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Post by Jackie on Nov 17, 2010 2:04:05 GMT -5
So I'm currently feeding my girls Pixie & Trixie Stella & Chewy's freeze dried. They go through about a bag a month (with raw soupies every day or so). I found this other brand that I'm considering. The Honest Kitchen - Prowl www.sitstay.com/dog/supplies/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&productId=39802Ingredients: Dehydrated Chicken, Eggs, Potatoes, Yams, Organic Flaxseed, Zucchini, Spinach, Honey, Cranberries, Rosemary, Tricalcium Phosphate, Choline Chloride, Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Potassium Iodide, Potassium Chloride, Iron Amino Acid Chelate, Copper Amino Acid Chelate Guaranteed Analysis: Crude Protein (min) 32.0%, Crude Fat (min) 28.0%, Crude Fiber (max) 2.5%, Moisture (max) 4.2%, Calcium (min-max) 0.90% - 1.80%, Phosphorus (min-max) 0.7% - 1.20%, Sodium (min-max) 0.2% - 0.38%, Magnesium (min-max) 0.07% - 0.12%, Taurine (min-max) 0.12% - 0.14% Calories 5070 per kg (860 per cup) What do you guys think? Is the protein too low? To compare, the Stella & Chewy's have 42% protein for the chicken, 40% protein for the duck, and 37% protein for the lamb. What is an acceptable amount of protein & fat for a ferrets diet? One other thing - When manufacturer's state the min protein, is there a way to calculate the actual protein?
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Post by mustelidmusk on Nov 17, 2010 9:37:15 GMT -5
Prowl is powdered. you add water to it. I do not care for it , and my brats would not touch anything it was put in. (I tried using a little in soups they would not touch soup that contained it, so it went in the garbage. The only way to compare different diets is to convert both to a ry matter basis. This essentially means factoring out the moisture content, which allows you to compare "apple to apples". All you need to do is Google "pet food dry matter basis". Many sites will tell you how to do the conversion. -jennifer
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