You're right about the calories.
I couldn't resist mucking with it some more. I created a recipe with Alnutrin, chicken thighs and chicken liver at the amounts the Alnutrin folks recommend but scaled for 1 days worth, 4 oz for my cat. The analysis came up low in several nutrients but not the ones you mentioned.
I noticed up at the top there is a target calorie value for my cat that is greater than what I feed. I increased the feeding amount until the "target" calories were met. That cleared up all the nutrient deficiencies except for vit K and choline. Vit K doesn't matter. Don't know why it says choline is low. NRC and AAFCO recommendations are the same and my program's analysis doesn't show it low.
The values being shown are as a percentage of what is expected if the target calories are fed. Feeding anything less than the target will probably result in the program showing deficiencies.
After going through this, I don't think PDD is appropriate for our use. We want to analysis a batch, not one meal at a time. I think you're right, we'll have to wait for the updates. Those updates have been promised for a long time though.
I couldn't resist mucking with it some more. I created a recipe with Alnutrin, chicken thighs and chicken liver at the amounts the Alnutrin folks recommend but scaled for 1 days worth, 4 oz for my cat. The analysis came up low in several nutrients but not the ones you mentioned.
I noticed up at the top there is a target calorie value for my cat that is greater than what I feed. I increased the feeding amount until the "target" calories were met. That cleared up all the nutrient deficiencies except for vit K and choline. Vit K doesn't matter. Don't know why it says choline is low. NRC and AAFCO recommendations are the same and my program's analysis doesn't show it low.
The values being shown are as a percentage of what is expected if the target calories are fed. Feeding anything less than the target will probably result in the program showing deficiencies.
After going through this, I don't think PDD is appropriate for our use. We want to analysis a batch, not one meal at a time. I think you're right, we'll have to wait for the updates. Those updates have been promised for a long time though.
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