"Thought this was news that everyone could benefit from that feeds a dry dog food. I was never aware of the benefits of adding water to kibble but I recently came across some information on another forum from a woman who is very well versed in canine nutrition.

"Apparently it is important to add some water to your dogs dry food. This is due to the fact that dry food has a very low moisture content, so its protein comes in a very concentrated form (which is very unnatural) and the kidneys need sufficient water to process it. Many people think that dogs know how much water they need to intake but it turns out this can be untrue. The higher the content of protien (like Innova Evo) the more important it is to add water to the food.

"By adding water to the kibble directly you prevent the dog from overconsuming water later when it is trying to compensate (which is unhealthy). It also prevents moisture from being drawn away from anywhere else in the body to the stomach to create the "soupy" consistency of the food necessary for further digestion in the small intestine.

"It is a good idea to add a cup to a cup and half per cup of kibble of room temperature water to your dogs dry food, don't let it soak though, just wet and serve.

"I found this to be excellent information that I was completely unaware of. The information was worded a bit differently from the original source so as to not be infringing on any copy right issues but it is info from the woman (Moranda) who created "The Dog Food Project", you can find the link to the website here." http://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?page=main  

 

 

 

This is good to know about RTs, Angelica. A Chihuahua would eat until it exploded if it had food down all the time, that is why you see so many FAT Chihuahuas ; D

 

Liz