FOOD: Petcurean

Leonberger

The store where I buy Kuma and Nyx's food has just told me that, in addition to the grain free Acana, and probably even earlier that that, they are going to start selling Petcurean.
Has anyone used this food? They have grain free products for what I could find, and it seems they now have a "no rendered meats" line, called Now!.

Any input on this brand?

Leonberger

After searching for it on dogfoodanalysis.com, I found out that they have one grain free called Go! Natural that's rated 6star. Their grain food is rated 5 star.
The Now! has a low protein level, and maybe not enough meat, although I like the premise, the whole non processed meats, meaning no meat meals, only fresh meats.

brandon_w

I have never seen or heard of this brand. If you try it out, let us know how it goes.

Leonberger

The store says they will probably have it before the grain free Acana comes. That's what I'm really aiming to give Kuma, because they'll have a salmon, grain free food with 34% protein, if I remember it correctly.
So I might not even try this one, or maybe it can enter the rotation.If I do try it, I'll let you know how it is.

tsukitsune

We ordered the Now! Grain Free turkey/duck/salmon treats, I was a little concerned because Tsuki has an issue with cooked chicken and we never tried cooked turkey foods, but there were no allergic reactions or hot spots or anything, the treats have an impressive ingredient list - pre and pro biotics - all in all the ingredient list is a little long for a natural grain free treat, but the contents are OK, its like a mid day meal for them I think.

I'll probably buy them again!

http://www.petfooddirect.com/store/product_detail.asp?pf_id=203108301&dept_id=9&brand_id=1083

kojichan

You can count me among those that doesn't object to "meal" meat as an ingredient, as long as it not the primary protein source. Like a lot of dietary factors, it all depends on the quality / composition of the "meal" in question, and the proportion used. If it contains ground up bones and cartilage for example, those are good natural sources of essential nutrients like calcium, phosphorous, glucosamine and chondroitin -- all things many of us spend extra money to supplement our dogs' food with. ; )

When you think about it, in the wild, that's where dogs would get such nutrients, and they would "create the meal" naturally as they tear and grind up muscle, bone and connective tissue with their teeth.