Thank you for your interesting post on fiber. Do you feed a raw diet? If not, may I ask what kibble that you use. Based on your post I would think that the California Natural with a lower number of ingredients and a lower fiber would be a good choice. I dont want to get in to the grain free food at this time. Thanks again
Hello Mederic,
No, I don't feed a raw diet, but I clearly see the benefits. I fed kibble diets for a number of years, but six years ago I switched the food to Abady Classic
Granular and very pleased with the results. I feel, it is without question the best option out there outside of raw. It is probably the only carnivore targeted commercial feed available today in a dry form. Some talk a good game with the carnivore/raw marketing, but just look at the ingredients panel. Abady is about animal source proteins and NO reliance on gluten protein, it is avoided. The Abady research indicates fiber is in fact the direct connection to a whole host of problems found today especially when it comes to a the allergy prone dog.
From the article "How to Choose...", Abady website
The way in which fiber creates a firm stool is by slowing the passage of the food through the large intestine (the colon). The colon is the organ in the body which absorbs moisture from the forming stool. The longer the food and fiber remain in the colon the drier the stool. It takes large volumes of expandable fibrous material to create firm stools artificially. The only other way to create firm stools is by including large quantities of species-appropriate ingredients – that is the right way. That is also the way that the Abady Company designs its products – another first in the industry.
Fibrous material speeds up the transit time of the food through the stomach and small intestine, diminishing the time the food ...
It is a lengthy article but well worth a read and there is fair amount of info about Fiber and the problems you can start to develop, A to Z, because of the fiber in the diet...along with plant matter. Plant matter should be avoided and also implicated in many problems today facing dogs. It’s all in the article and well worth a read.
http://therobertabadydogfoodcoltd.com/how_to_choose.htm