Post by Mitra on Jul 21, 2007 11:14:29 GMT -5
I didn't want to usurp the thread in the Family Cow section about corn so I'm starting a new thread. I want to share a GREAT cat and dog food I've found and it has ZERO corn (Lannie )
The ingredients are "human-grade" (which we know can be scary ;D), all grown and raised in the US and no corn, wheat, soy, grain fractions, or by products.
Here is the ingredient list for their "Life Stages" dog food.
All Natural Ingredients:
Chicken Meal, Turkey Meal, Brown Rice, White Rice, Lamb Meal, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Herring Meal, Flax Seed, Sun Cured Alfalfa Meal, Sunflower Oil, Chicken, Lecithin, Monocalcium Phosphate, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Linoleic Acid, Rosemary Extract, Sage Extract, Dried Enterococcus Faecium, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Aspergillus Oryzae Fermentation Extract, Dried Bacillus Subtilis Fermentation Extract, Inulin (from Chicory root), Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Fermentation Solubles, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Mixed Tocopherols (source of Vitamin E), Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Iron Amino Acid Chelate, Copper Amino Acid Chelate, Cobalt Amino Acid Chelate, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Ascorbic Acid (source of Vitamin C), Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (source of B2), Beta Carotene, Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Calcium Iodate, Folic Acid, D-Biotin, Sodium Selenite, Papaya, Vitamin B12 Supplement.
Not too different from their Cat and Kitten dry food.
All Natural Ingredients
Chicken Meal, Turkey Meal, Brown Rice, Lamb Meal, Chicken Fat, (Preserved with mixed Tocopherols), Herring Meal, Eggs, Flax Seed Meal, Sun Cured Alfalfa Meal, Sunflower Oil, Chicken, Lecithin, Linoleic Acid, Amaranth, DL Methionine, Taurine, Kelp, Cranberries, Apples, Monocalcium Phosphate, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Rosemary Extract, Sage Extract, Dried Enterococcus Faecium, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Aspergillus Oryzae Fermentation Extract, Dried Bacillus Subtilis Fermentation Extract, Inulin (from Chicory Root), Dried Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Fermentation Solubles, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Mixed Tocopherols (source of Vitamin E), Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Iron Amino Acid Chelate, Copper Amino Acid Chelate, Cobalt Amino Acid Chelate, Vitamin A supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Ascorbic Acid (source of Vitamin C), Niacin, Thiamin Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (source of B2), Beta Carotene, Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Calcium Iodate, Folic Acid, D-Biotin, Sodium Selenite, Papaya, Vitamin B12 Supplement.
I've been buying it for about two months now and am very happy with it. It's not as pricey as I was expecting. I think the cat food runs about $35 for a 20lb bag (not cheap!) as compared to a 20lb bag of Iams from Walmart at $28. I find that my animals go through the food less quickly though so it ends up being a wash.
I had fed Iams to all my animals for the past 20 years until the recent pet food debacle when I learned that Iams was contracting out its production to the same place making the low-end pet foods. I lost all confidence in them. I had also wanted to get away from corn anyway and although it wasn't a "first" ingredient in Iams food like it is for most cat and dog foods, it still was one of the main ingredients in the Iams kibble.
I learned about this new food, Canidae and Felidae, from a member of the Green Branch discussion forum. Here is a link to the website which also has a very handy dandy store locater tool. I was shocked to find that in rural Maine I had a choice about ten retailers in a 35 mile radius.
www.canidae.com/index.html
The ingredients are "human-grade" (which we know can be scary ;D), all grown and raised in the US and no corn, wheat, soy, grain fractions, or by products.
Here is the ingredient list for their "Life Stages" dog food.
All Natural Ingredients:
Chicken Meal, Turkey Meal, Brown Rice, White Rice, Lamb Meal, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Herring Meal, Flax Seed, Sun Cured Alfalfa Meal, Sunflower Oil, Chicken, Lecithin, Monocalcium Phosphate, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Linoleic Acid, Rosemary Extract, Sage Extract, Dried Enterococcus Faecium, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Aspergillus Oryzae Fermentation Extract, Dried Bacillus Subtilis Fermentation Extract, Inulin (from Chicory root), Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Fermentation Solubles, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Mixed Tocopherols (source of Vitamin E), Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Iron Amino Acid Chelate, Copper Amino Acid Chelate, Cobalt Amino Acid Chelate, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Ascorbic Acid (source of Vitamin C), Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (source of B2), Beta Carotene, Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Calcium Iodate, Folic Acid, D-Biotin, Sodium Selenite, Papaya, Vitamin B12 Supplement.
Not too different from their Cat and Kitten dry food.
All Natural Ingredients
Chicken Meal, Turkey Meal, Brown Rice, Lamb Meal, Chicken Fat, (Preserved with mixed Tocopherols), Herring Meal, Eggs, Flax Seed Meal, Sun Cured Alfalfa Meal, Sunflower Oil, Chicken, Lecithin, Linoleic Acid, Amaranth, DL Methionine, Taurine, Kelp, Cranberries, Apples, Monocalcium Phosphate, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Rosemary Extract, Sage Extract, Dried Enterococcus Faecium, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Aspergillus Oryzae Fermentation Extract, Dried Bacillus Subtilis Fermentation Extract, Inulin (from Chicory Root), Dried Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Fermentation Solubles, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Mixed Tocopherols (source of Vitamin E), Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Iron Amino Acid Chelate, Copper Amino Acid Chelate, Cobalt Amino Acid Chelate, Vitamin A supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Ascorbic Acid (source of Vitamin C), Niacin, Thiamin Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (source of B2), Beta Carotene, Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Calcium Iodate, Folic Acid, D-Biotin, Sodium Selenite, Papaya, Vitamin B12 Supplement.
I've been buying it for about two months now and am very happy with it. It's not as pricey as I was expecting. I think the cat food runs about $35 for a 20lb bag (not cheap!) as compared to a 20lb bag of Iams from Walmart at $28. I find that my animals go through the food less quickly though so it ends up being a wash.
I had fed Iams to all my animals for the past 20 years until the recent pet food debacle when I learned that Iams was contracting out its production to the same place making the low-end pet foods. I lost all confidence in them. I had also wanted to get away from corn anyway and although it wasn't a "first" ingredient in Iams food like it is for most cat and dog foods, it still was one of the main ingredients in the Iams kibble.
I learned about this new food, Canidae and Felidae, from a member of the Green Branch discussion forum. Here is a link to the website which also has a very handy dandy store locater tool. I was shocked to find that in rural Maine I had a choice about ten retailers in a 35 mile radius.
www.canidae.com/index.html