Does anyone know what the ingredients of Fit n Fertile are? I've e-mailed them and written, but no response. I thought it was a legal requirement to put the ingredients on the packaging. I do need to know.

Jo and the Casblaidd Flatcoats

Ive emailed you dont blame you for being cautious the ingredients should be shown

Just out of curiousity Does anyone know the legal requirements of showing ingredients on supplements and if so what are they? and also why do people give or take any supplements without knowing whats in it :(

I wonder how many of us get a frozen meal out and zap it in the microwave and not look what additives are in?

Mattie - I guess my Mum (age 88) has been genetically modified for some time now, the number of frozen meals she's eaten!!! :-) ;-)

Jo

:) :)

Mattie - I wouldn't dream of eating anything without scrutinising the ingredients - I'm conducting a one-woman-war against artificial additives. :D

Same goes for any dog food I buy!

ingredients are as follows from leaflet with fit n fertile
CONTAINS ACID-PAK 4 WAY bio moss vitamin premix lacto-sacc de odorase trace minerals proteinates mycosorb and flavouring on a carrier of dried fat filled milk powder .

LOL :)

Think I'll stick with the full fat milk powder :D

Ive been told it has copper in it

It also says A supplementarry feedin stuff for growing and muture dogs to be used as a daily addition to the normal allowance of other foods fed to animals of this type for the maintance of good health growth and condition. this product should be added during normal feed preparation pre-feeding according to the guildlined below
protein -21.00 0/0
oil-13.00 0/0
fibre-0.50 0/0
ash-7.50 0/0
copper-80.00 mg./kg.
(as copper prpteinate)
vitamin A-45.000 i.u./kg
vitamin d3 5.000 i.u/kg
vitamin E -900 i.u./kg
( as a tocophero) hope this helps

In an average 15 kilo sack of complete dog food the average trace ellement per kg of copper is 32 micrograms if there are 80 mg in a one kilogramme pack of fit and fertile then there is triple the amount of copper which will ultimately lead to copper toxicity especially as the daily feeding is recomended Also its been known for dogs to die of copper toxicity.

I ordered Osteomate and Fertimate - no analysis with either of these. I was never given a leaflet either.

Think it's very much on the side-lines until I know more -

I know the herbalists are all stating the ingredients in their mixes now - especially important in case of allergy, of course. Think feed manufacturers have to state the same - why not these additives? I must say it's alarming to think that it would be too easy to overdose on copper (or any of the fat-soluble vitamins) when the normal level in complete feeds is taken into account.

Jo and the Casblaidd Flatcoats

Jo I belive those two are also from the same source as Fit and fertile

Hi,

Yes all companies producing supplements are required to state all ingredients. However, often it is only the reputable ones that do so!

Why not use a licensed herbal instead, if there is one available for what you want? Supplements have no regulation, and can basically be made in someones garden shed and put on the market. I always buy supplements from a company that is not one of the dodgy fly-by-night ones and doesn't make outrageous claims.

I have heard of some very nasty reactions to fit 'n' fertile, so I would be a little dubious about using it...

What kind of reactions can you share them with us ?

Yes, I'd like to know as well

Jo and the Casblaidd Flatcoats

I have heard of a few dogs getting very aggressive after they had been given fit n fertile. I think it basically overloaded the system...but who knows why as we don't know the exact ingredients!!

I would have thought anything sold and which recommends a daily dose would be subject to strict rules else anyone could just market stuff and make a lot of money.Without thought to the dogs health

If the product is sold as a supplement there is absolutely no regulation, only medicines are subject to regulation to show they are pure and effective. You have hit the nail on the head - thats exactly what a few of the companies are doing!!, however many of the these companies don't last long