Natura Dog Food - Innova Large Breed Dry All Natural Puppy Review
71Innova Large Breed Puppy Food Dry
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Innova Large Breed Puppy Food Dry Dog Food Review - Revised
Important Information:
* Same Innova ''Fresh-From-The-Five-Food-Group'' blend of ingredients
* Specifically formulated for the Large and Giant Puppy
* Precisely controlled levels of calcium to phosphorus
* Appropriate ratio of Protein to Fat
* Omega 3 Fatty Acids from both Fish Oil and Flaxseed
* Added Naturally Occurring Microorganisms
* So Complete and Balanced that supplementation is discouraged
* For Large Breed Puppies from 8 weeks to 2 years old
Ingredients:
Turkey, Chicken, Chicken Meal, Ground Barley, Ground Brown Rice, Potatoes, Rice, Chicken Fat, Natural Flavors, Flaxseed Meal, Herring Oil, Sunflower Oil, Apples, Carrots, Cottage Cheese, Alfalfa Sprouts, Egg, Garlic, Taurine, Chicory Root Extract, Rosemary Extract, Vitamins/Minerals, Viable Naturally Occurring Microorganisms
Guaranteed Analysis %:
Crude Protein (min) 24 Crude Fat (min) 12 Moisture (max) 10 Crude Fiber (max) 4
Innova Large Breed Puppy Food Dry Dog Food Review Rating:
- Animal Digest - 1 point possible
Plus 1 point = No Animal Digest
- Corn - 1 point possible
Plus 1 point = No corn
- Wheat - 1 point possible
Plus 1 point = No wheat
- Soy - 1 point possible
Plus 1 point = No Soy
- Gluten - 1 point possible
Plus 1 point = No gluten
- Extra Goodies - 1 point possible
Minus 1 point = Potatoes, Rice, Natural Flavors, Cottage Cheese
- By-Products - 1 point possible
Plus 1 point = No by-products
- Animal Fat - 1 point possible
Minus 1 point = Chicken Fat
- Pet Food Recalls - 1 point possible
Plus 1 point = No Recalls Innova Pet Food
- Class Action - 1 point possible
Minus 1 point = Class Action Natura Innova Pet Foods
Dog Food Rating for Innova Large Breed Puppy Food Dry Dog Food:
Total Score = 7/10
Ask Susan Peters Innova Large Breed Puppy Food Dry Dog Food Review:
Innova Large Breed Puppy Food Dry Dog Food has an over use of rice. I don't like to see the use of "natural flavors". Where do these natural flavors come from? Flavors of what?? Most dogs are very sensitive to the use of milk products. Once a puppy is weaned from the mother no more milk products should be given. Innova Large Breed Puppy food uses cottage cheese in their ingredients. Overall Innova Large Breed Puppy food rated pretty well.
Ask Susan Peters Other Sites Of Interest:
Cat Food Review - Cat Food Ratings
Cat Food Recall List Updated May 30, 2007
Cat Food Safe To Feed After The Cat Food Recall Updated 6/16/07
Dog Treat and Snack Review and Dog Food Ratings
Dog Food Recall List Updated 09/18/07
Dog Food Safe To Feed After The Dog Food Recall Updated 6/16/07
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Comments
Susan I am not sure where to enter this but when you have time could you review the products from The Honest Kitchen http://www.thehonestkitchen.com/index.shtml
At first I was excited to see the dehydrated organic meat but then I read the list of other ingredients in their dog foods and they all have potatoes and/or cabbage and spinach. The cat food ingredients look terrible! How hard can it be to make a decent cat food??? They mainly need a good quality meat and not all the other fruits and vegetables like dogs. Since this company uses organic dehydrated meats it should have been simple. That would have been perfect since we can't get true organic meats in my area.
Leslie,
I have always thought there must be a reason for pet food companies to include so many vit/minerals in pet food. Since the rest of the recipe doesn't indicate a concern for our pet's health - why then, would the companies care about adding vits/minerals?
I've learned over the last few days that vits/minerals are not included for health concerns but are a great way to rename many ingredients. Lecithin, for example, is a soy oil and used as an emulsifier in pet foods. But we thought it was good for our pets, didn't we?
I have found 1500 or more "food additives" just like the one I have mentioned. I've also been learning that America is the number one biofuel producer for the world. A by-product of biofuel is what so many of these "food additives" are made from. America really put the push on bio-fuel from 2004-2006. Many pet food companies are even paid to take the by-products of biofuel. Pet food companies call these fermintation products and a number of other vitamins and minerals.
I noticed that right after the Chinese grain problems which cause the recalls in 2007 all the new pet foods had these great American made ingredients. You don't suppose this was all a plan to get people to convert to a cheaper American crop, do you? Bio-fuel is produced from corn, wheat, soy, barley, rice, and millet.
Lots of health problems associated with the use of these new ingredients. Many of the problems are the same as you have described.
Susan
Lesliecomments says:
12 months ago
I was just reading some information that stated the formation of oxalate stones, which are commonly found as kidney stones but also in the heart or lower urinary tract, is the result of free calcium ions binding to oxalic acid - a substance excreted in the urine- to form the less soluble salt called calcium oxalate. Over supplementation with calcium, dietary intake of Ammonium Chloride leading to calcium loss from the bones, a magnesium deficiency, supplementation of Vitamin C - which is metabolized to oxalic acid and the consumption Potatoes, cabbage, spinach, beet tops and peas can lead to formation of calcium oxalate and the possible formation of Oxalate stones in soft tissue or the upper or lower urinary tract. I had a very young pet (3) develop these stones which caused him EXTREME pain. Thank goodness we discovered it in time. Despite our Vet. best efforts this required surgery. Another one of our pets developed Struvite crystals. Even the Vet. commented that this was unusual for such young animals. I am now convinced that the pet food was a major contributor to this problem. Potatoes are in the food and I believe the previous food contained potatoes, spinach and peas. We fed that to our pets every single day.Thanks again for your information Susan!