Priciest pet food not always the best

mercurynews ^ | 04/17/2009 | Diane C. Lade

[JoeProBono]

A 5.5-ounce can of "holistic pheasant" cat food sells for $1.73 at a Fort Lauderdale, Fla., specialty pet food store. Three blocks away, you can get the same sized can of a supermarket chain brand cat food for 39 cents. Is the more expensive one better for your cat than the supermarket food? Not necessarily, at least according to eight dog and cat nutrition experts at seven well-known veterinary medical schools who were interviewed by Consumer Reports. The bottom line of the article in the magazine's March issue: "There are quality foods at every price point," says Jamie Kopf Hirsh, the associate health editor who wrote the article. Dr. Joseph Wakshlag, an assistant professor of clinical nutrition at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, was more direct: There is no scientific evidence that "any food is better than the next," regardless of price, he told Hirsh.

[goat granny]

I had the same problem with a dog I had years ago..Vet said too much filler in food, give the dog Hi-Pro type of food..Too much feces is too much unusably filler.