Thread: Two Things

Originally Posted by donnad

I just looked at Ginger's Pure Vita( Nutri Source), no grain cat food and it has 0.08 magnesium, should I be concerned? I feed this as a supplement to her canned kitten food? I have always heard that dry food caused urinary issues in cats. I never realized that they get most of their liquid intake from eating, so they are not big water drinkers. I think the reason people feed dry food is convenience, no muss no fuss.
Pure Vita Grain Free Chicken Entree Cat Combines the delicious taste of Chicken with a variety of nutritious fruits and vegetables. Because it is made by NutriSource, you can be sure it has our exclusive Good 4 Life system and the finest quality, pure ingredients available for your cat or kitten.
Guaranteed Analysis

	US	Metric
Crude Protein (Min.)	32.0%	320 g/kg
Crude Fat (Min.)	18.0%	180 g/kg
Crude Fiber (Max.)	6.5%	100 g/kg
Moisture (Max.)	10.0%	100 g/kg
Linolenic Acid (Min.)	3.0%	30 g/kg
Magnesium (Min.)	.08%	0.8 g/kg
Zinc (Min.)	150 mg/kg	150 mg/kg
Vitamin E (Min.)	130 IU/kg	130 IU/kg
Taurine (Min.)	0.18%	1.8 g/kg
*Ascorbic Acid (Source of Vitamin C) (Min.)	100 mg/kg	100 mg/kg
*Linolenic Acid (Min.)	0.4%	4 g/kg
*Total Microorganisms (Min)	100 Million CFU/lb**

*Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Cat Food Nutrient Profiles.
**Colony Forming Units per pound
Calorie Content - Metabolizable Energy (calculated): 4/164 kcals per kg, 484 kcals per cup

No donnad don't go into panic mode that amount is nothing & you aren't feeding all dried either are you... if you look at some of the stores own brands etc you will very often see it at 1. something ....... it is not a proven fact anyway just commonsense from an older vet based on what we have seen over the later years,he always does a drawing to explain to clients the moisture in a can of wet food against dry food & how much a cat would have to drink to get it to an equal amount of fluid intake,surprises most clients ....x