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1 posted on 04/17/2009 4:48:50 PM PDT by JoeProBono
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I know someone who works at a pet food plant. All those brands you see at the store... they go to the same source. that’s why I buy the cheapest I can find. Ol Roy’s is good enough for my dog.


2 posted on 04/17/2009 4:51:03 PM PDT by Ancient Drive (will)
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Anytime we try the cheap stuff our cats produce three times as much feces and many hairballs. We'll stay with the expensive stuff, thank you!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!
3 posted on 04/17/2009 4:52:21 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines, RVN 1969. St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
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To: JoeProBono
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. \

Yet only one is named. Sounds like BS.

5 posted on 04/17/2009 4:59:53 PM PDT by SGCOS
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"There are quality foods at every price point."

There is no scientific evidence that "any food is better than the next," regardless of price..."

Uh...I think we're overlooking the obvious. If dogs and cats don't like it and won't eat it, all of this economic and scientific analysis is irrelevant.

6 posted on 04/17/2009 5:00:35 PM PDT by rickmichaels
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To: JoeProBono
"There are quality foods at every price point."

There is no scientific evidence that "any food is better than the next," regardless of price..."

Uh...I think we're overlooking the obvious. If dogs and cats don't like it and won't eat it, all of this economic and scientific analysis is irrelevant.

7 posted on 04/17/2009 5:00:36 PM PDT by rickmichaels
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Best dog food? Abady.

http://alpha-nutrition.stores.yahoo.net/abady.html?gclid=CKiF2f6P-ZkCFcxL5QodPXMDEg


8 posted on 04/17/2009 5:02:16 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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Pet food? Cats can take care of themselves.

9 posted on 04/17/2009 5:05:00 PM PDT by smokingfrog (Choose your allies carefully.)
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I completely disagree with this. Most grocery store pet food are junk. Loaded with grains and preservatives. We have an older dog that got a kidney infection. She was left with residual kidney impairment. The vet put her on KD. JUNK. Her BUN and Creatin levels kept going up and down for months. I joined a dog kidney forum and they said high quality pet food or home cooked with vitamins supplements. We tried the home cooked with vitamins and and it was a pain. She smelled the vitamins and would refuse the food.
We put her on all premium pet foods and it was a transformation. Her coat got glossy again, her levels dropped and she has maintained this for 3 years now. We feel our other dogs the same thing now.

Here is a list of ratings for dog food:

http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/

and here is a good place to buy them if your local pet shops don’t carry them:

http://www.petfooddirect.com/store/


11 posted on 04/17/2009 5:10:52 PM PDT by mojitojoe ( Idiots elected a Marxist ideologue with narcissistic personality disorder & America is dying.)
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The rescue shelter where I got my last dog recommended Costco’s ‘Kirkland’ brand dog food as having one of the highest protein content. Beats Science Diet all to shame.


12 posted on 04/17/2009 5:12:46 PM PDT by WorkingClassFilth (Actually, it all started back in Mayberry. Helen Crump was a traveler and Floyd, well, you know...)
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Cat food ping


14 posted on 04/17/2009 5:35:06 PM PDT by I Drive Too Fast
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I would look carefully at the label. It might just read, “@$$holistic pheasant for @$$holistic cat owners”.


16 posted on 04/17/2009 5:41:54 PM PDT by MIchaelTArchangel
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