Nutro question!

Originally Posted by beandip

So I should be concerned about the MAX roasted chix dry that I picked up for my detoxing kibble junkies, you think?

I don't feel too terribly confident about the small 3oz Gourmet Classic cans...but Petsmart wasn't interested in taking them back, just the pouches. I was told that the others "were fine". Of course I know that no one really knows at this point.

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I AM NOT feeding anything with WHEAT or WHEAT gluten FROM ANY Company.. at this time... easy for me to say since two out of three are allergic to wheat ... I would maybe try the NC dry no wheat or wheat gluten in them ... Zoey is still eating her dry but I think I may ask for a kidney panel on her ...

I am so glad two are fairly happy with raw and my cooking

Originally Posted by sharky

I AM NOT feeding anything with WHEAT or WHEAT gluten FROM ANY Company.. at this time... easy for me to say since two out of three are allergic to wheat ... I would maybe try the NC dry no wheat or wheat gluten in them ... Zoey is still eating her dry but I think I may ask for a kidney panel on her ...

I am so glad two are fairly happy with raw and my cooking

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Yes, and it's times like this that I'm glad I like to have variety...and premium variety, mostly. Although nothing is completely safe from this, but I feel slightly better anyway.

Do you think Petsmart would let me swap the (almost full) bag of MAX for some NC? I should have bought the "kitten" kind anyway, it's mainly for my 2 skinnier ones that aren't adapting to wet very well. I just got the MAX 'cause of the urinary friendly formula. Bean's not eating it anyway...so that part doesn't really matter at this point.

I think everyone has their ideas of what to feed their babies. I moved to the dry nutro from Iams just recently after reading many post on the conparing the two. I still stick to feeding them wet 9 lives(seems to be one the wet brands NOT on the recall list) which some think are like giving them junk food. I have 4 and between them they all get a 1/2 a can at night with dry down all day. I have this to say about the dry nutro. My youngest baby is gaining weight!!!!!!!!!!!! I had to wait until she was almost a year old for her to gain enough weight to fix. She has always been very thin and vomited up as she ate like a pig. Eating alot and fast, and 5 minutes later vomiting everything UP! We tried the Iams first, slowed the vomiting down but she still ate too fast and would beg my hubby for food at the table(he is a softie about that). Now with Nutro, she does not look for food at the table all the time. She is gaining weight that looks GOOD on her and she seems more heathly then ever before. Even our Dakota who is a "special" case seems more alert(he still very clumsy for a cat) and seems to act as if he has less mental problems then before.

I think it will be what you are most comfortable with. As for plants making many different types of products for different brands, watch "How's It's Made' one night and you see why that is.

Just my thoughts,
Fluffee

Originally Posted by sharky

neither of the dry s you mention have WHEAT OR WHEAT GLUTEN ... Only MAX contains wheat...

FYI kindey problems are common in cats over the age of 7 ....

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Both have Corn Gluten. They are not even sure if the Wheat Gluten is to blame they say that it might be something else. Sassy also developed a food allergy so a change was in order. Since both brands have products on the recall list and because of what the lady at menu foods told me I decided to eliminate any food that has either the Wheat or Corn Gluten.

Sassy will have to have an ultrasound done on the kidneys, & Sweetie will have to have a urinalysis, & some bloodwork, Sweetie is either 12-13 and has lost about half a pound in the last six months

Originally Posted by revherb

Both have Corn Gluten. They are not even sure if the Wheat Gluten is to blame they say that it might be something else. Sassy also developed a food allergy so a change was in order. Since both brands have products on the recall list and because of what the lady at menu foods told me I decided to eliminate any food that has either the Wheat or Corn Gluten.

Sassy will have to have an ultrasound done on the kidneys, & Sweetie will have to have a urinalysis, & some bloodwork, Sweetie is either 12-13 and has lost about half a pound in the last six months

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i hope they don't wait until friday to release the expanded recalls. i really don't have alot of options for dry foods in my area.

Originally Posted by littleraven7726

i hope they don't wait until friday to release the expanded recalls.

i really don't have alot of options for dry foods in my area.

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I know what you mean. The Chicken Soup for the Cat Lovers Soul was the only one I could find without Gluten. I think I might try Petsmart and see what they have, although they seem to be much more expensive compared to Pet Supplies Plus.

I talked with a Nutro rep today at the pet store.
She informed me that the only reason Nutro's wet food was recalled was to make sure that they did not have anything wrong with their food, even though they did not get any ingredients from the same places as the affected foods.

She also assured me that wheat gluten is not in their foods and I spent an hour in the store reading and I could not find it on any Nutro item.

I just made a switch today from Iams to Nutro thanks to the recall and her.

She made no mention of a dry recall coming but now I am a bit worried.

Originally Posted by Nellers

I talked with a Nutro rep today at the pet store.
She informed me that the only reason Nutro's wet food was recalled was to make sure that they did not have anything wrong with their food, even though they did not get any ingredients from the same places as the affected foods.

She also assured me that wheat gluten is not in their foods and I spent an hour in the store reading and I could not find it on any Nutro item.

I just made a switch today from Iams to Nutro thanks to the recall and her.

She made no mention of a dry recall coming but now I am a bit worried.

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I'm reasonably sure that the dry Nutro MAX Cat has Wheat Gluten...this came up earlier today. It may have even been this thread, I can't remember.

Pretty sure that the 3oz Nutro Max Gourmet Classic Cans have wheat gluten, as well as the pouches.

Like Sharky said, the Nutro Natural Choice dry does NOT have wheat gluten.

Okay I didn't check the MAX brand line by Nutro only the Natural Choice. Thanks for making the clarification for me!!

Originally Posted by Nellers

Okay I didn't check the MAX brand line by Nutro only the Natural Choice. Thanks for making the clarification for me!!

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Hey, no problem! I think we've all had enough confusion for one lifetime this weekend.

Natura (Innova & California Natural) is the only company I know of that doesn't outsource their food production. The other brands that claim to have no by products are suspect to me now. Before yesterday, I thought Nutro made their own food. They are a big enough company after all. If Menu Foods will switch suppliers to save a buck, who is to say they don't fudge the ingredients too?

Does anyone know if Wellness/Old Mother Hubbard or Blue Buffalo makes their own food?

Another scary thing is that Menu Foods makes people food too (although in a separate area from where pet foods are produced).

i hope to GOD wellness doesn't come on this list as this is what stoli lives on.

I just returned all of the nutro pouches we had left and I got Wellness and a few cans of FROMM which i havent heard of before but the ingrediant list looks ok to me but iam no expert and it doesnt include wheat gluten the first 5 ingrediants are Tuna, Chicken, broth, potatoe starch, Tomato paste, calcium citrate, taurine. is this ok

Well I just recently switched Gizmo over to Nuto Max Roasted Chicken. So I checked the bag and I didn't see wheat gluten as an ingrediant so until I hear more about this I'm not going to worry too much about the dry food.

Shauna

I was at the vet last week for a routine check up, and I was told to try to wean my kit's off dry as much as possible and feed mostly wet, because wet is a lot better for them! I could use dry to suppliment, but wet is definately better!

Petfood Express, one of the largest pet food chain in California, has discontinued selling all wet food except Canidae, Chick Soup, Natural Balance and Castor & Pollux.

http://www.petfoodexpress.com/user_u...ods_recall.pdf