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Calcium & Phosphorous levels Your pet’s skeletal structure is mostly made up of calcium and phosphorous. It is important to ensure that your pet’s diet includes natural sources of these elements. AMIXX adds calcium from natural sources like parsley, sesame seeds, sage and rosemary. The calcium is readily absorbed from these sources and provides the required balance to fresh meat. Including AMIXX in your pet’s diet gives you the flexibility to tailor the diet throughout your pets various growth stages. See the AMIXX MEAL PLANNER to tailor the best diet for your pet. A calcium deficient diet can be most serious for puppies and kittens. Young bodies require large amounts of these minerals to grow strong healthy bones. Once fully grown the body still requires calcium to maintain and repair the skeleton. Calcium is also critically important in the function of muscles – including the heart. Balance is key. These minerals need to enter the body at the same time and in the correct proportions to be absorbed and used correctly. Natural sources are better than synthesized (man-made) forms. |
Obtaining the correct calcium balance is easily achieved by adding AMIXX to your pet's fresh meat meals.
AMIXX also provides the correct calcium to phosphorous ratio. AMIXX has been designed to provide the required amounts of calcium and phosphorous when mixed with meat (raw/cooked) alone. If raw bones [link] are included in your pets diet, this balance is not upset; it’s just more of a good thing. Cats and dogs are able to process large quantities of calcium without harm.
Animal protein and fat found in fresh meat is the optimal source of energy for cats and dogs. Protein and fat provide ‘slow burning’, good quality energy without the glucose spikes associated with carbohydrates. Many diseases are associated with excesses of carbohydrates including obesity, diabetes, tooth decay, and even cancer. Many of today’s prepared pet foods are comprised mostly of grains, which are a poor source of protein but are high in carbohydrate.
Cats and dogs are different than humans. Their digestive and metabolic systems have evolved to process proportionally more protein and fat. Look at your pet’s teeth; they are designed to chew meat!
The Grain debate
Grains included in many prepared diets are not an essential part of your pets diet – they are a ‘filler’ carbohydrate energy source.
It is harder for your pet to break down the proteins in grains therefore grains are a poor source of protein compared to fresh raw or cooked meat. Most proponents of fresh diets agree that grains are not required in regular meals. Healthy biscuits and cookies provide small amounts of grain to the diet without adding it to the meals. If you do wish to include grains as part of regular meals substitute up to 1/3 of the meat portion with COOKED grain.
