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Below you can
read questions that have been asked about
our pet products. The answers are from Dr.
Jane Bicks. HealthyPetNet's product
formulator.
The information on this page is not a
substitute for medical advice. If your pet
has a problem or you think he may have a
medical problem, you should consult your
veterinarian.
Q: Agility versus other joint products
including Cosequin?
A: Glucosamine is coupled with sea mussels.
Cosequin and Adequine are excellent
products, but they are only chemicals -
glucosamine like molecules coupled with
other molecules. A good formula because it
gets good results. However, if you remember
your basic biology classes, the body
requires all types of vitamins and minerals
for the body to build tissue, to correct
problems. Remember reading about catalysts
which were enzyme systems? You could have
the chemicals you need for a reaction, but
you need to trace minerals, vitamins for it
to occur. When talking about bone
re-structure as in glucosamine like
molecules, none of us are sure exactly what
we need; Calcium, amino acids, zinc, etc. If
you look at many formulas, they differ. So I
added sea mussels with 9 glucosamine like
molecules + protein + oils + vitamins and
minerals and DNA. It is a whole food. Thus,
the glucosamine goes to the bone along with
everything from the sea mussels and says
"Here we ALL are" What do you need.
Boswellia = herb used by holistic doctors
and being studied for it's soothing. Don't
you think that the joint which has
additional bone growth, is pushing on the
tendons, ligaments and muscles? That causes
pain. Boswellia + the fish oil demonstrated
to soothe from the inside. Yucca and Alfalfa
= antioxidants. Damage by bone disease =
degenerative because keeps occurring and
getting worse. Caused also by free radicals;
the active molecules as result of bone
metabolism. These full balance antioxidants
love the bone! They also love the kidneys,
thus helping to support the kidneys which
must eliminate all the by products of this
bizarre metabolism. Best simple answer I
have.
Jane Bicks DVM
Q: Old Animals And Protein Quantity?
A: One of the definitions of aging is the
inability to use protein. If you look at an
old person, their muscles are flaccid, their
organs get week, there is less digestive
juice produced, less enzymes, etc. All of
this requires protein. The question is not
the amount of protein, but the type,
quality. An old shoe can be 100% protein. If
the body has to break it down, it's hard
work and the left over goes through the
kidney (which needs nourishment). If the
protein is very digestible, like ours, and
in middle range as far as quantity, then the
body doesn't work to break it down, but uses
it all.
Think of your old grandmother. Wouldn't she
be eating a high quality chopped meat
hamburger, fresh vegetables, and potatoes?
In vet nutritional medicine today, this is
what we do with kidney disease: When we
first see a problem, it means that about 70%
of the kidney is already damaged. That is
where the myth came from old dogs and cats,
low protein. (Studies have since shown that
the one study done on rats and one on humans
does not hold true on dogs and cats.) It was
once thought that one had to decrease the
protein due to leftovers from breaking down
protein. Now we know that it is moderate
protein and high quality that is needed.
Calcium and phosphorous is restricted and
there are other things, thus a prescription
diet is used.
Once the problem gets worse, then we
restrict the protein and other things in the
diet. An older dog or cat does not have to
have kidney problems. As per fat level -
that is difficult when formulating an
excellent food. You see, the ratio between
fat and protein needs to be the way it is in
Life's Abundance. Once you start to decrease
the fat, you then decrease the ability to
use protein. Fat is very important in older
animals. Unfortunately, most human doctors
decrease the fat level in older people
because of various reasons. Have you ever
seen their skin; dry and droopy? Their
energy levels? Their memory? You
see fat is used for the immune system, and
for the nervous system and also for the
elasticity in the skin and organs of the
body. It is best to feed the Life's
Abundance, but feed it on the low side, and
decrease as much as 25%.
A healthy program should be included;
exercise, carrots, apples, and out treats in
small amounts.
Dr. Jane Bicks DVM
Q: Puppies And Their Protein And Calcium
Requirements?
A: If feeding a dry food with 10% moisture,
the pet food standards dictate a Minimum
level of 22% depending upon the calories of
the diet. The recommended Calcium and
Phosphorous ratio range from 1:1 to 2:1.
This ratio is the same for adults as it is
puppies.
The quality of the protein is vital to the
health of the growing puppy. Remember that
the building blocks of the body are made for
protein. Low quality protein, or those
proteins that are harder for the dog to use
are generally corn, wheat, corn and wheat
gluten and can be soy. Higher quality
proteins are generally meats. A high quality
meat meal such as chicken, turkey or fish
meal is a concentrated source of meat and
can be utilized by the puppies body. When
formulating food, a high quality food should
consist of quality meat proteins to build
muscles, heart tissue, bones, skin, hair,
etc.
There has been myths circulating for decades
regarding the amount or protein and calcium
and the effect on bone disease in large
breed puppies. Studies demonstrate that the
amount of protein HAS Nothing To Do with
skeletal diseases. As we all know some
breeds are genetically destined to have bone
problems. Some of these breeds include
German Shepard's, Golden Retrievers, and
Great Danes. Even though a dog may have the
inherited potential for bone disease, they
may show signs of the disease in different
phases of their life ranging from young ages
to old age, to never. Other large breed dogs
will develop bone disease despite an
inheritance
of "healthy bones". All New Research Has
Demonstrated That The Key To Healthy Bone
Development In Large Breed Puppies Is In
Keeping The Puppy Thin So That They Grow
Slowly Rather Than Rapidly. One must feel
for the rib cage weekly, adjusting the food
as it needs to be; feeding more or less as
required. The rib cage should only be
covered with about one inch of fat.
The second myth indicates that large breed
dogs need more Calcium for their large
bones. Nothing could be further than the
truth. The addition of calcium can cause
bone disease to rear its ugly head, heredity
or not. The proper Phosphorous is not beyond
recommend amounts.
With all of this in mind, the adult and
senior dog doesn't require a separate food
than the adult does. While the senior or
adult dog may require less food because they
are not as active as the puppy, they need
enough high quality protein for the constant
rebuilding of dying tissue. We know that
tissue dies and is replaced all the time.
The skin cells in an average dog will die
every 21 days, and thus being replaced.
Since one of the definitions of aging is the
inability to use protein, the senior dog
needs enough protein of high quality to
replace the dying cells. I don't agree with
many pet food manufactures who have
formulated low quantity protein for the
senior dog.
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