Hey guys, I need a quick opinion.
We have been feeding our kitties Natural Balance ultra (dried) for awhile now. The cheapest price for it is $37.50/17lb bag. We're not in the best of financial situations right now though, so it's getting hard to provide the NB. We were at Costco yesterday and saw the Kirkland brand there, since I had heard it wasn't bad on here I read the ingredients. It didn't seem too bad and it's only $15/large bag (approximately 15lbs).
What I was wondering is if the ingredient difference is big enough to stay on the NB, or could I save the money and get the Kirkland?
I would like to add right now, before people talk about wet, that they all eat Authority wet twice a day every day, so no worries (although I wish they'd come out with a big can!)
there are no real health concerns to deal with. Chester has a heart murmur, but past that they are all healthy adults.
Ok, so ingredients!
Kirkland:
chicken, chicken meal, whole grain brown rice, ground white rice, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), natural chicken flavor, flaxseed, potassium chloride, salt, calcium sulfate, calcuim carbonate, methionine, choline chloride, taurine, dried chicory root, zinc proteinate, vitamin E supplement, niacin, manganese proteinate, copper protienate, zinc sulfate, manganese sulfate, copper sulfate, thiamine monotrate, vitamin A supplement, biotin, potassium iodine, calcium patothenate, riboflavin, pyrodoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin b12 supplement, mangonous oxide, sulfer selenate, vitamin D supplement, folic acid.
Natural Balance
Chicken Meal, Chicken, Brown Rice, Salmon Meal, Barley, Oatmeal, Chicken Fat (Preserved With Natural Mixed Tocopherols), Potatoes, Carrots, Lamb Meal, Canola Oil, Natural Flavor, Dried Egg, Brewers Yeast, Duck, Whole Ground Flaxseed, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Taurine, Spinach, Parsley Flakes, Cranberries, L-Lysine, L-Carnitine, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Dried Kelp, Zinc Proteinate, Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Zinc Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B-1), Vitamin A Supplement, Biotin, Potassium Iodide, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin (Vitamin B-2), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6), Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Manganous Oxide, Sodium Selenite, Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Folic Acid.
Thanks in advance!
We have been feeding our kitties Natural Balance ultra (dried) for awhile now. The cheapest price for it is $37.50/17lb bag. We're not in the best of financial situations right now though, so it's getting hard to provide the NB. We were at Costco yesterday and saw the Kirkland brand there, since I had heard it wasn't bad on here I read the ingredients. It didn't seem too bad and it's only $15/large bag (approximately 15lbs).
What I was wondering is if the ingredient difference is big enough to stay on the NB, or could I save the money and get the Kirkland?
I would like to add right now, before people talk about wet, that they all eat Authority wet twice a day every day, so no worries (although I wish they'd come out with a big can!)
there are no real health concerns to deal with. Chester has a heart murmur, but past that they are all healthy adults.
Ok, so ingredients!
Kirkland:
chicken, chicken meal, whole grain brown rice, ground white rice, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), natural chicken flavor, flaxseed, potassium chloride, salt, calcium sulfate, calcuim carbonate, methionine, choline chloride, taurine, dried chicory root, zinc proteinate, vitamin E supplement, niacin, manganese proteinate, copper protienate, zinc sulfate, manganese sulfate, copper sulfate, thiamine monotrate, vitamin A supplement, biotin, potassium iodine, calcium patothenate, riboflavin, pyrodoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin b12 supplement, mangonous oxide, sulfer selenate, vitamin D supplement, folic acid.
Natural Balance
Chicken Meal, Chicken, Brown Rice, Salmon Meal, Barley, Oatmeal, Chicken Fat (Preserved With Natural Mixed Tocopherols), Potatoes, Carrots, Lamb Meal, Canola Oil, Natural Flavor, Dried Egg, Brewers Yeast, Duck, Whole Ground Flaxseed, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Taurine, Spinach, Parsley Flakes, Cranberries, L-Lysine, L-Carnitine, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Dried Kelp, Zinc Proteinate, Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Zinc Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B-1), Vitamin A Supplement, Biotin, Potassium Iodide, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin (Vitamin B-2), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6), Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Manganous Oxide, Sodium Selenite, Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Folic Acid.
Thanks in advance!
