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Old 01-05-2010, 08:35 PM   #74
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I'm not sure what food that is, but usu when a food has high percentage of fat, it has high percentage of protein. Maybe it's the portion size that's causing the weight gain? Momo tends to gain weight & he eats the same amount as all my other 3. Maybe it's just their metabolism, so I've cut treats & trying to manage his weight that way.
Science Diet Light ingredients I've bolded the not so good ingredients: Ground Whole Grain Corn, Soybean Mill Run 16% (source of fiber), Chicken By-Product Meal, Powdered Cellulose, Corn Gluten Meal, Soybean Meal, Chicken Liver Flavor, Soybean Oil, vitamins (L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement), Iodized Salt, Potassium Chloride, Flaxseed, Choline Chloride, Vitamin E Supplement, Dicalcium Phosphate, L-Lysine, minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), Taurine, L-Tryptophan, L-Carnitine, preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid, Beta-Carotene, Rosemary Extract

Thanks for the info. They never had bad breath until yesterday when I started mixing in the Science Diet with the Naturally Wild. I think I will check out the Dick Van Patten line. It looks like that received a high grade and the fat content is only 6%. I've always left food down all the time but now that we have two dogs in the house, I guess Speedy is afraid Toby is going to eat all the food (Toby never overeats) so she is eating as much as she can. I hate to change her eating habits as Toby does just fine. I'm afraid I will really confuse her.
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