A good natural dog food???

[bckrazy]

Royal Canin is a VERY poor brand of dog food, and overpriced. Blue Buffalo is ok, but again, super overpriced! I think it's at least $3/lb, and you can get better kibble for less.

Innova Evo does have really tiny bites, and it has great ingredients. It's one of the best kibbles available. Innova also has a formula with smaller pieces for adult dogs. Canidae has small bites, really good ingredients and a great price.

[frawri]

All right I have read up on Evo, and it sounds just what I want for my guys. Especially if it is small kibbles. But do you think it will be too rich for them? Also I found a place where I can get it from. But my question is, I would like it to be a one-stop shop type thing. I have two cats that need a good food too. I don't want to have to go to petsmart for theirs and then this other pet store for Evo. Do you know of a good holistic type cat food? Do you think Evo carries anything like that. Or is it all dog food?

[K9soul]

Evo also carries cat food. It'd be ideal to mix it with their old food for a couple weeks, starting with mostly old food and a little Evo, and ending with mostly Evo and a little old food. I switched my two dogs not long ago. The only thing I noticed was one of the dogs got.. rather gassy . But that seems to have died off now. I'm guessing it was just an adjustment to a richer diet. Overall I've been very pleased.

[bckrazy]

My Mom feeds our cat, Lola, Felidae. It is made by Canidae, and she LOVES it! She's also gotten down to her ideal weight since switching from Nutro. Felidae should be available at most stores that sell Evo. I've also heard good things about Evo for cats.

If you're concerned with the richness, which some people can have issues with, you can either mix with Innova or just feed Innova, which is less rich but still great quality.

[labmomma]

Flint River is excellent and I order it off of the internet (www.flintriver.com) and the shipping is free. If you go online you can order samples and try it out. I have my food autoshipped and they are extremely good to work with.
I have two labs but don't have to feed them as much as most grocery store products because there aren't any fillers. My two big labs get 3 cups/day and I add a little chicken broth and non-fat yogurt to it.

[frawri]

I really like the idea of feeding them both Evo. But about it being too rich, do you think my guys will have a problem? I have had the dogs on Wellness brand dog food, and the cats on Nutro choice kitten food. Do you think it will be too different from what they are eating?

[frawri]

I just read that Evo might be too high in protein for some small breeds. Because of hyperlipidemia or kidney problems. Do you know if Chihuahuas have these problems? Any one?