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Best Answer TRDmom , 16 July 2016 - 08:37 AM
Just like with humans, phosphorous will "eat" calcium and cause bone degradation over time if left unchecked.
On the company's web site, it said to feed raw meaty bones 2-3 times per week. So I believe they're counting on that to provide more calcium.
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Posted 14 July 2016 - 08:59 AM

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Posted 14 July 2016 - 09:15 AM


One more thing, raw meaty bones help keep teeth clean. You may want to add them when possible to promote good oral health.
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Posted 14 July 2016 - 09:31 AM

I just looked at their website too. I am deeply concerned that the Calcium/Phosphorus ratios (which should be at 1.2:1) are all over the map.
One would very carefully need to calculate and counter-balance the individual offerings to avoid a very serious nutritional imbalance.
It makes me very skeptical to be frank.
Bill
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Posted 14 July 2016 - 10:57 AM

Bill, are all the formulas out of wack? Not sure what I'd be looking for
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Posted 14 July 2016 - 11:14 AM


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Posted 14 July 2016 - 11:41 AM

Oh yes I don't plan to cut raw meaty bones, in fact he has a lamb trotter for a chew tonight.
Bill, are all the formulas out of wack? Not sure what I'd be looking for
Their website is a little confusing. I looked at the products they call Grab and Go. Their CA:K ratios were all over the map. When I just went back I got different products, but they did not include CA:K ratios when I clicked on nutritional information.
Calcium and Phosphorus should be in the 1.2:1 (CA:K) ratio. Even very poor quality kibbles are formulated to this ratio. Maybe they are meeting this with a different line of product? It would be odd if they didn't. I'd confirm the formulations.
Bill
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Posted 14 July 2016 - 11:54 AM

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Posted 14 July 2016 - 12:22 PM

It looked like the breeder blend chicken had better (but not perfect) calcium-phosphorous ratios.
On one page it DID say to feed raw meaty bones 2-3 times per week. Is this where the extra calcium comes from??
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Posted 15 July 2016 - 05:32 AM

I'm of the opinion that if the poops are ok - not too white, no straining - then it's probably ok. The Ca:K (btw this is calcium to potassium, not phosphorous) ratio doesn't concern me because you don't have a puppy. If it's working for you, don't mess with it.
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Posted 15 July 2016 - 08:05 AM

This is the first time in I'd say months we've been able to pick up his poops without scraping it up off the grass, kibble is just horrid stuff on this guy, he would be fine for a week, and than straight puddles, did several samples to the vet, all came back negative.. vets wanted to put him on a hydrolyzed diet... not sure how good that would have been, so I went down this road..
I do have a question if anyone sees this post..
When is tripe added in? How often? Is it something I need to hold off on, should I avoid it? I have a container of pure tripe in my freezer.
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Posted 15 July 2016 - 08:18 AM

Yes it's normal for the pops to turn white after they dry out. If they come out of the chute white, that's too much bone.
If his poops are ok, you can add some tripe. Its good for digestion, but as with everything else, intro it slow. Also be sure the tripe you are feeding is raw green tripe, not the bleached white tripe you find in the grocery. That tripe is stripped of all nutrition.
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Posted 15 July 2016 - 08:57 AM

Agree with NaturalFedDogs. His poop sounds perfect. Tripe is great stuff. White/bleached tripe is just the stomach lining, prepped for human consumption. You want green tripe, which is the undigested stuff inside the stomach and smells like something died in a vat of diarrhea and was left out in the sun to bake. Just so you know when you have the right stuff.
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Posted 15 July 2016 - 07:17 PM

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Posted 15 July 2016 - 07:36 PM

I'm of the opinion that if the poops are ok - not too white, no straining - then it's probably ok. The Ca:K (btw this is calcium to potassium, not phosphorous) ratio doesn't concern me because you don't have a puppy. If it's working for you, don't mess with it.
Yes, I should have written Ca:P (not Ca:K). But the proper Calcium to Phosphorus of 1.2:1 is an all life-stage issue, not a formula that is limited to puppyhood.
Bill
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Posted 16 July 2016 - 08:37 AM

On the company's web site, it said to feed raw meaty bones 2-3 times per week. So I believe they're counting on that to provide more calcium.
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