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PawsForThought wrote:
From: Brian or Sharon Beuchaw Alison Perera wrote: Does the canned food have much more fat than the kibble did? Surprisingly, last night I checked and the Purina ONE Chicken and Rice dry that we were feeding them has more fat (13 - 16.5%) than the Nutro Kitten (8% min) and Nutro Adult Science Diet canned (5% min). Have you tried another brand of canned food like Wellness, for example? A few of my cats used to get loose stool from Science Diet foods. Actually, the kitten gets Nutro Max canned kitten food (that was about the only brand that PetsMart had that she would eat (we bought cans of each brand/flavor and she turned her nose up at pretty much all of them except Nutro and (I think) Purina ProPlan). Our adult cat gets Science Diet and Nutro Max Gourmet Veal Pate. So they've been on a couple of brands, but no real extensive testing.... I guess we can go that route, we were just trying to up the fiber in their systems to see if that worked first. Thx. brian -- If you want to reply to this message by mail, you will have to change the reply address to |
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From: Brian or Sharon Beuchaw
PawsForThought wrote: From: Brian or Sharon Beuchaw Alison Perera wrote: Does the canned food have much more fat than the kibble did? Surprisingly, last night I checked and the Purina ONE Chicken and Rice dry that we were feeding them has more fat (13 - 16.5%) than the Nutro Kitten (8% min) and Nutro Adult Science Diet canned (5% min). Have you tried another brand of canned food like Wellness, for example? A few of my cats used to get loose stool from Science Diet foods. Actually, the kitten gets Nutro Max canned kitten food (that was about the only brand that PetsMart had that she would eat (we bought cans of each brand/flavor and she turned her nose up at pretty much all of them except Nutro and (I think) Purina ProPlan). Our adult cat gets Science Diet and Nutro Max Gourmet Veal Pate. So they've been on a couple of brands, but no real extensive testing.... I guess we can go that route, we were just trying to up the fiber in their systems to see if that worked first. Thx. brian If you do decide to try some other brands, you might have better luck at a smaller pet supply store, or a Whole Foods Market, if you have one in your area. ________ 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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Brian or Sharon Beuchaw wrote: Surprisingly, last night I checked and the Purina ONE Chicken and Rice dry that we were feeding them has more fat (13 - 16.5%) than the Nutro Kitten (8% min) and Nutro Adult Science Diet canned (5% min). That's on an "as fed" basis. The cat's system only cares about the amount of fat after the water has been whisked away to be used. If I'm doing the math right, Nutro Adult has about 23% fat on a dry matter basis. (The Purina ONE dry has about 14.7% for comparison sake). Nutro Max Kitten has more like 27% fat. This jump in fat might take some adjustment, especially if the older cat has been eating the same stuff most of his life. If the loose stool continues, you probably want to take a sample to the vet. I'd expect a slightly bulkier, loose but formed stool for a while from having more water and less fiber in the diet, but not a ploppy one. That tends to imply that the fat isn't being digested well, and could even indicate a problem with the pancreatic lipase enzymes. And of course, as Lauren I think recommended, it's always worth trying another brand if only to ensure variety and rotate different foods into the menu. -Alison in OH |
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Brian or Sharon Beuchaw wrote: Surprisingly, last night I checked and the Purina ONE Chicken and Rice dry that we were feeding them has more fat (13 - 16.5%) than the Nutro Kitten (8% min) and Nutro Adult Science Diet canned (5% min). That's on an "as fed" basis. The cat's system only cares about the amount of fat after the water has been whisked away to be used. If I'm doing the math right, Nutro Adult has about 23% fat on a dry matter basis. (The Purina ONE dry has about 14.7% for comparison sake). Nutro Max Kitten has more like 27% fat. This jump in fat might take some adjustment, especially if the older cat has been eating the same stuff most of his life. If the loose stool continues, you probably want to take a sample to the vet. I'd expect a slightly bulkier, loose but formed stool for a while from having more water and less fiber in the diet, but not a ploppy one. That tends to imply that the fat isn't being digested well, and could even indicate a problem with the pancreatic lipase enzymes. And of course, as Lauren I think recommended, it's always worth trying another brand if only to ensure variety and rotate different foods into the menu. -Alison in OH |
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Does the canned food have much more fat than the kibble did?
Surprisingly, last night I checked and the Purina ONE Chicken and Rice dry that we were feeding them has more fat (13 - 16.5%) than the Nutro Kitten (8% min) and Nutro Adult Science Diet canned (5% min). Nutro and Science Diet are 2 different brands....do you mix them together? |
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Does the canned food have much more fat than the kibble did?
Surprisingly, last night I checked and the Purina ONE Chicken and Rice dry that we were feeding them has more fat (13 - 16.5%) than the Nutro Kitten (8% min) and Nutro Adult Science Diet canned (5% min). Nutro and Science Diet are 2 different brands....do you mix them together? |
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If you do decide to try some other brands, you might have better luck at a
smaller pet supply store, or a Whole Foods Market, if you have one in your area. Why a "Whole Foods Market"? It's been awhile since I've been in one, but last I checked...their foods were "no name brands"! |
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If you do decide to try some other brands, you might have better luck at a
smaller pet supply store, or a Whole Foods Market, if you have one in your area. Why a "Whole Foods Market"? It's been awhile since I've been in one, but last I checked...their foods were "no name brands"! |
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