Need help with dry matter

[chris10]

Originally Posted by mschauer

Where did you get that value from?

You can use this site http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/ . Though on this site it comes out to about 60%. Probably because they don't include the dm of bone in the calculation.

I got 58% from a chicken Neck/turkey neck analysis done by Land O' Lakes food analysis lab. This analysis included the bone.

 

[sharky]

I would hope a 5 yr old teeth would look like that... they look good but since I had cats all my life none have had tarter or needed a dental prior to their teens and they ate mostly dry /wet combo

I from a nutritional stand point like the 1.1 to 1 ratio

Obviously the necks you are feeding are meaty enough if they yield that much for protein

 

[mschauer]

Originally Posted by chris10

You can use this site http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/ . Though on this site it comes out to about 60%. Probably because they don't include the dm of bone in the calculation.

Yeah, I looked there. I found neck meat but not whole necks.

Anyway, congrats on finding a diet that works well for you and your furbabies!

 

[chris10]

Originally Posted by sharky

I would hope a 5 yr old teeth would look like that...

Every once in a while I do come across a kitty that doesn't look its age. But I have seen a lot of kitties and can usually tell the age by the tarter on their teeth. So that's why I am happy about mine.

Take care