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05-02-2008, 06:28 AM | #1 |
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| Orijen's response....may help if you are looking into this food. Thank you for taking the time to write to us. High protein diets such as ORIJEN are ideal for puppies. In fact, published research shows that higher protein diets support the health of puppies of all sizes (indeed, we are not aware of published study to the contrary!). Most people don’t understand the relationship between protein and carbohydrate in dog foods. Consider that as protein increases carbohydrate decreases, and the reverse is also true; as protein decreases carbohydrate increases. Higher protein diets have much less carbohydrate – this is an important fact as it is carbohydrate, not protein that is the leading dietary cause of health problems (obesity, insulin resistance, type11 diabetes) in today’s cats and dogs. And while carbohydrate is cleary linked to health concerns, it is difficult to give too much protein in a dog’s diet and in this regard quality of protein is the most important consideration (not quantity). ORIIJEN contains the highest quality proteins of any dry dog food, and almost ½ of the meat ingredients are HUMAN GRADE and Fresh which means, after passing government testing, our chicken, turkey, fish and eggs arrive FRESH never frozen and without any preservatives, and are processed to make ORIJEN on the day they arrive Although we don’t offer ORIJEN in sample sizes, we do produce a specially-priced 400G (0.88LB) “TRIAL-SIZE” ORIJEN product that you can find at any ORIJEN retailer (pre-priced for $1.99). The idea of the 400g product is to provide a full bowlful (at low cost) which will give you and your dog a clear indication of ORIJEN’S performance before investing in a larger package size. The Trial Size bags can be purchased at any ORIJEN retailer - please check the store locator on our website for a retailer that is closest to you (Orijen). It is normal for dogs to drink more water when eating ORIJEN. Water is a necessary component of digestion and the more nutrient dense the food, the more water is required for digestion. Consider too that a kibble has had its water removed, and needs to be "reconstituted" by the dog to a natural balance. As ORIJEN is much higher in protein and is highly nutrient dense, more water intake is needed to facilitate digestion (think of ORIJEN as a very condensed or dehydrated version of a RAW diet). However, please know that the increased water consumption is healthy as it dilutes the urine which in turn reduces the occurrence of urinary crystals in the bladder. Please contact us again with any questions or concerns that you may have. Kind Regards, Diana Mick Customer Service Champion Petfoods Ltd p 780.939.6888 f 780.939.6858 |
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05-02-2008, 06:34 AM | #2 |
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