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Purina ONE or Iams??

Posted on May 19, 2012 by admin| 13 Comments

So, a lot of us will recommend Purina ONE or Iams when the only option available for someone is the grocery store. Which one do you think is better?

(Here’s the ingredients of both)

Purina ONE Chicken & Rice
Chicken (natural source of glucosamine), brewers rice, corn gluten meal, whole grain corn, poultry by-product meal (natural source of glucosamine), whole grain wheat, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), animal digest, calcium phosphate, salt, potassium chloride, caramel color, calcium carbonate, L-Lysine monohydrochloride, choline chloride, zinc sulfate, Vitamin E supplement, ferrous sulfate, manganese sulfate, niacin, Vitamin A supplement, calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate, copper sulfate, riboflavin supplement, Vitamin B-12 supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, garlic oil, folic acid, Vitamin D-3 supplement, calcium iodate, biotin, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity), sodium selenite.

Iams ProActive Health Chunks-
Chicken, Corn Meal, Ground Whole Grain Sorghum, Chicken By-Product Meal, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Dried Beet Pulp, Chicken Meal, Chicken Flavor, Potassium Chloride, Dried Egg Product, Brewers Dried Yeast, Salt, Flax Meal, Fish Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Caramel, Choline Chloride, Minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Potassium Iodide, Cobalt Carbonate), Calcium Carbonate, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin A Acetate, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Thiamine Mononitrate (source of vitamin B1), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Niacin, Riboflavin Supplement (source of vitamin B2), Inositol, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (source of vitamin B6), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid), DL-Methionine, Rosemary Extract.

NOTE- I AM NOT GOING TO FEED EITHER FOOD NOR DO I PLAN TO. JUST CURIOUS.
I thought that the Purina ONE is probably the best even though I know that both are crap.

I’m open to ALL opinions!

(Unless you are going to rant at me how great your food is….and try to get me to feed it….or tell me that Iams & Purina are good foods….)
Seriously, people, come ON!

I didn’t say you had to feed it…what has a better quality of ingredients?

And I’m not looking for recommendations…I feed the raw diet and am happy with it.
jeepgirl, Nekkid, BYB’s, and Brian did not answer my question.

Sheltiemom- yes all the formulas contain corn.
Sheltiemom did not answer my question either.

Why can’t anyone seem to do that?
Chaos- I wasn’t trying to fight!!
GOD can’t I ask a fucking simple question?
Hm will maybe you shouldn’t act like it!!!!!!!!!!

And you can’t tell the future either. You don’t know if they will ever do tests.

And I”M done arguing. Blocked, because I can’t ask a simple question without crap.
BYBs-

1. I am not Mutts
2. No you did not

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What’s a GRAIN-FREE food I could use for my Aussie.?

Posted on April 29, 2012 by admin| 8 Comments

I will Not exccept Purina, Pedigree, Iams, Science Diet, etc brands. Thank you.

I originally feed Canidae but still it has rice etc in it. As of now I am feeding Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover’s soul and she does even better on it than Canidae BUT i found they use ethoxyquin to preserve their fish meal so I need to find something els.

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Over Weight Dog-Border Collie/lab mix?

Posted on March 17, 2012 by admin| 4 Comments

My dog needs to lose about 50 lbs. she just weight in at 99.5 way too much weight. I know the sensible answer is to cut back on her food and snacks, but is it necessary to buy a Vet prescribed food such as OM made by Purina. I have purchased a bag costing 31.00 for 20 lbs. Way to expensive but if necessary will continue to buy. Is there a cheaper “good” food out there I can start her on? Thank you.

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Should I really be feeding my dog this?

Posted on January 30, 2012 by admin| 15 Comments

My vet has me feeding my 8 month old Cockapoo/Bichon mix dry Purina E/N. When I started going there, I had him on all natural food. I can’t help but feel guilty about what I am feeding him now (see ingredients below). Should I stick to the Purina and obey by vet’s orders or not?

Ingredients (Dry)
Brewers rice, corn gluten meal, ground yellow corn, beef and bone meal, coconut oil, animal digest, beef tallow preserved with mixed-tocopherols (source of Vitamin E), dicalcium phosphate, glyceryl monostearate, calcium carbonate, L-Lysine monohydrochloride, potassium chloride, sodium bicarbonate, soybean oil, fish oil, salt, choline chloride, vitamin supplements (E, A, B-12, D-3), zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, ascorbic acid, riboflavin supplement, manganese sulfate, niacin, calcium pantothenate, biotin, copper sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, folic acid, pyridoxine hydrochloride, garlic oil, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity), calcium iodate, sodium selenite.

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EVO grain- free diet *VS* Purina Veterinary Diets….so which is healthier?

Posted on December 16, 2011 by admin| 11 Comments

Look at the ingrdients below for each food. Which one do you think is healthier for your cat? why? Whoever finds out which is better and explains why gets BEST ANSWER.

Ingrdients for Innova EVO grain-free cat and kitten food:

Turkey, Chicken Meal, Chicken, Herring Meal, Chicken Fat, Potatoes, Egg, Turkey Meal, Natural Flavors, Vitamins, Apples, Potassium Chloride, Carrots, Cranberries, Alfalfa Sprouts, Minerals, Tomatoes, Herring Oil, Cottage Cheese, Ascorbic Acid, Dried Chicory Root Extract, Direct-Fed Microbials, Vitamin E Supplement, Taurin, DL-Methionine, Lecithin, Rosemary Extract

Ingrdients for Purina Veterinary Diets EN cat formula:

Soy protein isolate, poultry by-product meal, corn gluten meal, soy flakes, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), corn starch, animal liver flavor, calcium carbonate, phosphoric acid, sodium bisulfate, potassium chloride, fish oil, DL-Methionine, choline chloride, taurine, powdered cellulose, zinc proteinate.
MOST of you have the right idea.

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