High Fat Dog Food

Fatty acids are carbohydrates in a sense being composed of carbon,hydrogen, and oxygen - but they have much less oxygen and more carbon than starches.

Unlike proteins, fats contain no nitrogen. Like proteins, they too are combinations of components, known as fatty acids. Only three of these are essential as far as we now know linoleum, indolence and arachnid, all believed to be concerned with our pets' health in several ways. All are no very common in nature they may be almost neglected in our thoughts of nutrition. Some other nonessential ones are butyric, caproic, laurie, oleic, palmitic, stearic acids.

Fats melt when heated; they arc smooth, lubricating when warm.Some fats like tallow are comparatively hard and crystalline; some, like vegetable oils, are extremely soft and fluid. All are made by plants and the dog bodies.

Fats have a number of interesting properties which should he remembered by the dog owner.

Fats are able to emulsify; when acted on by bile salts, for instance,they can split into tiny invisible particles that remain in suspension in water or gastric juice.

Fat acts as a vehicle for carrying some of the vitamins A, D, E, and K. Because of this, mineral oil can absorb them from food in the intestines and prevent their absorption.

Fat slows digestion and renders it more complete. It reduces the availability of vitamin B in the diet and is concerned with fertility.