anybody here feed their pets Evo or California Natural?

[Kalidurga]

Having just adopted two new kittens, this is a subject I've also been exploring. During my adoption interview, I was told the same stuff about dry food and what types of canned food are best. I was given a brochure of info from Lisa A. Pierson, DVM and found her to be very convincing.

Innova was highly recommended by the Animal Welfare League that was fostering my cats, but it's been hard to find. I've ended up going with the Wellness brand, which was also recommended and is sold at Whole Foods and some other pet shops near me (though not at PetSmart or Petco). Alec and Olive seem to really enjoy it, but they have both been a bit gassy. Dunno if that's the food or just a typical kitten thing, though. Been a loooong time since I've raised a kitten

[KnottedYet]

I feed my dog Innova Evo. I'm very pleased with how he does on it. If/when I get a cat, I will feed it Innova or something similar.

[mimitabby]

I feed my cats 1/2 raw meat (mixed with salmon oil and egg yolks) and 1/2 dry cat food. When my old cat dies, I will probably reduce the amount of dry cat food to just treats.

I agree that dry cat food is "kitty crack" they eat it and get fat and their bodies are ill equipped to deal with all those carbs.

[smilingcat]

Our two dogs eat California Natural Lamb and Rice. The older one gets a supplement of Glucosamine with chondro?? and his thyroid meds.

the seven cats get Wellness. Will recommend California Natural and Evo too. From all the cats we see, cats on Wellness, California Natural and EVO are all doing really well. The rescue group I work with do not have a "fixed" list of approved brand. Its up to each foster family to decide what the rescue cats eat. Even with the freedom to decide, I think most of us stay with the three I just mentioned.

smilingcat

[nic840]

My older boy (Lab) gets California Natural Low Calorie. He does great on it. Coat is really nice and healthy looking. My Mom's shepard used to be on Avoderm and he did great on that.

It is worth paying money for quality food. Always look for dried food that has Dried protien as the main ingredient. This means they weighed the meat after the water was taken out of it.

[Eden]

I looked the dry food up - Natural Balance Duck and Green Pea - Its a grain free, high protein mix. My kitties get about 1/3 of their diet in the dry and 2/3 in the Ziwi Peak (100% meat) canned.
I checked out the EVO - looks like good stuff too.

[kat_h]

I fed my dog raw food for the first two years we had her, and gave her Evo treats. They were great. Last summer I decided to pick up a bag of dry food to take on a road/camping trip and she's been eating kibble ever since. She's eating Orijen. Evo would have been my second choice but since Orijen is made locally I went with it. Both have excellent ingredients lists.

Don't underestimate the importance of a good pet food. Max's previous owners fed her grocery store kibble and she had constant health problems. When we switched her to raw food they all cleared up.

[Brandi]

I think i am going to go for the california natural at this point. The thing is though the amount of taurine that is in it? It says 0.01% i want to know how much should they have? I had a cat a long time ago who suffered from crystals. I have tried to look up how much they should have and none of it makes sence to me. I have a call into the vet. Of coarse he called me back yesterday morning (sunday) and I was at yoga so I misses he's call.