During the recent search for 'the' food, lol, I've found Jackson seems to do best on Petcurean foods as well as finding it the most palatable (but he also does great on Acana, he ate it for over 2yrs but we stopped when price increased, and bags got smaller, and they added more lentils to GF's, etc). But we've done a few sample bags of new formulas with no obvious problems. Also, Elmira Pet Products where NOW and Go is made seems like a great plant - anyone have further info?
Anyway, can anyone good at ingredient and label reading explain to me why they'd pick one over the other of these formulas (or your opinions on their other formulas as well)?:
This is the Now Adult GF which he is almost finished a 6lb bag of:
De-boned turkey, potato flour, peas, apples, whole dried egg, pea fibre, tomato, potatoes, flaxseed, canola oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols), natural flavour, salmon, de-boned duck, sundried alfalfa, coconut oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols), carrots, pumpkin, bananas, blueberries, cranberries, raspberries, blackberries, papayas, pineapple, grapefruit, lentil beans, broccoli, spinach, cottage cheese, alfalfa sprouts, dried kelp, calcium carbonate, dicalcium phosphate, lecithin, sodium chloride, potassium chloride, vitamins (vitamin E supplement, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (a source of vitamin C), niacin, inositol, vitamin A supplement, thiamine mononitrate, d-calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin, beta-carotene, vitamin D3 supplement, folic acid, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement), minerals (zinc proteinate , ferrous sulphate, zinc oxide, iron proteinate, copper sulphate, copper proteinate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, calcium iodate, selenium yeast), taurine, DL-methionine, L-lysine, dried chicory root, dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, dried Enterococcus faecium fermentation product, dried Aspergillus niger fermentation product, dried Aspergillus oryzae fermentation product, yeast extract, yucca schidigera extract, marigold, L-carnitine, dried rosemary.
Crude protein (min) 26%
Crude fat (min) 16%
Crude fibre (max) 3.5%
Moisture (max) 10%
Calcium (min) 1.1%
Phosphorus (min) 0.7%
*Omega 6 (min) 2.5%
*Omega 3 (min) 0.5%
Calorie Content: ME (Calculated) = 3598 kcal/kg or 378 kcal/cup
Here's the GO! GF Senior. And he had a sample bag of this one and loved it, poops were great, I know it's a senior food and he's only 4 1/2 but I liked the protein/fat/fiber ratios:
Chicken meal, turkey meal, salmon meal, de-boned chicken, de-boned turkey, de-boned trout, potatoes, peas, tapioca, lentil beans, chickpeas, pea fibre, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), natural chicken flavour, whole dried egg, apples, duck meal, herring meal, flaxseed, salmon oil, alfalfa, de-boned duck, de-boned salmon, sweet potatoes, canola oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols), coconut oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols), potassium chloride, pumpkin, carrots, bananas, blueberries, cranberries, broccoli, spinach, alfalfa sprouts, blackberries, squash, papayas, pomegranate, glucosamine hydrochloride, dried chicory root, dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, dried Enterococcus faecium fermentation product, dried Aspergillus niger fermentation product, dried Aspergillus oryzae fermentation product, L-carnitine, vitamins (vitamin A supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin E supplement, inositol, niacin, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (a source of vitamin C), d-calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate, beta-carotene, riboflavin, pyridoxine hydrochloride, folic acid, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement), minerals (zinc proteinate , iron proteinate, copper proteinate, zinc oxide, manganese proteinate, copper sulphate, ferrous sulphate, calcium iodate, manganous oxide, selenium yeast), sodium chloride, taurine, New Zealand green mussels, yucca schidigera extract, chondroitin sulphate, dried rosemary, green tea extract, peppermint, parsley, rosehips, zedoary, dandelion, chamomile, ginger, fennel, tumeric, juniper berries, licorice, marigold extract, cardamom, cloves.
Crude protein (min) 32%
Crude fat (min) 14%
Crude fibre (max) 4.5%
Moisture (max) 10%
Phosphorus (min) 1.2%
*Glucosamine 380mg/kg
*Chondroitin Sulphate 140mg/kg
*L-Carnitine 190mg/kg
*Taurine 1600mg/kg
*Omega 6 (min) 1.8%
*Omega 3 (min) 0.33%
Calorie Content: ME = 3756 kcal/kg or 394 kcal/cup
He ate Fromm for about 6 months, wasn't happy with his stool ever 100% and he got a bit chubbier IMO and his body condition just wasn't as nice. After over a month on Now (and a few samples sizes of other kibbles in between), I can tell a difference already! He's just.... looking better. So that's kind of why I wanna continue the NOW Fresh.
