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Synthetic Vitamins and Minerals in Dog Foods
« on: August 15, 2014, 12:24:00 PM »
I'm just going to guess that this might be the same for cat foods, and the vitamin C part of "may cause diarrhea. . ." worries me when there are so many cats and dogs out there with digestive issues. Maybe Vitamin C in their food was part of the cause?

http://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/synthetic-vitamins-and-minerals-in-dog-foods/

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For 25 points, the answer is menadione bisulfite, which may cause anemia.

The question is, what’s Vitamin K in “natural” pet food?

For 50 points, the answer is retinyl palmitate, which may cause loss of appetite, irritability or bone changes.

The question is, what’s Vitamin A?

For 100 points, the answer is ascorbic acid, which may cause diarrhea, dry nose or nose bleeds.

The question is, what’s Vitamin C?
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