So I have a few questions about what to feed. This mostly pertains to my dog[I know this is a cat site... but], but this would be helpful to those wanting to feed cats and aren't sure which way to go.
Anyway on topic. My one dog is currently on t/d. I like the dental benefits, but mostly I got it to slow her down when she eats because the pieces are so huge, so she has to chew some of them [LOL sometimes] and it has slowed her eating down a great deal, and I thought that might help her feel a bit more full too.
Well... I am thinking of switching foods and I was talking to a tech I work with. Now I have tried SO hard on here to argue that vets know about nutrition, and the practice owner [main vet] does, but the guy working for him [other vet] is the "I know all" and he knows ntohing about nutrition, and the tech I happened to work with that day thinks she knows it all. I had mentioned I thought I would go higher protein. The vet shook his head in the background, and the tech said I should get something higher in fiber.
I know fiber is supposed to help you feel full, however regardless of what the studies may show, I can eat cereal [high fiber kind] or real oatmeal, and in 1-2 hours be starving again. If I eat an egg I can go 4-6 hours without feeling hungry.
I've always heard to feed higher protein. When my cat was on an all meat diet he would totally regulate himself without scarfing all of the food down at once...
My initial thought is to try Innova EVO with both of my dogs [if it ends up being cost effective] and then feeding some RAW meat alongside of it. Do you guys think that would help fill her up so she isn't so hungry? Or is fiber a better way to go, if so, what should I feed?
Anyway on topic. My one dog is currently on t/d. I like the dental benefits, but mostly I got it to slow her down when she eats because the pieces are so huge, so she has to chew some of them [LOL sometimes] and it has slowed her eating down a great deal, and I thought that might help her feel a bit more full too.
Well... I am thinking of switching foods and I was talking to a tech I work with. Now I have tried SO hard on here to argue that vets know about nutrition, and the practice owner [main vet] does, but the guy working for him [other vet] is the "I know all" and he knows ntohing about nutrition, and the tech I happened to work with that day thinks she knows it all. I had mentioned I thought I would go higher protein. The vet shook his head in the background, and the tech said I should get something higher in fiber.
I know fiber is supposed to help you feel full, however regardless of what the studies may show, I can eat cereal [high fiber kind] or real oatmeal, and in 1-2 hours be starving again. If I eat an egg I can go 4-6 hours without feeling hungry.
I've always heard to feed higher protein. When my cat was on an all meat diet he would totally regulate himself without scarfing all of the food down at once...
My initial thought is to try Innova EVO with both of my dogs [if it ends up being cost effective] and then feeding some RAW meat alongside of it. Do you guys think that would help fill her up so she isn't so hungry? Or is fiber a better way to go, if so, what should I feed?