Honest Kitchen vs. Evo

flippedstars · Jul 21, 2010

We have a dog that does not tolerate grains or chicken. After tests, and trying a wide variety of different foods (I swear I have tried every single dog food out there that isn't utter crap...and I know, all you RAW PREY MODELS are shaking your head), we finally tried him on EVO Red Meat Small Bites, and he has done best on that.

He is only 2.5 lbs and almost full grown, so cost isn't a consideration for feeding him. Things I do have to consider are I travel frequently with him, so I need a convenient take-a-long option.

I also don't have the time or space resources to feed RAW right now. Complicating that, the one time he's sniped raw chicken from my other dogs, he got very, very ill (they get chicken wing bones with some meat removed 2-3 times a week to help with teeth, as well as a few other RMB...when we are home and we have this option. I do other dental care as well). And chicken is the primary raw food people feed. Anyway...

So I am considering trying feeding him THK Embark with, at least for now, small amounts of lean beef when we are home and I have that ability, but otherwise, it looks like we will probably feed him EVO if we don't go this route.

His tummy is VERY sensitive and he can NOT have chicken or most grains, ESPECIALLY rices.

Just wondering if anyone has a feeling one way or the other on which is the way to go.

I know there are a lot of diehard prey model feeders here...please understand, I love my dog, but right now that just won't work.

johndh1 · Aug 10, 2010

Don't get me wrong, I didn't say that your comparison is false. You truly get the same lb/$ with The Honest Kitchen.

It's the way you compare them that isn't fair. Adding the 1:1 water ratio in the weight/$ equation can be misleading because the 43lb you get by mixing it with water is not equivalent in calorie to a same weight of dry kibble. I just don't want people to get mislead.

Like I said, I think THK is a great alternative because of the way it has been process and maybe the greater bioavailability of this of kind process makes it more nourishing than a higher calorie food. So I'm not arguing about if THK is a better way to feed our dogs, but I don't see how you can feed your three boys with the same budget.

Huskyluv · Aug 10, 2010

I do get your point and you are right, it's not an apples to apples comparison. But by the same token you could say that for different quality kibbles, they all have different kcal/cup ratios.

I do agree with you that THK can be expensive but I personally don't find it any more expensive to feed my dogs than Evo. While I do feed a mix of THK and raw or cooked meats I still find that the amount I spend monthly to feed my dogs is either the same or slightly less since feeding THK than my monthly expenditure when I fed premium kibble.

Thank you John for bringing another side of the equation to light for people to consider. :smile:

johndh1 · Aug 10, 2010

Haha you're welcome, and the raw feeding factor explain a lot why your budget is not really affected. Solutions like Preference seems to make semi-RAW feeding so much simple and safer that I will certainly be tempt one day.

flippedstars · Aug 11, 2010

For me, I've figured it's about twice as expensive to feed. I was spending SO little for kibble, though, because my dogs are small, that feeding them something twice as expensive isn't a big deal. It used to cost me around $25 a month to feed them, now its costing around $50. Considering that I've got 4 dogs I don't think that's too bad, and they are so much healthier on this stuff. This is bearing in mind, I never bought giant bags of kibble, so I was paying more for kibble, and I buy the bigger versions of THK so that helps bridge some of the discrepancy.

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