I feed Nora Wellness Core dry food (1/2c per day to free feed on which she usually finishes) and since around Thanksgiving she has been getting ~3oz of Wellness canned food per day split into two feedings. I had been buying 8-16 cans at a time and keeping them in stock, and I ran out last night so I went to Petco to buy more. They raised the price by 20 cents since I last bought them, and so far I have not seen them on sale at all.
I want to continue giving her Wellness canned, but until I find a job I am most likely going to have to switch it up with another, cheaper brand. I'm pretty limited in the brands I can buy here, and I'd prefer to stay with something grain free (since she has been completely grain free for a while and she is doing great) but I will give something with limited grains if I have to. I want to completely avoid vague by products and corn.
I looked at the ingredients in all the brands they had at Petco, which was very little b/c they had pallets blocking all of the canned cat food that wasn't Wellness, Iams, Science Diet, and a few others. I'm not sure about these brands and which are best. I pretty much have to choose between Wellness, Organics, Natural Balance, Blue Buffalo, Iams, Science Diet, Nutro, and the others like Friskies, etc.
Today I chose two small cans of the Natural Balance Limited Ingredients, in Duck and Green Pea and Venison and Green Pea. Both are grain free. She loves veggies and seems to digest them well, so I'm not bothered at all with the pea flour and protein.
Duck and Green Pea ingredients:
Duck, Duck Broth, Duck Liver, Pea Flour, Pea Protein, Salmon Oil, Dicalcium Phosphate, Guar Gum, Potassium Chloride, Taurine, Sodium Chloride, Flaxseed, Dried Cranberries, Yucca Schidigera, Carrageenan, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Vitamin E Supplement, Copper Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Niacin Supplement, Sodium Selenite, Thiamine Mononitrate, Calcium Pantothenate, Calcium Iodate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Vitamin A Supplement, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement.
Venison and Green Pea ingredients:
Venison, Venison Broth, Venison Liver, Pea Flour, Venison Meal, Salmon Oil, Dicalcium Phosphate, Kelp, Flaxseed, Guar Gum, Potassium Chloride, Methionine, Taurine, Parsley, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Sodium Chloride, Dried Cranberries, Carrageenan, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Vitamin E Supplement, Copper Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Niacin Supplement, Sodium Selenite, Thiamine Mononitrate, Calcium Pantothenate, Calcium Iodate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Riboflavin, Vitamin A Supplement, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement.
Do those look good to you? Should I go with something else? Most of the other big brands are close to the same price as Wellness, but the Natural Balance is a bit less so that would help. Sticking with just the two flavors will be fine, since she now switches between 3 flavors in the Wellness and she doesn't mind. These two flavors and one or two flavors of Wellness to switch between until I find a job will work.
If anyone can suggest a different food that would be great, and I can see if I can find it here. BTW, she loved the Venison and Green Pea, and gobbled it right down.
I want to continue giving her Wellness canned, but until I find a job I am most likely going to have to switch it up with another, cheaper brand. I'm pretty limited in the brands I can buy here, and I'd prefer to stay with something grain free (since she has been completely grain free for a while and she is doing great) but I will give something with limited grains if I have to. I want to completely avoid vague by products and corn.
I looked at the ingredients in all the brands they had at Petco, which was very little b/c they had pallets blocking all of the canned cat food that wasn't Wellness, Iams, Science Diet, and a few others. I'm not sure about these brands and which are best. I pretty much have to choose between Wellness, Organics, Natural Balance, Blue Buffalo, Iams, Science Diet, Nutro, and the others like Friskies, etc.
Today I chose two small cans of the Natural Balance Limited Ingredients, in Duck and Green Pea and Venison and Green Pea. Both are grain free. She loves veggies and seems to digest them well, so I'm not bothered at all with the pea flour and protein.
Duck and Green Pea ingredients:
Duck, Duck Broth, Duck Liver, Pea Flour, Pea Protein, Salmon Oil, Dicalcium Phosphate, Guar Gum, Potassium Chloride, Taurine, Sodium Chloride, Flaxseed, Dried Cranberries, Yucca Schidigera, Carrageenan, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Vitamin E Supplement, Copper Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Niacin Supplement, Sodium Selenite, Thiamine Mononitrate, Calcium Pantothenate, Calcium Iodate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Vitamin A Supplement, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement.
Venison and Green Pea ingredients:
Venison, Venison Broth, Venison Liver, Pea Flour, Venison Meal, Salmon Oil, Dicalcium Phosphate, Kelp, Flaxseed, Guar Gum, Potassium Chloride, Methionine, Taurine, Parsley, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Sodium Chloride, Dried Cranberries, Carrageenan, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Vitamin E Supplement, Copper Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Niacin Supplement, Sodium Selenite, Thiamine Mononitrate, Calcium Pantothenate, Calcium Iodate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Riboflavin, Vitamin A Supplement, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement.
Do those look good to you? Should I go with something else? Most of the other big brands are close to the same price as Wellness, but the Natural Balance is a bit less so that would help. Sticking with just the two flavors will be fine, since she now switches between 3 flavors in the Wellness and she doesn't mind. These two flavors and one or two flavors of Wellness to switch between until I find a job will work.
If anyone can suggest a different food that would be great, and I can see if I can find it here. BTW, she loved the Venison and Green Pea, and gobbled it right down.