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From: jbs@hropus.UUCP (JBS)
Newsgroups: net.pets,net.consumers
Subject: Cat Food
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Date: Tue, 11-Mar-86 10:33:33 EST
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 I and my wife recently purchased a siamese kitten.
After talking to the breeder, we  were advised that MOST supermarket cat
foods especially  the dry cat foods have an unacceptable amount of ash
in them. We were told that a diet of foods with a high  ash content  could
lead to serious kidney problems for the cat. The breeder stated that an
acceptable level of ash is Less than 3 Percent. She also mentioned that, if
they don't list it in the cat food's breakdown of contents, it most likey
 has a very high ash content.
In other words they aren't going to flaunt something bad.

Our questions are:

1) First of all, Does the breeder have a valid point? IS >3% too much ash?

2) How does the ash content effect the kidneys?

3) Has anyone found cat foods in the moist, dried or canned form that has
less than 3% ash in it? If so please pass on the name.


My mailing address is:

				ihnp4!houxm!hropus!jbs

If this is a valid point,(I hope to find out) , I'll post a summary in
net.pets.


			Thanks in advance,
			
			John Skiendziel