Food with the most protein?

[flintstones]

Can anyone tell me what dry food mix has the most protein? If you don't know can you check your food bags and put the protein content on this thread please it would be a huge help!

If you know any foods with high protein that can be fed to Guinea pigs that could also be helpful.

Thanks.

I'll start Excel: 17%

Anyone got any other foods that could check their bags please!

 

[Amanda1801]

Sorry, only feed excel here!

I have however, found all the usual large companies very good customer service wise if you email or call them!

 

[flintstones]

I managed to find some on google last night SS is 17%, couldn"t find Cavy Cuisine if someone can check there bag.

 

[hazeyg]

Oxbow cavy cuisine is 14%. Excel is the highest one Ive seen about. I'm not too keen on highe protein as it affects the kidneys in the long term but as burgess excell is so much easier to source I stick to it.
Peas have a high level of protein, not sure if piggies eat them though or if there good for them.

 

[Amanda1801]

Oxbow cavy cuisine is 14%. Excel is the highest one Ive seen about. I'm not too keen on highe protein as it affects the kidneys in the long term but as burgess excell is so much easier to source I stick to it.
Peas have a high level of protein, not sure if piggies eat them though or if there good for them.

As a vegetarian, I rely on wasabi peas as a source of protein (that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!), but yeah, dried peas are a good protein source. If you're looking for something to increase protein intake, what about flaked peas? I've seen some people mention them on here, not sure where they get them from though!

 

[sport_billy]

Wagg optimum protein 17% (pellet)

Gerty Guinea 15% (if they eat it all and don't selectively feed)

 

[flintstones]

Oxbow cavy cuisine is 14%. Excel is the highest one Ive seen about. I'm not too keen on highe protein as it affects the kidneys in the long term but as burgess excell is so much easier to source I stick to it.
Peas have a high level of protein, not sure if piggies eat them though or if there good for them.

If an animal has kidney failure, I believe a high protein diet can slow down the effects as it replaces the protein lost in the urine?

 

[Amanda1801]

If an animal has kidney failure, I believe a high protein diet can slow down the effects as it replaces the protein lost in the urine?

I'm not sure about pigs, but I think it would be the same(?), with cats and dogs that are in renal failure, we advise as low protein diet as possible, and try and get them on a veterinary renal diet to do this.

Some interesting info here, regarding protein levels pre and post dialysis in humans - I'll ask the vet why a low protein diet is recommended as soon as she's out of surgery.

 

[flintstones]

I'm not sure about pigs, but I think it would be the same(?), with cats and dogs that are in renal failure, we advise as low protein diet as possible, and try and get them on a veterinary renal diet to do this.

Some interesting info here, regarding protein levels pre and post dialysis in humans - I'll ask the vet why a low protein diet is recommended as soon as she's out of surgery.

I think it depend if the animal is actually in kidney failure - if protein can cause kidney failure and the kidney's function is decreased maybe at this point to slow the process down a low protein diet could be advised.

Perhaps if the animal enters kidney failure and the kidneys are failing and are losing to much protein a high protein diet could work?

Hmm - interesting theories, be interested in what the vet has to say.

 

[Amanda1801]

I'm not sure about pigs, but I think it would be the same(?), with cats and dogs that are in renal failure, we advise as low protein diet as possible, and try and get them on a veterinary renal diet to do this.

Some interesting info here, regarding protein levels pre and post dialysis in humans - I'll ask the vet why a low protein diet is recommended as soon as she's out of surgery.

Ok, basically, when the animal is in renal failure, protein is excreted via the urine. With protein in the diet, the kidneys have to work even harder to excrete this protein, so a low protein diet is advised to prolong the kidney function.

 

[Raul]

If an animal has kidney failure, I believe a high protein diet can slow down the effects as it replaces the protein lost in the urine?

In humans when in renal failure proteins and nutrients lost in urine means the body can not process it, by giving extra means the body is under more pressure to convert and retain it causing faster damage. Urine gets rid of what the organs can not process, do extra protein you get quicker deaths.

 

[Guinea pigs <3]

Sorry, only use Excel - I will also look out for what the vet says, interesting thread

 

[flintstones]

In humans when in renal failure proteins and nutrients lost in urine means the body can not process it, by giving extra means the body is under more pressure to convert and retain it causing faster damage. Urine gets rid of what the organs can not process, do extra protein you get quicker deaths.

Thank you for this, interesting.

The book I was reading is out of date - it was wrote by vets and says a high protein diet can slow down kidney failure. :x

 

[Amanda1801]

In humans when in renal failure proteins and nutrients lost in urine means the body can not process it, by giving extra means the body is under more pressure to convert and retain it causing faster damage. Urine gets rid of what the organs can not process, do extra protein you get quicker deaths.

Thank you for saying what I was trying to say, in a much more coherent way!

 

[hazeyg]

Yeah that what I believed to be true also. There has been some research in dogs that high protein diets such as the dried complete foods is causing young deaths due to the effect on the kidneys. I'm not sure about piggies though.
I feed my dog wet food now as this line of research is increasing and wet food although dearer seems to give much better results in terms of shiny coat and nicer number twos for poop scooping (yuck I know....the joys of owning a doggie rolleyes)