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Permalink Reply by Amy Fiumarelli on October 30, 2009 at 10:49am

Yes Chicken Jerkey is fine. Cats, being obligate carnivores(Strict meat eaters) should ideally stay away from grain products so the rice isn't the greatest idea.

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Permalink Reply by Roya on October 30, 2009 at 11:29am

Thank you. What if its just for a treat and it only has less than 20% rice in it?

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Permalink Reply by Mukund Parthasarathy on October 30, 2009 at 10:19pm

If Chicken jerky has preservatives or smoke, bacon type flavors cats may not like it. Rice is a neutral ingredient and highly digestible. Cats prefer rice over all other grains. Hope this helps

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Permalink Reply by Roya on October 30, 2009 at 10:23pm

Yes thank u, but no there isnt any flavor other than chicken and rice

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Permalink Reply by Roya on October 30, 2009 at 10:23pm

Yes thank u, but no there isnt any flavor other than chicken and rice

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Permalink Reply by Mukund Parthasarathy on November 3, 2009 at 12:27pm

I do agree meat is the best however if the options call for various grains as a part of overall recipe rice is probably the best. 20% or less rice is okay in the formula

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Permalink Reply by Peter Wang on December 20, 2009 at 11:28pm

"If Chicken jerky has preservatives or smoke, bacon type flavors cats may not like it. Rice is a neutral ingredient and highly digestible. Cats prefer rice over all other grains. Hope this helps"

I am not sure that cats don't like smoke, bacon type flavors. Maybe someone has tested it or.......it's commone sense?

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Permalink Reply by Theo Coetzee on January 12, 2010 at 10:46am

Well in our experience I totally agree that cats are carnivores and therefor need more meat in their diets but with 10% max rice added to the diet you'll never have a cat with an upset stomach. Rice is one of the best bowl cleansers in both cats and dogs, but that is purely my opinion with numerous test in food products that we tried.

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Permalink Reply by Lori Naipo on February 4, 2010 at 9:48pm

My cat eats chicken, beef and turkey jerky from Doggies Unlimited. I have to break it up into bite
size pieces. It is made fresh and has no preservatives, artificial flavoring. No salt. Only fresh meat,
carrots, broccoli, zucchini, sweet potato, celery and parsley. He sits in the kitchen begging for more.
And always knows when fresh treats arrive.

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Permalink Reply by Jeffrey Michael Bond on February 11, 2010 at 11:43am

It is important to determine the overall balance of a diet with respect to specific amino acid, fatty acid, mineral and vitamin levels in the diet and how they meet the requirements of the animal that it is being formulated and ultimately fed to. Cats or dogs have their own requirements, we know this and this is what makes cats true carnivores for example as they have higher requirements for taurine and arachadonic acid. Treats are part of the overall diet and as long as all the requirements are met for all of the nutrients then this is a good start to ensuring that the animal will be healthy. The ingredients used should be digestible and palatable and when all combined meet the animals requirements regardless of source. Of course over supply of nutrients can be another challenge, the first one coming to mind is that of energy leading to obesity.

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