WE need fiber in our diets. It's bulk forming in the colon to wash out the bad stuff. Not all fillers are evil. Heck I eat an all grain bread that's as heavy as a brick because of the fact it is filled with fiber. Roughage is good for you and your dogs, plus it helps clean the teeth by being abrasive.
Trish Not all those who wander are lost.... --- On Wed, 7/2/08, HELEN PEAGRAM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: HELEN PEAGRAM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Hill's Prescription diet t/d canine > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, July 2, 2008, 9:50 PM > Ok, it's a form of fibre. Another filler. > > > Only you and God know your heart. > > > > Helen > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Trisha S. > Date: 07/02/08 22:02:53 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Hill's Prescription diet t/d > canine > > From Wiki. So no it's not JUST paper. It's always > good to do some research > before posting. Cellulose is natural and it can be used to > make paper...if > you read further you can see for yourself... > > Trish > > Cellulose > From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia > > > Cellulose, a linear polymer of D-glucose linked by > β(1→4)-glycosidic bonds. > > > Three-dimensional structure of cellulose, with four glucose > units visible. > (Black=carbon; red=oxygen; white=hydrogen.) > > > Space-filling model of cellulose, with four glucose units > visible > Cellulose is an organic compound with the formula > (C6H10O5)n, a > polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several > hundred to over nine > thousand β(1→4) linked D-glucose units.[1][2] > Cellulose is the structural component of the primary cell > wall of green > plants, many forms of algae and the oomycetes. Some species > of bacteria > secrete it to form biofilms. Cellulose is the most common > organic compound > on Earth. About 33 percent of all plant matter is cellulose > (the cellulose > content of cotton is 90 percent and that of wood is 50 > percent).[3] > For industrial use, cellulose is mainly obtained from wood > pulp and cotton. > It is mainly used to produce cardboard and paper; to a > smaller extent it is > converted into a wide variety of derivative products such > as cellophane and > rayon. > Some animals, particularly ruminants and termites, can > digest cellulose with > the help of symbiotic micro-organisms that live in their > guts. Cellulose is > not digestible by humans and is often referred to as > 'dietary fiber' or > roughage', acting as a hydrophilic bulking agent for > feces. > > Not all those who wander are lost.... > > > > --- On Wed, 7/2/08, HELEN PEAGRAM > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > From: HELEN PEAGRAM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Hill's Prescription diet > t/d canine > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Wednesday, July 2, 2008, 8:56 PM > > Powdered cellulose??? That's paper! > > > > > > Only you and God know your heart. > > > > > > > > Helen > > > > -------Original Message------- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Date: 02/07/2008 8:18:10 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [Chihuahuas] Hill's Prescription diet > t/d > > canine > > > > i got this from my vet, but i only let her have one a > day > > for a couple > > reasons... > > > > 1. they are REALLY BIG and i use them as treats > rather > > than food > > > > 2. they say they are for reducing plaque and tartar > > buildup, and she doesn > > t have any that i have seen so far. > > > > 3. the vet has them on the counter as treats for the > dogs > > as treats for > > after visits and Veneno LOVES them! > > > > here are the ingredients, are they TOTAL garbage? or > do > > you think they are > > OK? > > > > t/d canine > > > > Ingredients > > Brewers Rice, Ground Whole Grain Corn, Chicken > By-Product > > Meal, Powdered > > Cellulose, Pork Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols > and > > citric acid), > > Soybean Mill Run, Soybean Oil, Chicken Liver Flavor, > > Calcium Sulfate, > > Potassium Chloride, L-Lysine, Iodized Salt, Choline > > Chloride, Vitamin E > > Supplement, vitamins (L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate > (source of > > vitamin C), > > Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate, > Vitamin > > A Supplement, > > Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, > > Pyridoxine > > Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 > > Supplement), Taurine, > > preserved with BHT and BHA, minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, > Zinc > > Oxide, Copper > > Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium > Selenite), > > Beta-Carotene. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Get the scoop on last night's hottest shows and > the > > live music scene in your > > area - Check out TourTracker.com! > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! > Join today! 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