rhiannon and shadow (GA)
Member Since 2012
http://www.lifesabundance.com/Catal...t=0&hdr=&Ath=False&ProductID=405001(Pet_Base)
If anyone learns something good or bad, please share !
If anyone learns something good or bad, please share !
new canned food to investigate !
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MJ+Donovan
Member Since 2009
I used to get the dry food autoshipped years ago (before diabetes), but after they changed the kibble shape, my cats didn't want to eat it. I stopped getting it and haven't really thought about that particular brand for a long time. But you gotta wonder about a dry food developed and promoted by a vet... :-|
Sorry, can't tell you anything about the wet food.
MJ
Sorry, can't tell you anything about the wet food.
MJ
Hillary & Maui (GA)
Member Since 2009
Contact them and ask for the AS FED Analysis - let's see if they will supply it.
Just reading the ingredients, it looks ok to me, no red flags - but I do have to ask what is Dog Grass Extract? I never heard of this? Is that like cat grass but for dogs? ;-) And why is it in here?
Just reading the ingredients, it looks ok to me, no red flags - but I do have to ask what is Dog Grass Extract? I never heard of this? Is that like cat grass but for dogs? ;-) And why is it in here?
arozeboom
Member Since 2011
Info on Dog Grass...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elymus_repens
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elymus_repens
Tara & Buster
Member Since 2012
Here's some more info on dog grass - don't worry, it's "a natural source of food flavoring and is GRAS (generally recognized as safe)" Whatever that means... :?
http://www.chamberlins.com/ns/Displ...D914079104818C49B&DocID=bottomline-couchgrass
http://www.chamberlins.com/ns/Displ...D914079104818C49B&DocID=bottomline-couchgrass
d0zivyhoo
Member Since 2012
Wow, the things one learns on these support groups! I have never heard of dog grass either. Anyway, I have a few possible red flags:
Dog/couch grass/quick grass is considered to be a diuretic. Since diabetic kitties (as well as kidney kitties) have trouble properly metabolizing all of the excess water they drink, I would think a diuretic would make dehydration a possible issue. But, maybe there's not that much of the grass in the product.
Plus, here's a quote from: http://www.mountainroseherbs.com/learn/dog_grass.php
While lowering blood glucose is not such a bad thing (less insulin used or your kitty), it does mean you really need to stay on top of your home testing. Additionaly, the reduction in potassium greatly concerns me, as low potassium will cause symptoms very similar to diabetic neuropathy. Again, maybe there's not so much of the ingredient that it would be an issue, but I'm just attempting to bring it to your attention as a possibility. However, if your cat has high potassium, certainly, the food could be a way to reduce kitty's potassium levels.
I like the rest of ingredients except for the shrimp. The issue with shrimp are twofold: (1) It adds phosphorus (if kitty's kidneys are at all problematic, not good), and (2) shrimp are bottom feeders. Most of the shrimp we see in the supermarkets these days come from Thailand, Vietnam or Mexico. All of those locations have extremely polluted ocean waters due to a number of reasons, one of which is improper sewage outfall and lack of oversight. I don't purchase any shrimp (or fish for that matter) that doesn't come from the pacific northwest.
However, maybe there's not that much shrimp in the ingredients to worry about. But, it might be worth an email to the manufacturer (along with the excellent suggestion above to get the proper nutrient analysis) to determine just how much shrimp is in the product.
It also seems to be very high in calories for a food that is so high in protein, so I wonder where those calories are coming from. Hmm.
Don't want to rain on your parade, but it is a very unknown commodity with some possible issues. I could be completely off here, though, and I am very open to anyone else negating what I'm stating.
Good for you, though, to keep researching to find a better product. However, I do believe there are much better high quality protein products on the market that are known quantities.
Hugs,
DZ and Sarah
Dog/couch grass/quick grass is considered to be a diuretic. Since diabetic kitties (as well as kidney kitties) have trouble properly metabolizing all of the excess water they drink, I would think a diuretic would make dehydration a possible issue. But, maybe there's not that much of the grass in the product.
Plus, here's a quote from: http://www.mountainroseherbs.com/learn/dog_grass.php
While lowering blood glucose is not such a bad thing (less insulin used or your kitty), it does mean you really need to stay on top of your home testing. Additionaly, the reduction in potassium greatly concerns me, as low potassium will cause symptoms very similar to diabetic neuropathy. Again, maybe there's not so much of the ingredient that it would be an issue, but I'm just attempting to bring it to your attention as a possibility. However, if your cat has high potassium, certainly, the food could be a way to reduce kitty's potassium levels.
I like the rest of ingredients except for the shrimp. The issue with shrimp are twofold: (1) It adds phosphorus (if kitty's kidneys are at all problematic, not good), and (2) shrimp are bottom feeders. Most of the shrimp we see in the supermarkets these days come from Thailand, Vietnam or Mexico. All of those locations have extremely polluted ocean waters due to a number of reasons, one of which is improper sewage outfall and lack of oversight. I don't purchase any shrimp (or fish for that matter) that doesn't come from the pacific northwest.
However, maybe there's not that much shrimp in the ingredients to worry about. But, it might be worth an email to the manufacturer (along with the excellent suggestion above to get the proper nutrient analysis) to determine just how much shrimp is in the product.
It also seems to be very high in calories for a food that is so high in protein, so I wonder where those calories are coming from. Hmm.
Don't want to rain on your parade, but it is a very unknown commodity with some possible issues. I could be completely off here, though, and I am very open to anyone else negating what I'm stating.
Good for you, though, to keep researching to find a better product. However, I do believe there are much better high quality protein products on the market that are known quantities.
Hugs,
DZ and Sarah
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