Re: [pyrnet] Hi protein

["Mitzi" <Mitzi@mitzis.net>]

Thank you, Barb lol! I was sputtering and stuttering and trying to type out an email that said what you just did and finally gave up <g>.
My dogs range from pups to 12 yrs and they've all been on either raw or high fat/high protein food. They're also finding that dogs with kidney 
problems need *more not less-of *good quality protein.
Mitzi Potter   
Mitzi@Mitzis.net
Guthrie  OK


On Fri, 6 Dec 2002 22:49:08 -0500, Barb Bowes wrote:

>Hi Keith. My dogs have been on very high protein foods for years. My
>birthday boy Bo, who is now 12, was on 30 % protein until he was 9 1/2 years
>old. The food they are on now is at 25 % but they are supplemented with raw
>meat. It is not the protein content that causes kidney problems (barring
>other factors such as genetic predisposition and toxins), it's the source of
>the protein. Plant and grain proteins are difficult for a dog's system to
>process, thereby causing the organs to over work. Meat protein is easily
>processed. The food I'm feeding now  is 88 % derived from high quality
>animal sources. So very little of the protein content is from grains. Most
>kibble foods are mostly grain. I'd like to see Iams, Purina, etc. tell us
>how much of their product is derived from meat sources. Some Vets are now
>finding that dogs with kidney problems are doing well on raw food diets
>which are mostly meat, but these "experiments" are still ongoing.