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Originally Posted by Deb1  What do you call too high of protein? Nutrisca Lamb formula has a 30% protein.....is that too high for yorkies? Just curious! |
Personally, I don't view any kibble out there as too high of protein for a healthy, normal canine. For example, look at Orijen's Regional Red analysis...it has 38% protein, 18% fat, 5% fiber, 25% carbs and the rest is misc ingredients. This type of diet is just fine with me as it tries to mimic (within reason) a natural diet for a canine...which would be more protein than anything else.
Just like for us, a high-carb diet can often more easily translate to overweight kiddos bc carbs are so easily converted to fat (and much more quickly too!). Whereas proteins are long-chained chemicals and not as easily or quickly converted to fat. So, for me, given all the overweight animals we're seeing now - I prefer a higher protein diet overall. I don't even view it as "higher" protein, actually, I view it as "normal" and appropriate protein for this species.
Have you ever read Orijen's White Paper, btw? Excellent! It's probably one of the best papers I've read on canine nutrition, to this day (and it's an easy read too):
http://files.championpetfoods.com/OR...hite_Paper.pdf