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At Celtic Connection, we recognize that all parts of your pet's body are interconnected and must work together to provide the most benefit to the 'whole'. Your pet is not just its skin and fur, its stomach and intestines, its teeth and muscles, or its nerves and brain - so why make a pet food that focuses on just one of these? All of your pet's organs must function at their best, work together and support each other, to provide the best possible health. That is why we include lots of real meat and use steam to cook our recipes to ensure more of the natural vitamins and minerals are retained. We also include functional herbs to support and stimulate the 5 detox organs in your pet's body, and of course we include therapeutic amounts of joint support to keep your pet comfortable, active and moving. This stimulates the movement of lymph and boosts the immune system to keep your pet healthy. The Celtic Connection meaning of 'holistic' means not focusing on keeping just one part of your pet healthy, but keeping all parts of your pet healthy!

Single source protein pet food is wonderful for pets that are sensitive to specific proteins. However, they do not always provide enough of all the nutrients your pet needs, so you often need to change your pet's food after only a few months. We discovered that by combining at least two types of protein from the same animal group, our recipes remain hypoallergenic while also being delicious, complete and balanced to provide all the nutrients your pet needs to stay healthy and comfortable. So your pet can enjoy our recipes indefinitely and you do not need to go in search of another food every few months to ensure your pet is getting all the nutrition it needs!

MSM (or its long name Methylsulfonylmethane) is a natural form of sulphur. Studies have proven that MSM not only makes glucosamine and chondroitin more effective in resolving joint pain and repairing tissues, it is also a natural antioxidant and supports the immune system. So it helps your pet's joints as well as its entire body!

Since calcium limits the amount of phosphorus that your pet's body absorbs, and phosphorus limits the amount of calcium that is absorbed, we created our recipes with our veterinary nutritionists based on the ratio of these minerals instead of the individual numbers to ensure the best balance for your pet's health. Depending on the recipe, the calcium : phosphorus ratio of our dog food recipes is between 1.01-1.40 : 1.0. For our cat food recipes, they are between 1.08-1.47 : 1.0.

The word 'ash' on pet food labels tells you the amount of minerals that are left after all the protein, fat, fibre, carbohydrates and moisture are removed. Minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron and zinc in our recipes all show up here, but also our therapeutic amounts of joint support. In the 1970's and 1980s, it was thought that ash caused urinary tract problems in cats, but it has since been found that the issues were caused by grain in the food and not the ash content.