food...

Jeremy Lowe wrote:
Who has approved SD for dental care? Since neither the FDA or AAFCO has
specific approved definitions for this verabge, almost anyone can use this
claim.

If a product has a certain additive such as microdent which is a trademarked
product that has proven efficacy in dental care then great, otherwise buyer
beware, more slick advertising.....

http://www.vohc.org/

--
"Its the bugs that keep it running."
-Joe Canuck

Jeremy Lowe wrote:
Who has approved SD for dental care? Since neither the FDA or AAFCO has
specific approved definitions for this verabge, almost anyone can use this
claim.

If a product has a certain additive such as microdent which is a trademarked
product that has proven efficacy in dental care then great, otherwise buyer
beware, more slick advertising.....

http://www.vohc.org/

--
"Its the bugs that keep it running."
-Joe Canuck

Jeremy Lowe wrote:
Who has approved SD for dental care? Since neither the FDA or AAFCO has
specific approved definitions for this verabge, almost anyone can use this
claim.

If a product has a certain additive such as microdent which is a trademarked
product that has proven efficacy in dental care then great, otherwise buyer
beware, more slick advertising.....

http://www.vohc.org/

--
"Its the bugs that keep it running."
-Joe Canuck

Karen M. wrote:

Joe Canuck wrote:

Anyone who has been following my food saga for at least a year in here
may be interested to hear about this...

I have had my cat on primarily California Natural with about 25%
Science Diet Nature's Best and a small amount of Innova and even
lesser amount of Iams (very small amount) mixed in with it.

Finally came to the end of that food about 2 weeks ago... well an
imposed end as I still had one container but decided I had it hanging
around long enough and was perhaps getting long on the tooth even
though it may still be good.

I decided to make the gradual switch over to 100% Science Diet
Nature's Best. The food is available locally and switching to this
made sense since the old blend already had some of this in it. After a
couple of bouts of somewhat loose stools everything has settled down
nicely. There has been no throwing up at all. The cat is happily
chowing down on the SDNB with the most noticably change being the
decrease in the volume of stool.

I have a bag of the Science Diet Adult Chicken & Rice formula that I
am gradually mixing in with the SDNB. I will continue this until I
have a 50/50 mix and then feed that.

I am strongly considering putting her on the SD Chicken & Rice 100%
once the SDNB is all gone. However, and I'm not convinced this is a
valid consideration or not, the SDNB has different sized & shaped bits
which I'm thinking may help somewhat with dental health. I've noticed
the SD Chicken & Rice are all of the same small size and shape.

Comments anyone? Phil? Steve?


Don't a couple of the SD's have a sticker that they have been approved
as a dental health diet? I know it was talked about in one of the
threads, so maybe mix one of those in? Or, since kitty is doing well
with the SDNB, why not stick with that and start brushing kitty's teeth?
Or does kitty not like this??

K


Kitty might get kranky! ;-)

I provided the link farther down in the thread.

--
"Its the bugs that keep it running."
-Joe Canuck

Karen M. wrote:

Joe Canuck wrote:

Anyone who has been following my food saga for at least a year in here
may be interested to hear about this...

I have had my cat on primarily California Natural with about 25%
Science Diet Nature's Best and a small amount of Innova and even
lesser amount of Iams (very small amount) mixed in with it.

Finally came to the end of that food about 2 weeks ago... well an
imposed end as I still had one container but decided I had it hanging
around long enough and was perhaps getting long on the tooth even
though it may still be good.

I decided to make the gradual switch over to 100% Science Diet
Nature's Best. The food is available locally and switching to this
made sense since the old blend already had some of this in it. After a
couple of bouts of somewhat loose stools everything has settled down
nicely. There has been no throwing up at all. The cat is happily
chowing down on the SDNB with the most noticably change being the
decrease in the volume of stool.

I have a bag of the Science Diet Adult Chicken & Rice formula that I
am gradually mixing in with the SDNB. I will continue this until I
have a 50/50 mix and then feed that.

I am strongly considering putting her on the SD Chicken & Rice 100%
once the SDNB is all gone. However, and I'm not convinced this is a
valid consideration or not, the SDNB has different sized & shaped bits
which I'm thinking may help somewhat with dental health. I've noticed
the SD Chicken & Rice are all of the same small size and shape.

Comments anyone? Phil? Steve?


Don't a couple of the SD's have a sticker that they have been approved
as a dental health diet? I know it was talked about in one of the
threads, so maybe mix one of those in? Or, since kitty is doing well
with the SDNB, why not stick with that and start brushing kitty's teeth?
Or does kitty not like this??

K


Kitty might get kranky! ;-)

I provided the link farther down in the thread.

--
"Its the bugs that keep it running."
-Joe Canuck

Karen M. wrote:

Joe Canuck wrote:

Anyone who has been following my food saga for at least a year in here
may be interested to hear about this...

I have had my cat on primarily California Natural with about 25%
Science Diet Nature's Best and a small amount of Innova and even
lesser amount of Iams (very small amount) mixed in with it.

Finally came to the end of that food about 2 weeks ago... well an
imposed end as I still had one container but decided I had it hanging
around long enough and was perhaps getting long on the tooth even
though it may still be good.

I decided to make the gradual switch over to 100% Science Diet
Nature's Best. The food is available locally and switching to this
made sense since the old blend already had some of this in it. After a
couple of bouts of somewhat loose stools everything has settled down
nicely. There has been no throwing up at all. The cat is happily
chowing down on the SDNB with the most noticably change being the
decrease in the volume of stool.

