[moosie's mom]

Originally Posted by ladyjane

Don't believe the hoopla about ingredients! There is SO much more to evaluating dog foods than reading labels. I have used this food for years with success. I have had a few renal failure pups....they all lived longer, I believe, largely because of this food.

Originally Posted by canana

I don't know much about animal digest, but doing a quick Google search, it seems like that's a commonly used ingredient in dog food.

But the animal byproduct thing, I know that's okay. It just sounds bad because as human beings, we don't eat 'byproducts'. But dogs need certain byproducts - internal organs etc - as part of a balance nutritional diet. That's why, dogs cannot be healthy living off just chicken breast and peas. Dogs need a balance diet containing certain internal organs to get the necessary minerals and vitamins. At least, that's what I've read..

Originally Posted by pstinard

I agree with both Canana and LadyJane. It doesn't really matter so much what humans find appealing--it's the health of the dog that matters most. BTW, animal digest is meat and and soft tissue products that have had their proteins hydrolyzed (broken down). It's used as a flavoring to make the food more tasty to the dog.

Very good points. I will ask my vet about the Purnia NF