NuMystic, yes, I now see I did read that wrong. I will be anxiously waiting Nerdock's reply. Thanks for PMing her Laurie. We need to know and this is a big concern. ARGH!!!!!
Sorry, but I'm sure NV is not poisoning our pets.
This goes beyond customer service reps and up to management, as that second email was only after the rep brought the question to their supervisor and got back to me.Which is why it makes NO sense that Nature's Variety would use it. I've PMd nerdrock, and I'm sure she'll get back to us again.
I have no clue why NV's customer service reps have bad information, but I hope the company will address it.
So that seems to at least explain the mixed messages, as both seemingly conflicting answers were "true" at least in part.I apologize for the confusion about the type of Montmorillonite Clay used in our diets. I confirmed with our Senior Director of Research and Development that the Montmorillonite Clay we use is a combination of calcium and sodium. Nature's Variety is committed to using high quality, safe ingredients. We do not include any ingredients in our diets that are not healthy and serve a purpose to pets’ health needs.
Sincerely,
Shannon
Consumer Relations
Nature's Variety
1-888-519-7387
www.naturesvariety.com
I LOVE Hare Today TooHare Today is super awesome! NV smells like Play-Doh and looks kinds of weird now that I've seen good ground meats :lol3:. Although my cats still like NV so I'll probably buy it now and then anyway. But I can't recommend HT enough--it's good stuff and they have terrific customer service. And no additives, unless you add them yourself. And the prices are fairly comparable to grocery store prices. . .less for some meats (I don't think I could find rabbit for $5 a pound anywhere else. And lamb is like $12 a pound at the store! ) Even with shipping added.
Like I said in another thread, there's always some ingredient to quibble over. Want to look up carageenan? Or menadione? Or. . .well, there's always something :lol3:. Only way to avoid it is to make your own raw diet, but then you have to think about what the animals were fed, how they were raised, etc. No diet is perfect. There's always something!this is very frustrating and depressing. i'm looking for as natural canned cat food as possible without dangerous ingredients. why whould nature's variety put such a horrid ingredient into a otherwise "natural" pet food? makes no sense. back to wellness, innova, and evo for me. looking at weruva now as an add-on. yikes...
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So we at least now have the mineral composition of the clay.Q: What kind of clay do you use in Nature’s Variety products?
A: We use Montmorillonite Clay (Hydrated Sodium Calcium Aluminosilicate) sourced from deposits in southern Utah. We have used this same natural source for many years.
Q: What is the difference between Sodium and Calcium Montmorillonite clays?
A: If you look at the chemical name for Montmorillonite Clay, (Na,Ca)0,3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2•n(H2O), you will see both Sodium (Na) and Calcium (Ca) right at start of the chemical formula. If the given clay has a larger percentage of Sodium than Calcium, it is often shortened in descriptions to Sodium Montmorillonite. If the given clay has a larger percentage of Calcium than Sodium, it is often shortened in descriptions to Calcium Montmorillonite.
The source of the natural clay that we use in our products is higher in Calcium than Sodium and we could describe it as “Calcium Montmorillonite” but we elect to simply describe it as Montmorillonite Clay.