I tried feeding my cats that cheap food and they would not even eat it, they would have rather starved. They are now on Science Diet light adult dry cat food, is that good for cats age 2 1/2- 4 1/2?
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I and my kits don't really like science diet.....but adult food can be fed to any kit over a year
I would figure that animal digest is anything that might be in the animals digestive tract at the time it was eviserated. Probably whatever they feed chickens. Partially digested chicken chow.
i found this on the web, re:animal digest: Animal Digest - A powder or liquid made by taking clean, under-composed animal tissue and breaking it down using chemical and or emblematic hydrolysis. The animal tissues used shall be exclusive of hair, horns, teeth, hooves and feathers, except in such trace amounts as might occur unavoidably in good factory practice and shall be suitable for animal feed. If it bears a name descriptive of its kind or flavor(s), it must correspond thereto (i.e., chicken digest). Animal Digest is a cooked-down broth made from unspecified parts of unspecified animals. Any kind of animal can be included: goats, pigs, horses, rats, etc. The animals can be obtained from any source, so there is no control over quality or contamination.
mine think the supermarket food is manna from heaven! they only get it as a treat - pretty cheap for treats!
Unfortunately, a food can meet AAFCO standards and still use ingredients I wouldn't feed a dog (Hah!)
Not quite
Yuck.
you left out the part about being from any/all animals! Animal Digest is a cooked-down broth made from unspecified parts of unspecified animals. Any kind of animal can be included: goats, pigs, horses, rats, etc. The animals can be obtained from any source, so there is no control over quality or contamination.Originally Posted by Pat & Alix
Not quiteAnimal Digest: " material which results from chemical and/or enzymatic hydrolysis of clean and undecomposed animal tissue. The animal tissues used shall be exclusive of hair, horns, teeth, hooves and feathers, except in such trace amounts as might occur unavoidably in good factory practice and shall be suitable for animal feed."
Yuck.
laureen227 said:i found this on the web, re:animal digest: Animal Digest - A powder or liquid made by taking clean, under-composed animal tissue and breaking it down using chemical and or emblematic hydrolysis. The animal tissues used shall be exclusive of hair, horns, teeth, hooves and feathers, except in such trace amounts as might occur unavoidably in good factory practice and shall be suitable for animal feed. If it bears a name descriptive of its kind or flavor(s), it must correspond thereto (i.e., chicken digest). Animal Digest is a cooked-down broth made from unspecified parts of unspecified animals. Any kind of animal can be included: goats, pigs, horses, rats, etc. The animals can be obtained from any source, so there is no control over quality or contamination.
YUCK!
I have never seen a food that does not have this label, no matter how lousy the ingredients are.Originally Posted by cats_toy
Any food we feed our feline companions should have the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) seal. This seal ensures the food is complete and balanced for the health of our cats.
The AAFCO standards merely specify a certain percentage of protein, a certain percentage of fat, and certain quantities of specific amino acids like taurine and micronutrients like vitamins and minerals. Theoretically one could take some ground cockroach (protein), mix it with some recycled bacon grease (fat), throw in a bunch of sawdust (carbohydrates/random fillers), add some clam juice (taurine) and a vitamin/mineral supplement, call it Kitty Krunchies, and have AAFCO tell you you've just produced a perfectly acceptable product.
But obviously no one with any sense will tell you this is a good food to feed your cat!
When choosing a cat food, it comes down to one thing: read the ingredients!
After all, Wal-Mart store brand and Wysong both carry AAFCO labels. But if you read the ingredients, it is very obvious that these foods are of vastly different quality.
Although I do not condone what the AAFCO justifies is acceptable food for our pets. I am merely stating what information we learn through our veterinarian, articles and books. One such example is a Guide to a Healthy Cat by Elaine Wexler-Mitchell, DVM who suggests buying cat with the AAFCO seal.
I feed my girls Purino One Hairball Formula. The ingredients don't look too bad but I see that "animal digest" is there. ugh
- maybe it's time to shop for a new food
Brewers rice, poultry by-product meal, corn gluten meal, chicken, soybean meal, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), wheat flour, fish meal, non-fat yogurt, whole grain corn, soy lecithin, powdered cellulose, malt extract, soybean hulls, brewers dried yeast, phosphoric acid, animal digest, potassium chloride, calcium carbonate, tetra sodium pyrophosphate, salt, choline chloride, Vitamin E supplement, taurine, zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, manganese sulfate, niacin, Vitamin A supplement, copper sulfate, calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin supplement, Vitamin B-12 supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, folic acid, Vitamin D-3 supplement, calcium iodate, biotin, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity), sodium selenite.
Brewers rice, poultry by-product meal, corn gluten meal, chicken, soybean meal, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), wheat flour, fish meal, non-fat yogurt, whole grain corn, soy lecithin, powdered cellulose, malt extract, soybean hulls, brewers dried yeast, phosphoric acid, animal digest, potassium chloride, calcium carbonate, tetra sodium pyrophosphate, salt, choline chloride, Vitamin E supplement, taurine, zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, manganese sulfate, niacin, Vitamin A supplement, copper sulfate, calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin supplement, Vitamin B-12 supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, folic acid, Vitamin D-3 supplement, calcium iodate, biotin, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity), sodium selenite.
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The items in red I try never to feedOriginally Posted by Alessandra
I feed my girls Purino One Hairball Formula. The ingredients don't look too bad but I see that "animal digest" is there. ugh- maybe it's time to shop for a new food
Brewers rice, poultry by-product meal, corn gluten meal, chicken, soybean meal, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), wheat flour, fish meal, non-fat yogurt, whole grain corn, soy lecithin, powdered cellulose, malt extract, soybean hulls, brewers dried yeast, phosphoric acid, animal digest, potassium chloride, calcium carbonate, tetra sodium pyrophosphate, salt, choline chloride, Vitamin E supplement, taurine, zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, manganese sulfate, niacin, Vitamin A supplement, copper sulfate, calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin supplement, Vitamin B-12 supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, folic acid, Vitamin D-3 supplement, calcium iodate, biotin, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity), sodium selenite.
the items in blue I wouldnt feed regularly
For the price of purina one try looking at royal canin or nutro
Pro plan was by far definitly the worst food i've given my cats, they spewed up horrible yellow liquid for ages and their waste wasn't pretty either!
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