[Scared D]

Please Shawna listen to me. The reason why coconut oil causes soft stools is the same reason mineral oil causes soft stools. Ok?

Too much fat will cause soft stools no matter what the source, especially in puppies.

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First, there is no approved definition in the US called “dehydrated lamb”. This is what leads me to believe the ingredient is the same as other companies use. Lamb Meal is dehydrated lamb products so a literal translation in error is the likely explanation. All meal products are dehydrated products. If you think slabs of lamb meat like jerky are in pet food I have some swampland to sell you.

In Italy I am sure the accepted term for our Lamb Meal is Dehydrated Lamb. They just haven’t been caught yet.

Another point, unlike chicken and turkey, mammal definitions can include by-products. So when you see Beef Meal, Lamb Meal, Bison Meal, Pork Meal etc, everything but hair, hoof and hides can be used and is predominately used. Not that its bad, but consumers do not understand this point. The best source of protein in pet food is Chicken By Product meal.

There are so many great foods made here I cannot see how this company will get any traction.

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It is very average food. The company is very much like the Purina of Italy and I have seen it locally. Look on Italian website and look at the junky products that are available there. Rather than stimulate demand the right way they try to give you useless items like plastic tote bags and metal food containers. No store wants that junk to deal with.

I think the label suffers from translation issues that make it appear better quality like “dehydrated lamb” is just ‘lamb meal”. Also a lot of the marketing is copy cat. I had some samples and to me it smells like a yeasty substance or some sort of digest is on the outside. I also think 18 month dating is a lot of bull. Who wants to feed their dog food that is already a year old.

As far as food coming from Italy. I would be concerned because of the time and heat that builds up in ocean containers. It can easily sit for a week or more in very high temperatures at ports and get ruined. This could happen on both sides of the trip and Italy in south is quite warm, not to mention here in the summer. Before leaving Italy those boats can make several stops in hot weather locations. Italy, Spain, Portugal.

I would say its no better than an average food to be honest and not worth spending a lot of time on.

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It might be the accepted method for labeling but it should not be a reason to pick a food. The calculation is very outdated and does not taken into account the entropic nature of protein, for example. Most people cannot understand calories by measured cup vs calories by weight so I don’t see why any average pet owner should consider calories in their choice of food.

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How can that be BC Nut? The rating are taken from public sources???

I will rate then, “5 Stars and Enthusiastically Recommended”. Abady for Maintenance & Stress gets 94% of its GA protein from animal sources and is low in carbohydrates at 20%. One source of carbohydrates and one source of plant ingredient, simple white rice. Several ingredients organic and human grade. This food is a granular product and not subject to high temperature extrusion and high temperature drying. The granular nature makes it much more digestible than kibbled foods. It has no expandable fiber forcing the dog or cat to drink incessantly after eating. It comes in a plain brown box without silly pictures and claims and the foods are void of misleading names.

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Not sure Dog Pack Mom but this website often reviews foods sold by marketing companies, made at co-packers that just come on the market with no track record and no obvious expertise that are just peas and pea protein.

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They would have to be 5 Stars. They have no plant protein, no plant ingredients except white rice, no red flag items and all are high protein, high fat foods. They even put the animal protein % on the label. Plus, they have been on the market for over 40 years.

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It was a terrible food that didn’t sell. There is a pet food bubble and many brands are being discontinued or will be soon.

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