Merrick Grammy's Pot Pie

Hello, I bought some Merrick Grammy's Pot Pie from petfooddirect.com, I've opend about 5 cans so far of it. Each can has had some small black pieces in it. I've also noticed some small chunks were very hard (while smashing it up with a fork). I was just wondering if this is normal for Merricks cat food? The expiration date is July 7th, 2009. Thanks

hello there, i feed my lil' guys one can of either "Turducken" or "New England Broil" just about every day. i've never noticed any black pieces per se...but i DO notice many large chunks of fish, or other meat which are sometimes hard(ish) and sometimes contain a bone or two...but my guys just spit 'em out, and i'm not really worried about it. i actually like the fact that i'm seeing real pieces of meat in there as opposed to some sort of mystery-gruel. either way, the stuff was recommended by a friend i trust, and my cats love the stuff!

I havent seen this but my two would nt eat the grannys I just bought ...

I've seen what you are talking about in our Granny's as well. I just assumed that since it is a high quality food, that whatever it is wouldn't hurt them. I must say though that they prefer the Thanksgiving Dinner.

There are some spices in the ingredient list that could be the black bits. The hard chunks could be potato or apple pieces.

Chicken, Chicken Broth, Turkey Liver, Fresh Red Jacket New Potatoes, Fresh Carrots, Fresh Snow Peas, Fresh Whole Red Delicious Apples, Potato Starch-modified, Olive Oil, Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Chloride, Tricalcium Phosphate, Cassia Gum, Carrageenan, Flax Seed Oil (For Omega -3), Poultry Seasoning (Thyme, Sage, Rosemary) Choline Chloride, Salt, Taurine, Mixed Tocopherols, Vitamin E Supplement, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Zinc Amino Acid Complex, Iron Amino Acid Complex, Manganese Amino Acid Complex, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Copper Amino Acid Complex,d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Acetate, Niacin, Lecithin, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Folic Acid, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide, Cobalt Glucoheptanate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Biotin,Thiamine Mononitrate, Sodium Selenite.

Okay, that makes sense, thanks for the info.