The Orijen if on the way here got heated then all probiotics and enzymes all gone lor. Then no point putting it in oso. And i don't think hot until the protein level come down? Unless inside the container the temperature is beyond boiling point. And furthermore that hot, every oil in the dog food, the fish oil, tocopherol will all go rancid also, which is very bad, becos rancid oil is toxic to a certain extent. And it's correct for the meat and meal thing. Meat is weight with water. Meal is without. So 1 kg of meal definitely has more protein than 1 kg of meat. Anyway so much protein is bad cos it'll overwork the kidneys because excess protein that is not used in the body will either be turned into glucose or fat, in which either way is gonna create a by-product of urea, which the kidney needs to filter it, and too much of urea means more work for kidney. AAFCO protein requirement for adult dog is only 18% minimum, providing it's all utilisable protein. There's no maximum, of cos, but obviously the harder your dog work(like exercise, play and stuff), the more protein they require. Not the case for our city dogs.