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Originally Posted by spidey Firm stools do not mean you're feeding filler. The large intestine has basically only two functions: to carry waste and to reabsorb water. The longer the stool sits in the large intestine, the more water will be absorbed, the firmer the stool will be. The reason you see firm at first followed by looser is simply that the firm stool has been in the large intestine for longer, and more water has been absorbed from it. You do tend to see smaller, firmer stools from most of the higher-quality foods, simply because the dog has absorbed more of the useful nutrients from the food, and there is less overall waste, and there is most definitely far less filler in the higher-end foods than in lower-quality foods. |
Yeah, k that makes sense.
THats what I meant to say.
Yo MTO, I'm not too far from you. If your looking for good food, made locally at a good price. You should check out Nature's FInest, which gets distributed out of Stoney Creek. It's pretty good food, for $30 per bag (CANADIAN) if you go pick it up, its not available in any stores. Recently have done some ingredient changes to add more Yucca. This is what I have my guy on, and he does wonderfully on it. Yes, it has corn as it's filler, but corn is a good vegetable protein, and fiber. It's 498 cal/cup, VERY concentrated food.
http://www.naturesfinestpetfoods.com/