First of all, they seem to cater a lot more to dogs than to cats. They have finally come up with a line of limited ingredient foods for CATS, but unlike the dog food, it is not in stores yet. Also, there are a lot more LID options available for dogs than for cats. The only dry LID foods for cats that will soon be available are turkey and salmon--no duck or lamb like they offer for the dogs. My IBD cat can't have turkey or salmon. She likes (and can keep down) mainly duck and lamb. They will have the LID canned duck food available at some point, but it will only be pâté. I contacted the company, and they have no plans to make a dry LID duck or lamb food for cats or a canned LID food that is not pâté.
Now, here is my second complaint. Merrick seems to think it is okay to rip their customers off. I picked up a can of the Cowboy Cookout, just to try it and to hopefully find another food that my picky cats would eat (long story). When I popped open the can, I saw that it was basically just a can of beef broth, with maybe a dozen or so pieces of tiny meat. I thought of the old Wendy's commercial--"Where's the beef?" I split the can between my two cats, and they loved it and devoured every bit of the six meat crumbs and gravy that each of them got. I don't think the price is worth it though, and it does have carrageenan. My cats do prefer mostly dry (they're addicts), so would it be worth it to buy this can of "beef broth" for them, just to get some more moisture into their diets? I'm not so sure.
Now, here is my second complaint. Merrick seems to think it is okay to rip their customers off. I picked up a can of the Cowboy Cookout, just to try it and to hopefully find another food that my picky cats would eat (long story). When I popped open the can, I saw that it was basically just a can of beef broth, with maybe a dozen or so pieces of tiny meat. I thought of the old Wendy's commercial--"Where's the beef?" I split the can between my two cats, and they loved it and devoured every bit of the six meat crumbs and gravy that each of them got. I don't think the price is worth it though, and it does have carrageenan. My cats do prefer mostly dry (they're addicts), so would it be worth it to buy this can of "beef broth" for them, just to get some more moisture into their diets? I'm not so sure.