I have a bag of the Science Diet Adult Chicken & Rice formula that I
am gradually mixing in with the SDNB. I will continue this until I
have a 50/50 mix and then feed that.

I am strongly considering putting her on the SD Chicken & Rice 100%
once the SDNB is all gone. However, and I'm not convinced this is a
valid consideration or not, the SDNB has different sized & shaped bits
which I'm thinking may help somewhat with dental health. I've noticed
the SD Chicken & Rice are all of the same small size and shape.

Comments anyone? Phil? Steve?


Don't a couple of the SD's have a sticker that they have been approved
as a dental health diet? I know it was talked about in one of the
threads, so maybe mix one of those in? Or, since kitty is doing well
with the SDNB, why not stick with that and start brushing kitty's teeth?
Or does kitty not like this??

K


Kitty might get kranky! ;-)

I provided the link farther down in the thread.

--
"Its the bugs that keep it running."
-Joe Canuck

wrote:

Joe Canuck wrote:


I decided to make the gradual switch over to 100% Science Diet Nature's
Best.


Hey Joe, I was told by a Pet Value employee that it is no longer going
to be available as sales were poor. He is not sure if that information
only came from his head office or from Hills so you may want to buy
some extra.

We feed our cats Hills canned products and for the occasional treats I
give Hills dry products for their little rewards. Nature's Best (even
in small quantities) has gotten rid of a flakey skin condition our one
cat had.

-mhd



Hmm, all the more reason to get her off the SD Nature's Best once the
current supply is gone. I like the SD Chicken & Rice formula better
anyways and she gobbles it up like it was a treat. Perhaps I will do as
you do... feed the Nature's Best as a treat. At one time she was as
satisifed with it as she was with her regular treats.

--
"Its the bugs that keep it running."
-Joe Canuck

wrote:

Joe Canuck wrote:


I decided to make the gradual switch over to 100% Science Diet Nature's
Best.


Hey Joe, I was told by a Pet Value employee that it is no longer going
to be available as sales were poor. He is not sure if that information
only came from his head office or from Hills so you may want to buy
some extra.

We feed our cats Hills canned products and for the occasional treats I
give Hills dry products for their little rewards. Nature's Best (even
in small quantities) has gotten rid of a flakey skin condition our one
cat had.

-mhd



Hmm, all the more reason to get her off the SD Nature's Best once the
current supply is gone. I like the SD Chicken & Rice formula better
anyways and she gobbles it up like it was a treat. Perhaps I will do as
you do... feed the Nature's Best as a treat. At one time she was as
satisifed with it as she was with her regular treats.

--
"Its the bugs that keep it running."
-Joe Canuck

wrote:

Joe Canuck wrote:


I decided to make the gradual switch over to 100% Science Diet Nature's
Best.


Hey Joe, I was told by a Pet Value employee that it is no longer going
to be available as sales were poor. He is not sure if that information
only came from his head office or from Hills so you may want to buy
some extra.

We feed our cats Hills canned products and for the occasional treats I
give Hills dry products for their little rewards. Nature's Best (even
in small quantities) has gotten rid of a flakey skin condition our one
cat had.

-mhd



Hmm, all the more reason to get her off the SD Nature's Best once the
current supply is gone. I like the SD Chicken & Rice formula better
anyways and she gobbles it up like it was a treat. Perhaps I will do as
you do... feed the Nature's Best as a treat. At one time she was as
satisifed with it as she was with her regular treats.

--
"Its the bugs that keep it running."
-Joe Canuck

It's the Veterinary Oral Health Council. I personally don't feed SD, I'm
just the messenger here...

Jeremy Lowe wrote:

Who has approved SD for dental care? Since neither the FDA or AAFCO has
specific approved definitions for this verabge, almost anyone can use this
claim.

If a product has a certain additive such as microdent which is a trademarked
product that has proven efficacy in dental care then great, otherwise buyer
beware, more slick advertising.....


"Karen M." wrote in message
...

Joe Canuck wrote:


Anyone who has been following my food saga for at least a year in here
may be interested to hear about this...

I have had my cat on primarily California Natural with about 25% Science
Diet Nature's Best and a small amount of Innova and even lesser amount
of Iams (very small amount) mixed in with it.

Finally came to the end of that food about 2 weeks ago... well an
imposed end as I still had one container but decided I had it hanging
around long enough and was perhaps getting long on the tooth even though
it may still be good.

I decided to make the gradual switch over to 100% Science Diet Nature's
Best. The food is available locally and switching to this made sense
since the old blend already had some of this in it. After a couple of
bouts of somewhat loose stools everything has settled down nicely. There
has been no throwing up at all. The cat is happily chowing down on the
SDNB with the most noticably change being the decrease in the volume of
stool.

I have a bag of the Science Diet Adult Chicken & Rice formula that I am
gradually mixing in with the SDNB. I will continue this until I have a
50/50 mix and then feed that.

I am strongly considering putting her on the SD Chicken & Rice 100% once
the SDNB is all gone. However, and I'm not convinced this is a valid
consideration or not, the SDNB has different sized & shaped bits which
I'm thinking may help somewhat with dental health. I've noticed the SD
Chicken & Rice are all of the same small size and shape.

Comments anyone? Phil? Steve?


Don't a couple of the SD's have a sticker that they have been approved
as a dental health diet? I know it was talked about in one of the
threads, so maybe mix one of those in? Or, since kitty is doing well
with the SDNB, why not stick with that and start brushing kitty's teeth?
Or does kitty not like this??

K