Nutrience Cat Food

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Originally Posted by quote in wmarcello's post

The reason an ingredient list for pet food says "ground corn" instead of just "corn" is because whole corn is finely ground before it is added to the food. The outer layer of the corn kernel is impervious to stomach acid and grinding the corn is necessary to expose the very digestible inner part of the kernel to the digestive process. Unfortunately, there are people that would rather sell their "corn free" product than to give out correct information. Interestingly, many of these companies do not have access to the corn growing states. The most basic research can attest to the high digestibility of ground corn."

Yeah, that's just not true. I'm sorry, but if you just compare the stools of two dogs, one fed corn food and one fed corn-free food, you'll see the difference. The stool of the dog fed corn will undoubtedly be bigger, lighter in color AND tastier to stool-eating dogs around. Why tastier? Because it's so rich in protein because it passes through undigested.

If you don't grind flaxseed, you don't digest it. If you grind it, you digest it much better. But that's just not the case with corn.

Who to believe? Why not try a good food for a bag and see for yourself? It won't hurt to try it, and you might be surprised at the results. If you're not surprised, you can always switch back. It's much easier to switch back to a food like Nutrience anyway, because it's so loaded with stool hardners and digestive aids, that the cat will barely have to digest any of it on its own. Holistic food is harder to digest in the beginning because our animals have to relearn how to digest on their own...