Fish based foods cause crystals?

[PoodleMommy]

I was at the pet food store today looking for food and the owner started talking to me, I was looking at fish based foods and she said "stay away from fish it causes urine crystals"... I never heard this and didnt really know how to respond. Is this true?

 

[Bigpoodleperson]

Nope.

 

[colliewog]

They used to say that about cat foods, because "all cat foods were fish flavored". This was not the case, but you know how these things get started. Anyway, the cheap store brands have a higher ash content, which can make a prone animal develop crystals. So then in crosses over to dogs ...

 

[PoodleMommy]

thanks guys... I didnt think so but I didnt say anything to the lady because I really didnt have any information to back up my side... I just felt like it wasnt right.

 

[colliewog]

I guess it's better than selling you Beneful because it's so good for them!! False warnings are better than false comforts! lol

 

[Bailey08]

Hmm, I did used to avoid it for my male cat but I've never heard we should avoid it for dogs.

 

[colliewog]

Yeah, the idea started with cats but like everything else, people get the stories mixed up ...