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Sat January 5, 2008
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Description:
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Feeding guideline:
A 50lb dog should be fed 709kcal or 3 cups for weight loss. For fibre-responsive diseases, 1,289kcal or 5 1/2 cups
Calorie Content
Contains 2876 kilocalories/kilogram or 232 kilocalories per cup ME (metabolizable energy) on an as fed basis (calculated).
Ingredients:
Chicken meal, corn, cellulose fiber, wheat, wheat gluten, pea fiber, corn gluten, rice hulls, natural flavors, chicken fat, beet pulp, salmon oil, potassium chloride, L-tyrosine, soybean oil, psyllium husk, calcium carbonate, sodium tripolyphosphate, choline chloride, salt, vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol (source of vitamin E), L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), niacin, biotin, riboflavin (vitamin B2), D-calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin A acetate, vitamin D3 supplement, folic acid], taurine, minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, copper proteinate, copper sulfate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, sodium selenite, calcium iodate], L-lysine, L-carnitine, DL-methionine, marigold extract, green tea polyphenols, preserved with natural mixed tocopherols, rosemary extract and citric acid.
Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein (min) 26%
Crude Fat (min) 7.5%
Crude Fiber (max) 17.1%
Moisture (max) 10%
Nutrition Statement
ROYAL CANIN Veterinary Diet canine CALORIE CONTROL CC 26 HIGH FIBER and ROYAL CANIN Veterinary Diet canine CALORIE CONTROL CCâ„¢ HIGH FIBER diets are intended for intermittent or supplemental feeding as part of a veterinary-supervised weight loss program.
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Editors
Registered: October 2005
Posts: 3953
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Review Date: Sat January 5, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Price you paid?: Not Indicated
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Pros:
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First ingredient is a named meat product
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Cons:
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Insufficient meat content, low quality and controversial fillers
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This product is a veterinary diet, indicated for weight loss or fibre-responsive diseases. In the former case, we would note that it is not necessary to feed low quality fillers to achieve weight loss and there are far better foods available for this purpose. In the latter case, our comments relate solely to our opinion of the ingredients used in this product and cannot replace medical advice relating to disease management. We do note that the product is not nutritionally adequate for, nor intended for anything other than short term use.
The first ingredient in the food is a named meat product, in meal form. It is the sole meat ingredient in the food. The remainder of the product is a series of low quality filler ingredients.
Corn is a low quality grain in dog food products, that is difficult to digest and commonly associated with food allergy problems. Corn Gluten Meal is the dried residue from corn after the removal of the larger part of the starch and germ, and the separation of the bran by the process employed in the wet milling manufacture of corn starch or syrup, or by enzymatic treatment of the endosperm. In plain English, that bit of the corn leftover after most of the nutritious bits have been removed. Wheat suffers similar comments, being considered by many to be the number one cause of food allergy problems in dog food. In gluten form is a similarly stripped down grain fragment as corn gluten meal. Pea fiber and the hulls of rice are pure filler, as are the husks of psyllium seeds. The product contains a very high amount of nutritionless fillers.
Beet pulp is controversial filler which appears to be used in large quantities in this food. It is a by-product, being dried residue from sugar beets which has been cleaned and extracted in the process of manufacturing sugar. It is a controversial ingredient in dog food, claimed by some manufacturers to be a good source of fibre, and derided by others as an ingredient added to slow down the transition of rancid animal fats and causing stress to kidney and liver in the process. We note that beet pulp is an ingredient that commonly causes problems for dogs, including allergies and ear infections, and prefer not to see it used in dog food. There are less controversial products around if additional fibre is required.
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