Wellness Canned Cat food

I have been feeding my three cats Wellness Chicken Flavor (complete health). The can clearly says that this food is Grain Free. I am confused as to the difference then between Core and what I am feeding my cats -- is there a difference in terms of what is best for them?

They will only eat This one brand and flavor. When Wellness had a recall about a year ago we went through dozens of brands of premium canned chicken flavor cat food and one of my cats simply refused to eat - it was awful and thankfully I was able to find cans of the product that were not on the recall list.

I am just wondering if i should try to move them to the Core chicken and turkey or I should leave well enough alone. They very very rarely get four or five pieces of EVO dry food which has now been recalled and the bag I have is very very old since I give them treats of EVO so rarely.

Thanks for your help.

Erica

Hmm, very interesting question. I feed both to my cats and I've honestly never thought to check the difference.  Here's what Wellness's website had to say:

The CORE and Simple Cans are both complete & balance diets, however the CORE is grain-free, and the Simple is limited ingredients.

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Which makes NO sense, because the "Simple" cans say right on the label, "Grain Free."

I'm beginning to think I've been bamboozled into paying 30 cents extra per can by a shiny metallic label! 

Regarding rotation, it's important to rotate foods for that very reason: recalls, brands going under, one-off batches that don't taste right to the kitties, reformulation of recipes, etc.

Could you try other flavors than chicken? Fish isn't ideal as a regular meal but maybe a few times a week?  I'd definitely try adding a turkey, beef, or lamb in there too.  That would help you get different brands and varieties into their diet besides chicken-based foods.

I like Wellness Core better. It has less starch/carbohydrates- like potatoes- if memory serves me.

Wellness Core is their deluxe line. It has less carbs. You can have grain-free food, but still have carbs. The carbs come as potatoes or vegetables.