special Kitty" is probably one of the worst brands to buy, IMHO. Same for the "Ol' Roy" Wal-Mart brand of dog food. 8^)~~~ Sue (remove the x to e-mail) ~~~~~~ "I reserve the absolute right to be smarter today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson ************************************************ * http://www.suzanne-eckhardt.com/ http://www.intergnat.com/malebashing/ Christina, Feed whatever you can afford. Wal-Mart's Ol'Roy and others don't use quality ingredients, that's why they are so cheap. But as long as your pets are eating it and if that's all you can afford, then that's all you can do. I'm sure your kitties would rather be in a loving home than in a shelter, right? When your finances improve, then you can start changing their diet. |
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From: "Christina"
Lauren LOVE the photos of the cats...they are so cute!!! The one of him hanging from the chair is hilarious!!! Thanks so much, Christina!! Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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From: "Christina"
Lauren LOVE the photos of the cats...they are so cute!!! The one of him hanging from the chair is hilarious!!! Thanks so much, Christina!! Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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From: "Christina"
Lauren LOVE the photos of the cats...they are so cute!!! The one of him hanging from the chair is hilarious!!! Thanks so much, Christina!! Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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From: "Cheryl"
In , composed with style: Gaubster2 Wrote: snip mindless drivel In fact, *you've* done quite a bit of namecalling, and often in the same post where you complain about it. Heh. That's given me a few chuckles, time and again. You've provided nothing but dead links or links that do nothing to back up your claims, and even when proved wrong, continued to claim that Wellness contains ingredients from feces, which is absolutely and unequivocally untrue. Don't forget to mention that when asked to back up his claims, his canned response is "call the manufacturer yourself". Oh yeah, that one for sure, LOL. Maybe he should have it embroidered on his t-shirt. I just love it when I suggested a few foods for Christina how Gaubster, without knowing anything about the foods, stated that their calcium/phosphorous levels were too high. His idiocy knows no bounds. Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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From: "Cheryl"
In , composed with style: Gaubster2 Wrote: snip mindless drivel In fact, *you've* done quite a bit of namecalling, and often in the same post where you complain about it. Heh. That's given me a few chuckles, time and again. You've provided nothing but dead links or links that do nothing to back up your claims, and even when proved wrong, continued to claim that Wellness contains ingredients from feces, which is absolutely and unequivocally untrue. Don't forget to mention that when asked to back up his claims, his canned response is "call the manufacturer yourself". Oh yeah, that one for sure, LOL. Maybe he should have it embroidered on his t-shirt. I just love it when I suggested a few foods for Christina how Gaubster, without knowing anything about the foods, stated that their calcium/phosphorous levels were too high. His idiocy knows no bounds. Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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