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Started this discussion. Last reply by carl Eidsforth Jan 15.

Seeking USDA copackers in the states
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where does one find a USDA copacker? I have been having a very difficult time, clearly I am looking in the wrong place. Can someone please help me?

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Jeffrey Michael Bond replied to Roya's discussion 'cat treats' in the group Nutrition and Ingredients

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. Ca…

February 11

Mukund Parthasarathy commented on Roya's blog post 'Finalizing payment with companies in China'

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February 5

Lori Naipo replied to Roya's discussion 'cat treats' in the group Nutrition and Ingredients

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, cel…

February 4

carl Eidsforth replied to Roya's discussion 'Raw Food Diet'

hi, what are your reasons for not liking the dry kibble?

January 15

Theo Coetzee replied to Roya's discussion 'cat treats' in the group Nutrition and Ingredients

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…

January 12

Davyd Smith replied to Roya's discussion 'Raw Food Diet'

You have to understand the difference between dry and wet food labels. A wet food with 14% protein is actually quite high compared to a dry food with 20%. remember that moisture makes up a fair amount of a wet dog food. Frozen Primal has more than 6…

December 27, 2009

Ann Rader commented on Roya's blog post 'Raw Food Diet'

Adding more chicken to the formula adds more protein but it may well throw the entire balance to the food off and make the food less digestible. This has nothing to do with feeding or not feeding a dry food. Perhanps one of the nutritionists here on…

December 26, 2009

Roya commented on Roya's blog post 'Raw Food Diet'

Primal is considered one of the top dog foods, and it is wonderful for their coat. However, I am having the exact opposite effects. Is anyone familiar with the raw food diet and/or Primal? I am curious to talk about ingredients and their effects to…

December 26, 2009

Ann Rader commented on Roya's blog post 'Raw Food Diet'

Each formula is a careful balance of nutrients – a matrix where the balance allows the body to successfully use the foods. That balance is what makes ‘nutrition’. Simply adding more protein doesn’t mean that you dogs are going to receive all the nut…

December 26, 2009

Roya commented on Roya's blog post 'Raw Food Diet'

Is it ok to add boiled chicken breast to the Primal prepackaged raw food if it the "chicken one" to increase the protein, or should I stick to raw chicken breast soaked in a little bit of apple cider? The food is so natural she should have amazing h…

December 25, 2009

Ann Rader commented on Roya's blog post 'Raw Food Diet'

Roya, The amounts on an ingredient label read differently when the food is wet (canned or raw) than when it is a dry kibble. So the 14% protein in a raw food doesn't mean that the food is below the required protein necessary for maintenance as defin…

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Peter Wang replied to Roya's discussion 'cat treats' in the group Nutrition and Ingredients

"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…

December 20, 2009

Roya commented on Roya's blog post 'Finalizing payment with companies in China'

Thank you. I found them on Trade Key. They had a minimum order which was still too high for me, and I begged teh sales rep if they can give me half the units they are asking for. She said that usually they take 30% deposit on the order til receivede…

December 10, 2009

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Raw Food Diet

I have been feeding my dogs Primal dog food. The nuggets for smaller dogs, Chicken, Duck, and Turkey/Anchovies.
Well they say raw food is one of the better foods to feed your dog, but since I have been feeding them Primal for the past 5 months, I noticed that my Pomeranian's fur is not as shiny or lustrious as before, and my Papillon's fur is dull, thinning, and has a huge bald area on her chest and it was getting worse.
They are both energetic and everything is fine other than their hair.. When… Continue

Posted on December 23, 2009 at 10:16pm — 5 Comments

Finalizing payment with companies in China

I am ordering supplies for the first time from China, and is it true they only do T/T payments. Which is basically wire transfers. They sent me all of their bank information and are now waiting for me to make my payment.. I am not used to doing business this way, I just want to know if this is normal when doing business with companies overseas. Or am I being naive?

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Posted on December 1, 2009 at 9:56pm — 5 Comments

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