If you just plan to use a little, look into ZiwiPeak!

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I like Tripett personally along with Ziwipeak. Wellness and Evo make all meat toppers. NVI has a food that is meat and organ, then 5% veggies and other.

Tiki Dog makes an interesting food too. $50 a can. Highly doubt anyone would splurge on it.

 

I like Tripett personally along with Ziwipeak. Wellness and Evo make all meat toppers. NVI has a food that is meat and organ, then 5% veggies and other.

Tiki Dog makes an interesting food too. $50 a can. Highly doubt anyone would splurge on it.

$50 for ONE CAN?!?!?!? OMG! I don't know anyone that would spend that kind of money on dog food. I could see if it was for a case, but not one one can, OMG!

 

I asked this question elsewhere, the answers were Natures Variety Instinct, Ziwi Peak and a "W" one (not Wellness, Wuerva maybe?)

 

Weruva is one of the most pro Chinese companies there is.

 

and it wasn't even a "W" food, it was Nature's Logic.

 

yeah, I'd like some confidence in where the stuff is being produced. It doesn't need some awe-struck ingredient list with freshly Bering Sea caught Salmon....

Aren't most of the canned foods made at just a couple facilities in the U.S.?

 

I top my foster/rescues kibble with one of these three Trippet, Natures Instinct all meat, or Wellness grain free. I also will use an egg or canned fish as a topper if I'm out of canned dog food

 

I keep a few quality cans of dogfood for emergencies and this one made in NZ (which might make it prohibitive in US if they whack the price up) is 'kiwi canine zeal', they do a few flavours but the one I have here is 'Ocean Fish, Salmon & Vegetables'
ingredients are: ocean fish, salmon, peas, carrots, potato, stabiliser, vitamins and minerals, omega oils, taurine, NZ green lipped mussel and Q10 co-enzyme and it comes in a 390g can.
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I love Tripett, but is can get a little pricey for multiple dogs.

But I use a lot of Evangers. I know some people have said they has issues with them, but I never have. Dogs love the food and it is affordable. Evangers Gold Duck and Sweet Potato is the main one I use b/c I can feed it to all the dogs. Also like Eagle Pack Lamb.

 

I remember an Evangers issue where what was on the label as a protein wasn't in the can.

 

Don't give in Kevin. Ignore it. You may be feeding too much and the dog is just compensating. Dogs will also normally eat less when it gets warm suddenly even in winter.

Take the food away after 10 minutes and try again the next feeding. You will create a picky dog that will just expect something else.

 

Don't give in Kevin. Ignore it. .

How about letting the poster decide how he would like to care for his dog? considering the poster asked on another thread for suggestions, it seems like his mind has been made up. Why is it so hard for you to allow people to live their life the way they deem fit?

 

Maybe she means $5.00 a can?

 

Sahara...where did you see it for $50 a can? You sure you didn't misread it or something? My friend sells the tiki cat and tiki dog products at his store (and highly recommends them) but they are nowhere near that much lol

 

My cat is eating the Tiki can cat food. Didn't know they made a dog food. She doesn't eat any of the chunk though so probably won't buy it again. She licks up all the juice and eats the pate like stuff, but the whole food pieces, she won't touch. Cats can be such a pain sometimes!

 

I've been feeding Weruva.... just as a topper. I know it's made in Thailand, but I feel confident in them. I like that it's super easy to mix, it looks like people food, it's low in fat, and I like the ingredients. It's a bit pricey. If I can find something cheaper that's just as good and of the same kind of consistency, I'd feed that.

 

Don't feel too confident in them. Weruva is part of a group trying to sway the public opinion in a China friendly way.
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Kevin, the dog is playing you. Assuming there is no underlying medical condition, just take the food away and teach him a lesson.

He will come back tail between his legs and eat.

 

There is no difference in the quality of canned foods. Weruva is no better than the stuff you get at feed stores for 1/4 the price.

 

Monster, I've read many people say that canned food is superior to dry food. More meat, less processing, etc...

Harry goes nuts over it. He loves it and I enjoy seeing him happy. It stresses me out when I see him not eating.

If it costs me less than 25 cents/day(I only have to add a spoonful or so)... is there anything wrong with doing it? I respect what you are saying--I've spoiled him. I guess I just want you to see where I'm coming from.

You obviously know a ton about Dog nutrition and I'm cool with your passion. Even if it rubs some people the wrong way out here... I think you add to the forum. Just humor me, what is a trustworthy brand of Wet food. I'm not comfortable with anything Diamond or Merrick.... and anything coming in from China.

 

Monster, I've read many people say that canned food is superior to dry food. More meat, less processing, etc...

Harry goes nuts over it. He loves it and I enjoy seeing him happy. It stresses me out when I see him not eating.

If it costs me less than 25 cents/day(I only have to add a spoonful or so)... is there anything wrong with doing it? I respect what you are saying--I've spoiled him. I guess I just want you to see where I'm coming from..

