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Old 13-10-2009, 10:03 AM
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Re: Dry Dog food whats the best out there ? ................

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Originally Posted by nellie_dean View Post
I think you'll find that the Glucosamine and Chrondoitin are there courtesy of the chicken meal (it's in the ground bone within the meal) and is actually present in all dried foods containing meat meal (as I understand).
I'm not convinced a 37% protein content is good for many dogs, and that's not the way that a lot of nutritional research by the major pet food companies has shown - rather the opposite, that a lower protein coupled with good digestibility leads to a nice lean, healthy dog.
Here's another to throw into the ring - Whites Salmon & Rice Sensitive:

Ingredients: Fresh Salmon, White Rice, Oats, Peas, Salmon Oil, Hydrolysed Salmon Liver, Sunflower Oil, Seaweed, Tocopherol Rich Extracts, Minerals and Vitamins

Analysis; Protein 18.5%, Oil 9%, Fibre 2%

The analysis is almost identical to Burns, the ingredients look very tasty (!) and it's got the fish oils for Omega fatty acids. It's just under £30 from Pet Pantry online

Ive got my 11 year old on Orijen senior which is very high in meat protein (40%+) fat or oil is at 15% I think (reasonably high) - its helped him loose weight better than anything we've ever done though, part of a good diet regime (basically cutting out table scraps). His health has improved on a weekly basis, there is a lot of talk about protein and kideny function in older dogs, but if your dog is healthy the kidneys should be able to function normally in extracting nutirent, good amounts of water will also help flush them too

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