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mschwindt
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Click here to see the profile of this user 		Ash in food? - 2007/12/18 03:15 So looking at the ingrediants in various cat foods i ran across one that has a low percentage of ash listed. My questions are as follows. .

Why would they put ash in cat food?

Is it bad for Kiki (my hoglet)?

I think the brand is pet spa. If any one has any info on this I would appriciate it.
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Click here to see the profile of this user 		Re:Ash in food? - 2007/12/19 06:21 The ash is a byproduct of cooking meat and has minerals in it so it is not bad if it is just a low percentage. Ann
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Click here to see the profile of this user 		Re:Ash in food? - 2007/12/19 14:00 That's a relief because this was one of the few foods that listed chicken as the primary ingredient. Most of them say chicken meal or something of the like. A side question to this is, is it ok to have a mix of food that is primarily three different brands and periodically switch which three they are? I want to keep her nutrition varried but I don't want to halve 20lbs of catfood sitting around. I do have the benefit of having two indoor cats so i can feed them the extra.
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Click here to see the profile of this user 		Re:Ash in food? - 2007/12/19 17:36 It depends on the hedgehog-some will eat anything and others are quite picky. If your hedgehog is not really picky you could change the mix more readily than if you have a picky eater.

Any time you make food changes you will have to do it slowly to avoid stomach upset. Ann
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Click here to see the profile of this user 		Re:Ash in food? - 2007/12/19 18:02 Someone once told me that too much ash in cat food can lead them to have urinary tract infections... does anyone know if this is true? Ava's mom!
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Click here to see the profile of this user 		Re:Ash in food? - 2007/12/19 18:52 Here's a description I found online -

ASH ‘the incombustible inorganic residue remaining after incineration; generally the mineral content of the food’ *

Contrary to popular belief ash in pet food has not been collected from a fire place and added for bulk!

In pet food the constituents are broken down in to several components: carbohydrate, moisture, protein, fibre and fat/oil.

Anything that does not come into one of these categories is called by the general term 'ash'. Therefore ash contains minerals and vitamins and is essential for your pet's health.

It is called ash because when the food is burned (to determine its analysis) carbohydrate, fibre, fat and protein are all incinerated. Ash is the part of the food that remains after incineration.

However, foods with very high ash contents may contain excessive quantities of vitamins and minerals which can be detrimental to your pet's health. Stasi
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Click here to see the profile of this user 		Re:Ash in food? - 2007/12/19 21:48 Ah ha! So what would constitute an excesssive amount of ash?
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Click here to see the profile of this user 		Re:Ash in food? - 2007/12/20 07:47 Someone once told me that too much ash in cat food can lead them to have urinary tract infections... does anyone know if this is true?

We had a cat who was prone to urinary tract infections. At one time they thought it was high ash that caused problems. Now in cats they are leaning toward high magnesium as the problem and suggest you stay away from fish foods as they have more magnesium. I think they only make this recommendation if you have a cat who is prone to UTI's though. Ann
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