Pet food recs

[Bernadine]

I need wet urinary food for the cat, and regular dry and wet food for the dog.

I've been using Purina urinary and Purina wet and Iams dry for the dog, but I just saw a Blue Buffalo commercial, and they're making me feel guilty about the Iams.

[zoidberg]

We've given our dogs natural balance for a long time. I have always been happy with it. To make it cheaper, we order online from petco through ebates (6% back plus free shipping) and have a pals membership which gives us 5% back.

I hate those blue buffalo commercials.

[RoxMonster]

We give Roxie Taste of the Wild Salmon. She has food allergies, has to be grain free and has sensitive skin so we also squirt some fish oil on her food.

Blue gave her horrible upset stomachs. She had terrible gas and frequent diarrhea on Blue, and our behaviorist said that was a common thread with many dog owners. I would probably skip Blue and try something else. It costs the same as TOTW and we have been very happy with that food.

[Deleted]

Another vote for Taste of the Wild. We use the bison variety, although we have used others and our dogs love them all. We tried Blue and it seemed to exacerbate our dog's sensitive stomach.

I think you can get a good quality food for the same price as Blue, honestly.

[natsnow]

Our cat gets blue buffalo and wellness canned. He had a problem with bladder stones and after changing his diet, he doesn't have problems any more.

[Deleted]

My cat has had urinary problems in the past, I feed him Nature's Variety Homestyle, I looked for low ash and magnesium and they seemed to be the best. He's been on it for 2+ years.

The dog is also eating Nature's Variety limited ingredients. I think that was the only one I could easily find. I can't remember what I was feeding her before, but their entire line seems good.

[Deleted]

We did feed Taste of the Wild to the dog for awhile, she loved it. Unfortunately the supplier became unreliable where we are so the stores I frequent stopped carrying it. But I would definitely recommend that brand.

We've also had really good experiences with Acana and Orijen.

[janegold]

Dec 21, 2013 12:10:01 GMT -5 @marla said:

Another vote for Taste of the Wild. We use the bison variety, although we have used others and our dogs love them all. We tried Blue and it seemed to exacerbate our dog's sensitive stomach.

I think you can get a good quality food for the same price as Blue, honestly.

Yes, Blue also upset our dog's stomach.  We feed Nature's Domain from CostCo (it's their grain-free brand) and our dog does so well on it.  It's a high quality food that doesn't break the bank.

[shopgirl07]

I've always used Wellness for my dogs. The vet recommends it also. It's expensive but not the most expensive.

[katietornado]

Our cat with urinary issues did pretty well on Taste of the Wild, but he has done even better on frozen raw (this food has been like a miracle for him).  He has Feline Interstitial Cystitis and also gets crystals; not sure what your cat has.

The dogs eat Nature's Domain turkey and sweet potato grain-free from Costco ($30 for 35 pounds), mixed with some kind of canned that we buy on Amazon (either Innova or Merrick).

Merrick (there are lots of other great flavors too)

Innova

The only reason you should feel bad about Purina and Iams is that you're getting ripped off.   You're paying a lot of money for something of low quality.

[thedutchgirl]

I like Wellness and Innova. Basically any of the brands recommended in this thread are good. Iams and Purina and Science Diet are crappy food with lots of fillers.

[midnightmare81]

Dec 21, 2013 12:46:06 GMT -5 janegold said:

Dec 21, 2013 12:10:01 GMT -5 @marla said:

Another vote for Taste of the Wild. We use the bison variety, although we have used others and our dogs love them all. We tried Blue and it seemed to exacerbate our dog's sensitive stomach.

I think you can get a good quality food for the same price as Blue, honestly.

Yes, Blue also upset our dog's stomach.  We feed Nature's Domain from CostCo (it's their grain-free brand) and our dog does so well on it.  It's a high quality food that doesn't break the bank.

This. It's MFG by Diamond. Basically TOTW rebagged specifically for Costco (so not paying for the marketing) at a much lower price. We feed the Turkey since it's a little cheaper and our dog really likes it. They do make a Salmon version though too.

[ralphlauren]

We feed our dogs wellness core. They seem to like it although when I tried to feed them just wellness, they hated it so I gave it to my friend. I order mine through petfooddirect.com and I do the auto ship so I do not run out.

[thatgirl]

Another vote for Taste of the Wild, Bison or Salmon variety.

Orijen is also great, but harder to get.

Evanger's is another great line, I get it at the dog shows. The have wonderful dog treats.
Orijen and Evanger's are my back up brands if for some reason I can not get TOTW.

I used Blue when I was a 'brand new' dog owner. Then after I did a lot of research I found TOTW. Their skin and coats have improved noticeably.

[toepick]

Dec 21, 2013 12:45:22 GMT -5 @randomcdn said:

We did feed Taste of the Wild to the dog for awhile, she loved it. Unfortunately the supplier became unreliable where we are so the stores I frequent stopped carrying it. But I would definitely recommend that brand.

We've also had really good experiences with Acana and Orijen.

I get Taste of the Wild from Amazon.  

[ralphlauren]

Oh and if you think you are interested in taste of the wild, you can go online and request samples. They will send you a box of all of their assorted flavors.

[Deleted]

Dec 22, 2013 12:22:34 GMT -5 toepick said:

Dec 21, 2013 12:45:22 GMT -5 @randomcdn said:

We did feed Taste of the Wild to the dog for awhile, she loved it. Unfortunately the supplier became unreliable where we are so the stores I frequent stopped carrying it. But I would definitely recommend that brand.

We've also had really good experiences with Acana and Orijen.

I get Taste of the Wild from Amazon.  

We're in Canada, different shipping options

[fuckyourcouch]

Our dogs get costco grain free (I think it's natures domain)