I have fed whole cutup chicken fryers, or chicken thighs and breasts, from my local grocery for many years. Recently I told my meat guy to make sure it is fresh, with no "marinade" of any sort. He told me that they do inject a salt/water solution into all their chicken (I'm not sure about other meats) and wondered if that is what I meant. When I said, "WHAT!?" He replied that I have been feeding this all along to my kitties, and they "are doing fine." I think he said their salt/water solution was 14%--I need to talk to him further.
Come to find out, this is normal procedure with most grocery stores, not just in my area. I found this interesting link: http://foodwhistleblower.org/blog/22/198 No requirements are as yet in place for labeling such foods. I mean what about people on restricted sodium diets? I'm sure they're not concerned about kitties, but I sure am!
I coarse grind bones and all for my kitties. I know others feed frankenprey, so this would be concerning for some of them too.
I am upset, grumbling, and not sure what to do. I now do cold water baths before grinding of all chicken to try and leach the darn salt out of the chicken--I run cold water into the large bowl that the chicken is in, let sit for 20-30 minutes and repeat at least two more times. Is this enough?
Come to find out, this is normal procedure with most grocery stores, not just in my area. I found this interesting link: http://foodwhistleblower.org/blog/22/198 No requirements are as yet in place for labeling such foods. I mean what about people on restricted sodium diets? I'm sure they're not concerned about kitties, but I sure am!
I coarse grind bones and all for my kitties. I know others feed frankenprey, so this would be concerning for some of them too.
I am upset, grumbling, and not sure what to do. I now do cold water baths before grinding of all chicken to try and leach the darn salt out of the chicken--I run cold water into the large bowl that the chicken is in, let sit for 20-30 minutes and repeat at least two more times. Is this enough?
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