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From: schwrtze@acf8.UUCP (E. Schwartz group)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Cat Food
Message-ID: <10920001@acf8.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 14-Mar-86 14:58:00 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar 14 14:58:00 1986
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Too high an ash content can be a problem.  This is especially true for male
cats as the ash accumulates in the kidneys and can produce kidney stones which
can then clog their urethra.  I had a male that developed this problem, with the
Vet blaiming cheap cat food.  Now, i have a female who i only feed Purina Cat 
Chow (a dry food) & have not had any problem.  Though i am not sure about the 
seriousness of the problem for females, with a male, i would probably use a 
50/50 (temporal) mix of dry & wet foods.  Do not get sucker'd into expensive, 
fancy food that the breeder might sell.  There are plenty of commercial 
alternatives to be had simply by checking the labels.  Sorry, i do not remember
the actual % cutoffs.

		Keith Loris
		keith@alaya.arpa