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04-27-2010, 02:47 PM | #1 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Maryland
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| What is more important when choosing a food... the protein, fat and fiber content or the Kcalories per cup? Or WHAT? I am getting so confused-LOL For example: Acana Prairie has 34% protein 17% fat 3.5 fiber and 420 Kcal per cup Nature's Variety Prairie Salmon & Brown Rice has 26% protein 14% fat 3.5 fiber and 420 Kcal per cup The Kcal are the same but the protein & fat are different.
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04-27-2010, 02:50 PM | #2 |
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| I look at protein and fat content most carefully... if the food has more or less kcal per cup you can adjust the feeding amount but you cant do anything to change the fat/protein content.
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04-27-2010, 02:51 PM | #3 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Sahuarita, Arizona
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| Good question I want to know too. Bumping this up. |
04-28-2010, 10:20 AM | #4 |
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04-28-2010, 11:56 AM | #5 |
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| I think you have to take into consideration are they only getting kibble? or some kind of wet food too. Like Raw or canned? how often and how much and what kind of treats are they getting per day. I feed my dogs ( we just switched within last 2 weeks) to a diet of primal raw chicken and natures variety venison the chicken is 13% protein and 7% fat and the venison is 13% protein and 8% fat per meal. then I add 1 tbsp of acana prairie. which is only about 26kcal of kibble per meal. I'm still trying to figure out what the total kcal is with the raw and the kibble combined. Primal raw does have a feeding calculator and acana has a feeding guide on their bag. However I am trying to maintain weight and health for one dog and lose weight with the other. Its a balancing act and I'm sure I'll be tweeking as I go. But I still don't have exact numbers of what the 2 tbs of kibble they are getting a day adds to their overall protein and fat percentage. nor do I know the total kcal they're eating. But I do feel we are on the right track as the dogs are satisfied. Madison's harness is getting loser and they have gorgeous coats and teeth. I must be doing something right. Good luck on your quest to find what works for you. I'm still learning |
04-28-2010, 12:01 PM | #6 | |
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04-28-2010, 12:24 PM | #7 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, Texas USA
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| Yep, I think Chrystal and I discussed (and did the math lol) once before on this raw protein thing...Seems to me, it turns out to be about 39 or 40% protein...right Chrystal? |
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