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From: andy@cbmvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.pets,net.consumers
Subject: Re: Cat Food
Message-ID: <23@cbmvax.cbmvax.cbm.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 20-Mar-86 12:29:26 EST
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Posted: Thu Mar 20 12:29:26 1986
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References: <343@hropus.UUCP> <9450@ritcv.UUCP>
Reply-To: andy@cbmvax.UUCP (Andy Finkel)
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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In article <9450@ritcv.UUCP> jrc@ritcv.UUCP (James R. Carbin) writes:
>In article <343@hropus.UUCP> jbs@hropus.UUCP (JBS) writes:
>>
>>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.
>
>>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.
>>

According to the numbers on the can, Friskies Buffet cat food is generally
around 3 % ash ... it varies between different flavors.

                                        andy

Disclaimer: I have no affiliation with whoever it is that makes Friskies...
        (I'm not sure about my cat, though)