The Go! looks a bit more complicated.
Opinions?
Anyway, can anyone good at ingredient and label reading explain to me why they'd pick one over the other of these formulas (or your opinions on their other formulas as well)?:
This is the Now Adult GF which he is almost finished a 6lb bag of:
De-boned turkey, potato flour, peas, apples, whole dried egg, pea fibre, tomato, potatoes, flaxseed, canola oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols), natural flavour, salmon, de-boned duck, sundried alfalfa, coconut oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols), carrots, pumpkin, bananas, blueberries, cranberries, raspberries, blackberries, papayas, pineapple, grapefruit, lentil beans, broccoli, spinach, cottage cheese, alfalfa sprouts, dried kelp, calcium carbonate, dicalcium phosphate, lecithin, sodium chloride, potassium chloride, vitamins (vitamin E supplement, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (a source of vitamin C), niacin, inositol, vitamin A supplement, thiamine mononitrate, d-calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin, beta-carotene, vitamin D3 supplement, folic acid, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement), minerals (zinc proteinate , ferrous sulphate, zinc oxide, iron proteinate, copper sulphate, copper proteinate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, calcium iodate, selenium yeast), taurine, DL-methionine, L-lysine, dried chicory root, dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, dried Enterococcus faecium fermentation product, dried Aspergillus niger fermentation product, dried Aspergillus oryzae fermentation product, yeast extract, yucca schidigera extract, marigold, L-carnitine, dried rosemary.
Crude protein (min) 26%
Crude fat (min) 16%
Crude fibre (max) 3.5%
Moisture (max) 10%
Calcium (min) 1.1%
Phosphorus (min) 0.7%
*Omega 6 (min) 2.5%
*Omega 3 (min) 0.5%
Calorie Content: ME (Calculated) = 3598 kcal/kg or 378 kcal/cup
Here's the GO! GF Senior. And he had a sample bag of this one and loved it, poops were great, I know it's a senior food and he's only 4 1/2 but I liked the protein/fat/fiber ratios:
Chicken meal, turkey meal, salmon meal, de-boned chicken, de-boned turkey, de-boned trout, potatoes, peas, tapioca, lentil beans, chickpeas, pea fibre, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), natural chicken flavour, whole dried egg, apples, duck meal, herring meal, flaxseed, salmon oil, alfalfa, de-boned duck, de-boned salmon, sweet potatoes, canola oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols), coconut oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols), potassium chloride, pumpkin, carrots, bananas, blueberries, cranberries, broccoli, spinach, alfalfa sprouts, blackberries, squash, papayas, pomegranate, glucosamine hydrochloride, dried chicory root, dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, dried Enterococcus faecium fermentation product, dried Aspergillus niger fermentation product, dried Aspergillus oryzae fermentation product, L-carnitine, vitamins (vitamin A supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin E supplement, inositol, niacin, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (a source of vitamin C), d-calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate, beta-carotene, riboflavin, pyridoxine hydrochloride, folic acid, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement), minerals (zinc proteinate , iron proteinate, copper proteinate, zinc oxide, manganese proteinate, copper sulphate, ferrous sulphate, calcium iodate, manganous oxide, selenium yeast), sodium chloride, taurine, New Zealand green mussels, yucca schidigera extract, chondroitin sulphate, dried rosemary, green tea extract, peppermint, parsley, rosehips, zedoary, dandelion, chamomile, ginger, fennel, tumeric, juniper berries, licorice, marigold extract, cardamom, cloves.
Crude protein (min) 32%
Crude fat (min) 14%
Crude fibre (max) 4.5%
Moisture (max) 10%
Phosphorus (min) 1.2%
*Glucosamine 380mg/kg
*Chondroitin Sulphate 140mg/kg
*L-Carnitine 190mg/kg
*Taurine 1600mg/kg
*Omega 6 (min) 1.8%
*Omega 3 (min) 0.33%
Calorie Content: ME = 3756 kcal/kg or 394 kcal/cup
He ate Fromm for about 6 months, wasn't happy with his stool ever 100% and he got a bit chubbier IMO and his body condition just wasn't as nice. After over a month on Now (and a few samples sizes of other kibbles in between), I can tell a difference already! He's just.... looking better. So that's kind of why I wanna continue the NOW Fresh.
The Go! looks a bit more complicated.
Opinions?
