merrick?

[nana]

have any of you ever heard anything bad about merrick dog and cat food. canned in perticular. i know that there have been problems in the past but i'm not sure what they were and if it has been recently.

[barnjess]

Well personally, I think there is a lot in it I would go for a food with less ingredents also i wont feed anything with added salt there is no need for it

[nana]

my friend has a cat who is allergic to all fish products and merrick is one of the only canned foods that has many diferent sources of protienw/ out fish. her cat that is allergic eats california natural dry but cats/dogs need extra moisture. she tried raw diets but her cat "monster" turned her nose up at all raw food for over 2 weeks so thats out of the question. she doesn't have to use merrick but it has so many varieties

[barnjess]

So what was it you wante dto know about it, is it for a cat or dog you are asking about?

[nana]

i have been reading that merrick uses bad meat and that different things like plastic have been found in the actual cans. i just wondered if anyone has heard of those things.
it's 4 her cat

[nana]

i just found a good canned food that doesn't have any fish which is very hard to find in cat foods! it is called natures variety prairie cat food.there are 7 differnet protien choices!thanks though.

[barnjess]

Humm I havent herd that, but I dont think its available here. as far as the natures variety prairie cat I still think the ingredents list is too long

[nana]

i do agree that it's long but try and find a good canned cat food that does not have anything fish and there is more than 1 choice for protien. i figure that since her dry food california natural has such simple ingredients that the nv prairie will be good. and there aren't 7 protiens in one can there are 7 different choices to buy ie chicken and turkey, beef, venison and so on if thats what you thought i ment. but if have any suggestions.

[barnjess]

No i just thaught this was a lot to put in one food

INGREDIENTS CHICKEN & TURKEY:
Chicken, Turkey, Chicken Broth, Chicken Liver, Carrots, Peas, Tricalcium Phosphate, Lecithin, Calcium Carbonate, Egg Product, Potassium Chloride, Flaxseed, Montmorillonite Clay, Kelp, Choline Chloride, Taurine, Blueberry, Broccoli, Cabbage, Cranberry, Kale, Whole Egg, Sweet Potato, Artichoke, Garlic, Zinc Proteinate, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate, Iron Proteinate, Vitamin E Supplement, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Niacin Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Biotin, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Barley Grass, Sodium Selenite, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Clove, Grapefruit Seed Extract, Rosemary, Sage, Inulin, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide, Folic Acid, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex, Parsley.

[RoughCollies]

At first, my dog did well on Merrick, but in time, she began showing signs of her old sickness. She began throwing up again and I switched her to Natural Balance. I haven't had a problem since.