Im all about the Solid Gold right now!

[RolandsMom]

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!)



http://solidgoldhealth.com/news/

[Prin]

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.

[worrier]

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

prin are your dogs still on it? any problems?

[Prin]

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

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.

[worrier]

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.

[Prin]

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

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

[Dracko]

Originally Posted by RolandsMom

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!)



http://solidgoldhealth.com/news/

RolandsMom, where do you buy Solid Gold from? I went to their site and they don't list Canada retailers. We have Petsmart, PetLand, Petcetra...all the regular pet stores around and I don't think I've ever seen it. Mind, you I've never looked. I buy the Innova & Wellness from a smaller independant store so maybe I could get it from them? I'd like to give it a try with my cats.

[RolandsMom]

Dracko i buy it from a little private shop too. just out of interest i got the ash and magnesium levels from them yesterday too. dont sound too bad to me. (although im not sure what this should be)

The ash is 6.5% and the magnesium is 0.09%.
Best regards,
Solid Gold

[chico2]

Well,2 bites of the NEW Wellness Core and they don't touch it anymore
I am bringing it back to the store,did not know I could do that ,but at 15$ for a small 2lb bag,I will.
I wish all companies had little tester-bags

[Scott_B]

thats the problem with kitties, very fussy lol. You could try just a few kibbles in with their regular food. With any new kibble change i've done in the past, i always used the new food as treats starting off.

[chico2]

I do that too,but it did not work they just said'you call that a treat'
I have them on Chicken-Soup and Solid Gold,but wanted to try one step up.
I'll try some Orijen when the store get it on tuesday.
My cats are used to changes,I change their food quiet often+they get canned as their main meals.