Jamir

what dog food are you feeding him? I’ve never heard of that. Is it a good food?

Jamir

i’m not sure if that is good you might want to check that out

Abigale

i don’t think so, I’ve never heard of it being a vitamin. you should ask it’s vet cause that doesn’t sound too good.

Jocelyn

ASH IN PET FOODS

ASH ‘the incombustible inorganic residue remaining after incineration; generally the mineral content of the food’ *

Contrary to popular belief ash in pet food has not been collected from a fire place and added for bulk!

In pet food the constituents are broken down in to several components: carbohydrate, moisture, protein, fibre and fat/oil.

Anything that does not come into one of these categories is called by the general term ‘ash’. Therefore ash contains minerals and vitamins and is essential for your pet’s health.

It is called ash because when the food is burned (to determine its analysis) carbohydrate, fibre, fat and protein are all incinerated. Ash is the part of the food that remains after incineration.

However, foods with very high ash contents may contain excessive quantities of vitamins and minerals which can be detrimental to your pet’s health.

Kamari

OK, ash is what is left over after they burn off all of the other nutrients. Usually it is phosphorus and other minerals. It isn’t a bad thing, but it give you an indication of how much “other” stuff is in the food. What type of food are you feeding. I can look at the label online and let you know for sure what is going on.

Judith

well maybe you should feed him steak!
yeah i know what your talking about
carrot ash poultry
dog food is not high quality stuff
personally i feed dogs minced beef and whatever’s left over of the dinner but then again i was a butcher.

Heaven

ash? Um…probably talking about something like ash from potatoes or something. Don’t worry about it. I fed my Rottweiler science diet before. It’s all right. Actually, it’s basically the best you can get, so I congratulate you for not being stingy on your dog.

Morgan

I know high ash content in cat food can cause urinary problems, crystals that block the urethra. Though dont really think it causes problems in dogs!

Kaitlynn

Ash is present in all kibble form dog foods.
It’s not the Ash that you should be concerned about but rather the “Science Diet” food that you’re feeding your dog.
Google “What is in dog food?” and you will see how horrible dog foods Science Diet, Purina, Iams, and Pedigree are.
Skip the Science Diet and get your dog some real food: Premium Human Grade, no by-product food. You will notice a difference in a few months in your dog’s energy, skin, and coat.

Lorenzo

according to a dog food analysis review, science diet isn’t recommended to be given to dogs since it has ingredients that aren’t beneficial to dogs. you should try switching to canidae or innova. they are much better. since you’ll be buying dog food by the bag, you should invest in a good pet food container so that your investment won’t go stale. read more about it here: