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For Dogs and Cats New
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As part of our continuous efforts to improve BRAVO! products, we will be using a new grinding method starting on May 6, 2005. This will appear as code date 126 on the labels. You will notice a change in the consistency and texture of the ground products. This processing change should reduce some of the moisture content, create a more consistent texture, and allow for more visible vegetables -- though we assure you the vegetables will still be finely pulped. Vegetables
make up approximately 12% to 15% of our Bravo Blend products.
Organ meats, bone and meat make up the remaining amount. Each
of the Blends contains 3 vegetables, so each vegetable is only
4% to 5% of any one Blend. In
choosing vegetables, we have to try and address numerous health
concerns. While some of the vegetables you mention (broccoli and
kale) are low in sugars, they are also goitrogens and can interfere
with proper thyroid function. As hypothyroidism is a common disease
in dogs, we have to be careful not to include too great a quantity
of goitrogens. Broccoli, kale and spinach are also high in oxalates,
which can create or exacerbate the tendency in dogs to form calcium
oxalate crystals/stones. So,
in an effort to maintain safe balances of the various vegetable
groups, we made careful selections. Our chicken Blend does contain
acorn squash, but it also contain low sugar romaine and bok choy.
Our turkey Blend does contain yams, but also contains low sugar
There are many veterinarians who recommend Bravo Blends to their
clients, even those with diabetic animals. In conversations with
these veterinarians, they feel that in a grain-free diet like
Bravo, the glucose impact of a single vegetable that makes up
only 4% to 5% of the total meal is negligible. Many diabetic animals
on Bravo products have dramatically reduced or completely eliminated
their need for insulin.
For those rare animals who have completely unstabilized diabetes,
and who would do best to avoid even a small of amount of vegetable
sugars, Bravo does carry plain meat/bone products (no vegetables)
and ground organ meat products. The two can be combined to provide
the animal with a calorie-dense, sugar-free diet. I hope this information is helpful and that you'll consider recommending Bravo even for diabetic animals. We're sure you will be pleased with the results. If we can provide you with any further information, please just let us know.
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