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Pet food industry critics note that many of the ingredients (such as corn syrup and corn gluten meal) used as humectants to prevent oxidation also bind water molecules in such a way that the food actually sticks to the animal's colon and may cause blockage. Blockage of the colon may cause an increased risk of cancer of the colon or rectum. Two-thirds of the pet food manufactured in the United States contains synthetic preservatives added by the manufacturer. Of the remaining third, 90 percent includes ingredients already stabilized by synthetic preservatives. Because most pet food contains large percentages of added fat, a stabilizer is needed to maintain the quality of the food. Sodium nitrite, often used as a coloring agent, fixative, and preservative, has the ability to combine with natural stomach and food chemicals (secondary amends) to create nitrosamines, powerful cancer-causing agents, according to A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives.

Many pet foods advertised as preservative-free do not contain preservatives. Almost all rendered meats have synthetic preservatives added as stabilizer, but manufacturers aren't required to list preservatives they themselves haven't added. Premixed vitamin additives can also contain preservatives. In the 1003 Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, veterinarian Philip Roudebush reported finding low concentrations of synthetic antioxidant preservatives in all analyzed samples of products labeled as chemical free or all-natural. Other types of additives depend on whether the pet food is semi-moist, dry or canned. Because semi-moist food contains 25-50 percent water, antimicrobial preservatives must be used. Propylene glycol was frequently used in cat food until it was pulled in 1992 for causing a variety of health problems. Processing greatly alters the nutritional value of the food ingredients. Veterinarian R. L. Wysong states in Rationale for Animal Nutrition: Processing is the wild card in nutritional value that is, by and large, simply ignored. Heating, freezing, dehydrating, canning, extruding, pelleting, baking and so forth, are so commonplace that they are simply thought of as synonymous with food itself. Because the ingredients that pet food companies use are not wholesome, and harsh manufacturing practices destroy what little nutritional value the food may have had in the first place, the final product must be fortified with vitamins and minerals.

(taken from an article by Tina Allen) ("Whats for Dinner? The Truth About Commercial Pet Food")

Flint River Ranch contains none of the above ingredients. Click here to see what our ingredients are.

Tina Perry is an animal advocate with the Animal Protection Institute. Reprinted from The Animals' Agenda Nov/Dec 1996

 

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Flint River Ranch CAT and KITTEN Hairball Management Formula is for all breeds of cats and kittens. It is a chicken, lamb, and herring meal formula (all-natural ingredients) manufactured under carefully controlled conditions and temperatures, resulting in better nutrition, palatability and digestibility for your pet. The many nutrients present in the cat's food are utilized efficiently when digested. High digestibility means your pet requires less food and produces smaller, firmer stools and less clean-up. If you're tired of dealing with unpleasant and marginally effective hairball solutions, this is the answer.

Flint River Ranch Cat and Kitten Hairball Management Formula contains a unique blend of antioxidants, and an optimal ratio of Omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty acids. Helps maintain a healthy digestive tract and nutrition absorption. Oat fiber helps support healthy digestion. Yucca added for odor control.
This formula has less than 6.80% ash content and 0.10% of magnesium. This promotes low urinary pH and helps prevent FUS.
Flint River Ranch Hairball Management Formula provides 100% of the nutritional requirements for adult cats and growing kittens.

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