Thanks for the clarification, Susan.
What I now hear you saying is that dogs can be intolerant to certain
proteins or have an intolerance to a level of protein. I guess the
first I would call an "allergy/intolerance" and the second I might still
call an quantitative intolerance to protein. This was my understanding
of it as well.
I appreciate your response.
Suze (who is browsing over her newly acquired small animal nutrition book)
Susan Jackson wrote:
>> Hi, Susan,
>> Can you perhaps explain what you mean by this statement in better
>> detail?
>> Thanks,
>> Suze
>>
>> Susan Jackson wrote:
>>
>>> First, dogs cannot be protein intolerant, as a general statement.
>>
>
> What I meant was that all animals, which includes dogs, must have
> protein in
> their diets. It is a must. That said, there are situations that some dogs
> are allergic/intolerant of specific proteins, i.e., chicken, beef, etc. And
> some breeds that have ceilings for how much protein they can
> utilize/tolerate, i.e., dalmations. And some dogs, i.e. those with kidney
> failure, need to have their protein sources restricted. But they all still
> need some form of protein. Even a dog fed a vegetarian diet must have
> protein in some fashion in order to survive. When I had to cut down on the
> protein (meat) fed to my boxer with renal problems, I was concerned that
> she
> wasn't getting enough. My holistic vet said that older dogs usually need
> less protein anyway and that her muscle mass and strength indicated that
> she
> was getting enough protein. Regular blood tests confirm this. Hope this
> clarifies my original statement.
>
> Susan Jackson
> Sylmar, CA
>
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