Purina Beneful?????????????????

[Catlady711]

Just out of curiosity --- have you read the ingredient lists of these foods?

Yep, I have and they suck! lol I think that the best all around food that is reasonably priced is probably Canidae and they have a new formula our that is simply Lamb and Rice. But, everyone is going to feed what they feel is right and since the dog can't say, "THIS SUCKS" they're pretty much stuck.

Also, I'm sorry I have already forgotten the poster, but, the McDonald's analogy is what Mike always uses when someone comes in and says their dog likes Beneful, Pedigree, Dog Chow, etc! Great minds!!!

You also feed less with the premium and super premium foods and pets get more out of the food too...

To both:

I did not recommend either Beneful, Pedigree, or Dog Chow in my post. I agree with the opinion on premium foods, with having to feed less and the pet getting more nutrition from them.

Our hospital recommends any of the premium or better grades of food. What I mentioned by name were Iams, Science Diet, Nutro, Eukanuba etc. All of which are easier for our clients to obtain, which makes them more likely to purchase them and thus get their pet off of the grocery store generics we see every day. Whether you regard them as premium or junk, they ARE better foods than the grocery store and generics. I have seen many, many animals on the brands I mentioned in the first post and I have always seen that their coats are healthier, glossier, and shed less than pets eating cheaper foods.

Everyone is entitled to their preference on what they refer to as premium or super premium, however I personally have fed both Iams and Science Diet for years, and my cats have better health for it vs a cheaper food. Not saying that a higher priced specialty food couldn't be better, I'm saying that just because a person doesn't prefer to special order very expensive food does not mean they care less for their animals, nor that the animals health sufferes greatly because of it (save for pets needing prescription diets for medical problems).

I've noticed that food choices around here are a volitile subject, and seem to result in many people downright arguing with one another over it. I don't think that is necessary as the whole point is the animal's health, not human preferences over the definition of premium.

Everyone is entitled to their opinions, and I prefer to let my cats vet (with 30 yrs experience) decide what is best for my cats health. I figure as long as the vet is not selling the same pet food he/she is recommending and stands to gain nothing in the way of profit for him/her self on the sale of said foods, and their job is regarding the health and welfare of your pet, then I don't have much of a problem with listening to the person who has a degree in animal health/medicine vs. my own opinion or the advertisement of a company trying to sell their own products for profit.

I was simply posting some more information to someone else in regards to food based on what we recommend at our hospital, it was not intended to start a war on what constitutes a premium or super premium food.