You obviously know a ton about Dog nutrition and I'm cool with your passion. Even if it rubs some people the wrong way out here... I think you add to the forum. Just humor me, what is a trustworthy brand of Wet food. I'm not comfortable with anything Diamond or Merrick.... and anything coming in from China.

If you want to indulge him, forget canned food and spend the money on raw green tripe, or just take an egg yolk and mix it in or mix in a powder protein/fat supplement like Annamaet Impact.

If you really want to buy something canned just to get him to eat buy Pedigree, seriously. Pedigree is just as good as any canned food sold.

Blue Seal also make canned foods in big giant cans, that is another option.

Canned foods with by-products are the most palatable.

 

Slightly off subject as regards type of food, but my good friend's little dog Sparky (cavoodle) who is raw fed and has always loved his food suddenly went off it, would sniff it and walk away and she was getting worried as he is very active and only small and she was worried that he wasn't getting the nutrition he needed. (not showing any symptoms of being ill etc) So in the end after tempting him with all sorts of things she reverted to only feeding him in the evening once a day. She had been feeding him in the morning as well and he just wasn't interested. The little bugger was playing her too and now eats with gusto....but I think he just wasn't that hungry unlike my boy who would eat every meal put in front of him even if it was 4 times a day!
Kevin I hope you find a food for your boy, you must have heaps of choices in USA?

 

Kevin I hope you find a food for your boy, you must have heaps of choices in USA?

Yeah, we do. But its not New Zealand

 

FWIW, I feed my dogs a tablespoon or two in their kibble as well every evening. I honestly don't put too much stock into what kind because it literally only makes up such a small portion of their daily diet. With that said, their favorite is the Simply Nourish canned--specifically the salmon one. I love how it's not chunks like a lot of canned food is. It mixes nice and they devour it. They also really like Merrick, which I know you specifically said you don't want--but I am not thrilled with their canned since they changed the texture of it. (the chunk stuff--not the nice consistency they used to have). I usually just grab whatever I can find on a good deal when I'm at the store and I only use about 3 cans a week for my 3 dogs.

 

I would agree that from what I've noticed, most canned foods are pretty good. Even the 'bad' brands canned foods never look nearly as bad as their dry food. And I'm pretty sure canned food is only made at a few manufacturing facilities? Lotus is one of the only ones with their own cannery.

 

Annyone remember wait for it... Menu Foods!? They are not dead. Let's see where this Menu Foods link leads. To my knowledge they are the biggest manufacturer of wet food in North America.

 

alright, I'm really lost now, Monster. I always thought that canned food contained MORE meat, nutrients, protein, etc... than dry food???

Now its all water? Seriously? In what context are you saying this?... IE--I mean, technically, the human BODY is 70-80% water. Well, when I open the can I sure wouldn't call it water. Explain please.

 

75 to 80% of the weight/content of canned food is water. Dogs will have more or less the same water intake per day regardless of food. So when you buy wet canned food you are shifting the source of water from free tap water to paid "commercial" water. On a dry matter basis wet foods typically are in the 32 to 37% protein and 25 to 28% fat range. A classic type 30/20 food will be around 32% protein and 22% fat. A newer grain free food will typically be at or above the canned food protein levels.

 

so do you agree, Vike?.... that all canned foods are the same and you are basically just buying expensive cans of water?

 

I really haven't looked too closely at canned foods so I have very little knowledge on what brand is better, if any. But yes, you are paying for water. Since you will only use it as a topper now and then I think any brand would be ok really, without claiming they are equal. Maybe there are some nasty ones out there, don't know?

 

Well, for what it's worth. I was just looking after a dog that is fed Beneful, the wet food in the plastic tub. I dropped the dog off and accidentally left the food in my car from Friday to Tuesday in the Florida sun. It was up over 80 those days, and of course it's a lot hotter in a locked car.
Now, when I found that food, it did not stink at all. Not one bit. Which is kindof scary to me.

 

Kevin, due to the water content you need to feed 3-4 cans of food to equal 3-4 cups roughly of a 30/20 or most GF foods. A good 30/20 is around $.25 a cup compared to a can which can cost $2 -$3 per can. Maybe a bit less than $2 a can for the high-end ones but not much.

If your are going to buy canned food to doll up a dry food with a few teaspoons per day the amount of nutrition is worth zero.

Even Pedigree is expensive compared to even great dry foods.

 

There are definitely better canned foods than pedigree out there and I wouldn't be caught dead feeding that. Get a couple of cans of Natures Variety Instinct grain free and tell me it's just as good as Pedigree.........NOT

 

Canned is canned, no material difference except price. One is 78% water and one is 75% water. Saying "meat" is better than by-products is just a human, emotional reaction. If you think the stuff in Nature's Variety is what you would eat, then you are mistaken.

 

I give my guys trippet with their kibble, oh man, they think it's wonderful! I also give yogurt, honest kitchen, pumpkin, scrambled eggs, and other things. But there is *nothing* like trippet to get them excited about eating!
I give them a fair amt. of it, I buy it by the case so it's cheaper that way.
Besides them really liking it, I think that it's good for them.