Common Questions About Dog Food Ingredients
Is maize difficult for dogs to digest
Do your foods contain wheat?
Are your diets low in sodium?
Do your foods contain soya?
Is there sugar in your foods?
Do your foods have too much protein?
Does fat in the diet cause high cholesterol?
What type of fat do you use in your products?
What is Poultry meal?
Poultry meal is an excellent source of protein since it naturally contains each of the amino acids essential to carnivorous animals, such as dogs. Our products contain only refined poultry meals, which is the highest quality available. The refining process removes the poor-quality proteins and excess ash often found in typical poultry meals. This increases protein digestibility in the refined poultry meal
Is maize difficult for dogs to digest?
Whole maize, as in carnet from corn-on-the-cob, might be difficult to digest. However, Iams® diets use only high-quality maize that is finely ground to break up the outside covering of each kernel and then cooked. This process makes the maize in our foods highly digestible and an excellent carbohydrate source.
Do your foods contain wheat?
Wheat is a high-quality carbohydrate source that is used in our day foods.
Are your diets low in sodium?
Sodium is an essential mineral for life and is not considered harmful, nor does it have a negative effect on blood pressure in normal, healthy dogs. Most of our products contain approximately 0.5% sodium. The sodium is balanced in proper proportions with the other vitamins, minerals, fats, proteins and carbohydrates.
Do your foods contain soya?
Our products do not contain soya. They are formulated exclusively with very high quality animal-based protein sources.
Is there sugar in your foods?
No sugar is added to any of our food. The beet pulp included in the formulas is an excellent, fermentable source of fibre. But it is not a source of sugar. Beet pulp is the material which remains after sugar is extracted from sugar beets. It is not beetroot.
Do your foods have too much protein?
No. Some people believe that protein in dog foods beyond a certain level can cause kidney damage. No scientific research conducted to date indicates that protein is in any way involved in the development of kidney disease. Dogs eat primarily to meet energy requirements. For this reason, the nutrients in our foods are balanced with metabolisable energy levels that ensure that a dog’s nutritional needs are met simultaneously with his energy needs. This helps prevent an excess or deficiency in nutrients. If a dog is overfed, he may gain weight, but should not suffer from kidney problems.
Does fat in the diet cause high cholesterol?
High-quality fat sources are an essential part of a dog’s diet. Although dogs can have high cholesterol, it is not caused by too much fat in the diet. Dogs do not get hardening of the arteries (arteriosclerosis), as humans do. High cholesterol levels in dogs can be a result of liver or other internal problems. Fat provides energy for body processes, assists in maintaining excellent skin and hair coat, helps in transporting fat-soluble vitamins, and is important for palatability.
What type of fat do you use in your products?
All Iams® Dog Foods contain animal fat. This fat is easily digested and is a very high-quality fat sources.
My dog has red stains around his mouth and eyes. Are there dyes in your foods?
There are no artificial colours or dyes in our foods. This colour change around the eyes is due to a reaction of sunlight with a compound in the tears and saliva called porphyrin. Porphyrin turns red when light hits it; the colour change can be blocked by certain antibiotics, which reduce or eliminatethe stains. See your veterinarian for more information.
