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yorkipower · 03-24-2005, 03:12 PM

Wow Ringo! I don't recall ever getting a message with my "name" in it!

I don't see the link but I am familiar with Innovas wet food. Before I answer your question - please note - I think Innova is an EXCELLANT brand of dog food -wet or dry. I have never fed the puppy food as the food wasn't readily available when my "kids" were puppies but, like I said, I do feed the wet adult formula on and off based on the food rotation my pups are on. As far as the wet food is concerned, yes, it is comparatively high in fat (the foods that are high in protien tend to be high in fat). Innova adult is something like 25% protien and 15% fat. Compare that to what I am presently feeding my dogs - Wysong - another great brand of dog food - which is way lower in fat though:

The ingredients listed below represent the entire contents of the product, excluding vitamins and minerals. Further questions regarding this product can be sent to: ingredients@waggintails.com.

Protein: 7.00 %
Fat: 4.00 %

Ingredients:
Chicken, Water, Ground Brown Rice, Ground Corn, Ground Extruded Whole Soybeans, Carrots, Barley, Bone Meal, Whole Egg, Yeast Culture, Ground Flax Seed, Dried Kelp, Dried Wheat Grass Powder, Dried Barley Grass Powder, Clove, Sage, Rosemary, Garlic, Black Pepper, Artichoke, plus essential vitamins and minerals

I think feeding your dogs high fat diets vs low fat diets really depends on the energy demands put on your dog. People in farming communities lived on high fat diets for hundreds of years (I am reminded of the "Irish" breakfast) but were not fat. It's because we and our dogs live comparitively sedentary lives, that we must watch our diets so carefully. When my dogs seem to be getting too lean, I up the fat, when they are getting chubby - I down the fat. Does this help?

03-24-2005, 03:12 PM	#2
yorkipower BANNED! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York Posts: 446	Wow Ringo! I don't recall ever getting a message with my "name" in it! I don't see the link but I am familiar with Innovas wet food. Before I answer your question - please note - I think Innova is an EXCELLANT brand of dog food -wet or dry. I have never fed the puppy food as the food wasn't readily available when my "kids" were puppies but, like I said, I do feed the wet adult formula on and off based on the food rotation my pups are on. As far as the wet food is concerned, yes, it is comparatively high in fat (the foods that are high in protien tend to be high in fat). Innova adult is something like 25% protien and 15% fat. Compare that to what I am presently feeding my dogs - Wysong - another great brand of dog food - which is way lower in fat though: The ingredients listed below represent the entire contents of the product, excluding vitamins and minerals. Further questions regarding this product can be sent to: ingredients@waggintails.com. Protein: 7.00 % Fat: 4.00 % Ingredients: Chicken, Water, Ground Brown Rice, Ground Corn, Ground Extruded Whole Soybeans, Carrots, Barley, Bone Meal, Whole Egg, Yeast Culture, Ground Flax Seed, Dried Kelp, Dried Wheat Grass Powder, Dried Barley Grass Powder, Clove, Sage, Rosemary, Garlic, Black Pepper, Artichoke, plus essential vitamins and minerals I think feeding your dogs high fat diets vs low fat diets really depends on the energy demands put on your dog. People in farming communities lived on high fat diets for hundreds of years (I am reminded of the "Irish" breakfast) but were not fat. It's because we and our dogs live comparitively sedentary lives, that we must watch our diets so carefully. When my dogs seem to be getting too lean, I up the fat, when they are getting chubby - I down the fat. Does this help?