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Petsmart food

Posted : 6/29/2006 4:21:54 PM

I got a little part time summer job at petsmart. We get a 15% discount. Kaiser's food will definitely not change...but maybe i could change Wyatt's. Blue buffalo or nutro ultra don't look that bad...would i be stupid for taking Wyatt off of innova and putting him on some food from petsmart to save some money?

Margaret Tyler

Posted : 6/29/2006 5:32:46 PM

I've heard Blue Buffalo is good food. Also check out Sensible Choice Natural Blend. It's made by Royal Canin, but is different from their breed specific line. Here's the ingredients.

Chicken meal, brown rice, chicken, oatmeal, brewers rice, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), natural chicken flavor, dried tomato pomace, flax, fish meal, brewers dried yeast, dried egg product, canola oil, potassium chloride, salt, extract of chicory, apples, blueberries, spinach, sweet potatoes, dried kelp, dehydrated alfalfa meal, yucca schidigera extract, cloves, parsley, calendula, dandelion, basil, calcium carbonate, choline chloride, zinc proteinate, vitamin E supplement, ascorbic acid, zinc oxide, manganese proteinate, copper proteinate, extract of rosemary, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, vitamin A acetate, fish oil, sage, niacin supplement, calcium pantothenate, sodium selenite, vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, calcium iodate, riboflavin supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, thiamine mononitrate, biotin, dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, dried Enterococcus faecium fermentation product, dried Lactobacillus plantarum fermentation product, dried Lactobacillus casei fermentation product, dried Lactobacillus lactis fermentation product, dried Bifidobacterium bifidum fermentation product, dried Enterococcus diacetylactis fermentation product, folic acid.

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Posted : 6/29/2006 5:41:05 PM

While Blue Buffalo is awesome food it can be to rich for a lot of dogs and its never a good idea to switch foods unless for health reason especially when your dog is already getting the great brand you are giving your dog. Plus BB is hard to find if not at Petsmart, dont they give you a discount on all food? Personally I'd say keep your fur baby on thier known foods and use the discount for some cool new toys or treats, or maybe a can of wet food as a added treat a couple of times a week to their normal food.
My Rory has a terribly sensitive tummy but I've found that adding the wet a couple of times a week dosnt hurt. I did this because I want her to have a variety since she dosnt get as much treats because of her tummy

papillon806

Posted : 6/29/2006 7:45:38 PM

I would recommend Blue Buffalo...the ingredients are quite good.

Luvntzus

Posted : 6/29/2006 8:40:54 PM

I would probably use my discount and switch to one of Petsmart's foods- Blue Buffalo or Nutro Ultra. But they're both pretty expensive and I wonder if after your discount it might still be the same price as Innova....

RidgebackGermansShep

Posted : 6/30/2006 10:07:31 AM

They are only a few dollars less than innova! I'm surprised. A few dollars isn't enough to make me switch. The nutro natural choice is a lot less expensive...any good?

jennie_c_d

Posted : 6/30/2006 10:29:27 PM

It's pretty grain heavy. Lots of rice, just a little meat.

Luvntzus

Posted : 6/30/2006 11:32:56 PM

Nutro Natural Choice is a BIG step down from Innova in my opinion. Nutro has 3 levels of foods: Max is the lowest quality, then Natural Choice, and Ultra is their highest quality. And Innova is better than their Ultra, ingredient wise.