Im all about the Solid Gold right now!
 

Looks like Solid Gold was a good choice for us. Prin i remember you mentioning the fact that they have no corn but theres no mention of the Gluten content which is just as bad. turns out ( i just read it) that they dont use wheat gluten and seem to have upgraded their food too. Im pretty stoked on it really. Roland loves it, i have already noticed a decrease in shedding and his coat is thicker (and thats only after 5 days!)



[url]http://solidgoldhealth.com/news/[/url]

lol Don't believe the "upgrades".;)

As for gluten, there is gluten in there, Cracked Pearled Barley, but if your kitty is fine with gluten, it should be fine. :)

thinking of switching my guy over to wolfking after all this menu stuff...

prin are your dogs still on it? any problems?

Why would you switch them because of the menu stuff? Oh, nevermind- I thought you were switching off Solid Gold...:o :sorry:

Mine haven't been on Wolf King since the fall when the formula changed (new formula didn't agree with my two...). Jemma, however, is on Barking at the moon, and I have no intention on switching her at the moment.:)

did the formula change for the worse?

The only reason I'm thinking WolfKing is because the protein levels are close to the Wellness he is on now.

I see Mmillennia and Hund-n-flocken made the WDJ list and they are 22% protein as well. I know my wife won't let me feed him lamb due to ethical reasons so Mmillennia is the only other option really. Is beef a decent protein, I would prefer turkey or chicken or fish because they is less fatty in it's natural state, but I know very little about how these proteins and fats are converted to kibble.

Any recommendations would be appreciated...other brands as well of course.

He's a 20 pound, 5 year old, active terrier. :angel: :laughing:

What about Canidae? It would be cheaper than wellness (most likely) and it's chicken and turkey. [url]www.canidae.com[/url]

It's just hard to recommend a food with the state the industry is in right now... :o

They upped some grains, added stuff that wasn't needed, tried to cover it up, and then didn't change the bags, so we were unaware they changed.. Some of our pets got sick from the instant change over.. New bags smelled like barnyard..

[QUOTE=Prin;397271]What about Canidae? It would be cheaper than wellness (most likely) and it's chicken and turkey. [url]www.canidae.com[/url]

It's just hard to recommend a food with the state the industry is in right now... :o[/QUOTE]

but yet you recommend Canidae? lol any particular reason? are they very reputable?

I would feel better if the first two ingredients were chicken and turkey, instead of chicken MEAL and turkey MEAL. Am I being irrational? The "meal" puts me off.

Thanks, MP... I forgot that question...:o

Worrier, it's actually better in the meal form because it means there is more of it... When the food is extruded at super high temps, the water of the whole meats evaporates and it isn't nearly as heavy coming out as it was going in, which means it gets bumped down the ingredient list. Meal is dry, so what goes in, comes out.

Canidae is one of the few companies throughout this who has really tried to be upfront and honest (as far as we can tell)... They are the only ones who don't seem to send out "spin" or PR emails with 1000 words to say nothing at all. I posted the email I got from them today here: [url]http://www.pets.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=38162[/url]

Didnt see if you were talking about a cat or dog,but i have to say Solid Gold is the only thing my cat loves,i tried Wellness,Innova etc ,and she didnt like any of them,and the solid gold wet food actually doesnt look like mush.

[QUOTE=Prin;397284]Thanks, MP... I forgot that question...:o

Worrier,[B] it's actually better in the meal form[/B] because it means there is more of it... When the food is extruded at super high temps, the water of the whole meats evaporates and it isn't nearly as heavy coming out as it was going in, which means it gets bumped down the ingredient list. Meal is dry, so what goes in, comes out.

Canidae is one of the few companies throughout this who has really tried to be upfront and honest (as far as we can tell)... They are the only ones who don't seem to send out "spin" or PR emails with 1000 words to say nothing at all. I posted the email I got from them today here: [url]http://www.pets.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=38162[/url][/QUOTE]

thank you for clearing up that misconception for me :) I will look into Canidae...

all this makes me want to start my own dog food company

So Prin.. You need to win the lottery faster so e can have the pets.ca ethical dog food corporation ;)
Taking you too long over there :p

Yeah, maybe one day we'll learn different info that says meal is bad, but for now, it's #1, IMO....

Good luck! :o

[QUOTE=heidiho;397293]Didnt see if you were talking about a cat or dog,but i have to say Solid Gold is the only thing my cat loves,i tried Wellness,Innova etc ,and she didnt like any of them,and the solid gold wet food actually doesnt look like mush.[/QUOTE]

sorry...

dry kibble for a dog, 20 pound, 5 year old, active terrier

[QUOTE=mafiaprincess;397297]So Prin.. You need to win the lottery faster so e can have the pets.ca ethical dog food corporation ;)
Taking you too long over there :p[/QUOTE]

LOL yeah, no kidding! Come on lotto! :D

I was going to get Orijen today,but the store was out of it,instead I got a new Wellness called Core...no grains,no fillers only meat and my cats love it,for how long I don't know:laughing:
Still have Chicken-Soup,which they like too.

Prin, another question:

White rice is listed as Canidae's fourth ingredient. Is there some nutritional value white rice possesses that I am not aware of? I thought it was pretty useless.

also, what are these?

dried bacillus subtilis fermentation extract

and

dried aspergillus oryzae fermentation extract

and

dried lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product

It's a carb, and a fiber, and it does provide some nutrition.:)

[QUOTE=worrier;397310]also, what are these?

dried bacillus subtilis fermentation extract

and

dried aspergillus oryzae fermentation extract

and

dried lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product[/QUOTE]

The products that probiotics produce... Probiotics on the food would probably be dead (even though they usually claim they aren't) so instead, some companies just put the products- what the probiotics produce... Helps with digestion, much like yogurt would, but way less effectively than pure probiotics.

thank you :)

No problem.:) That's what I'm here for.:) :D

Heidiho i was talking about Roland. he is very happy with the Solid Gold too.

Sorry for the hijack, Rolandsmom. :sorry: :o

hehe. its all good Prin. worriers mind seems to be set a little at ease now so thats good.

[QUOTE=RolandsMom;397338]hehe. its all good Prin. worriers mind seems to be set a little at ease now so thats good.[/QUOTE]

no worrier is still worried, so I've hijacked for nothing, ruined your thread, still worried, life of a worrier :sad:

Worrier's Worrier though.:D

I think everybody is a little insecure these days.. I wonder how many people have watched their pets' drinking and peeing more closely these days... :o

sorry, last hijack question...

is Canidae sold at Wal-Mart?

im strangely not worried for Roland. i dont feed him wet food. im a worrier too though most of the time Worrier. so i sympathise.

no such luck. where do you live? if you go their website i think they have a store locator there.