 |
 | Home | Contact Us | FAQ | Search & Site Map | Link to Us |
 | Sign In | Join | Other 45 Sites in Network |
Pet Forum / Miscellaneous / Animal Health / October 2007Is the Natural Balance brand safe to purchase again?
I know that the canned foods weren't part of the recall, but I just wanted to check if anyone is feeding it to their cats again. Based on a suggestion here, I'm thinking of giving my cat the venison or duck formulas as it's easier to get to a Petco than one of the specialty stores that sell Evo or California Natural (which also have the venison formula). As I stated in previous posts, I have been feeding my cat the NB venison and peas canned food with no problems. The canned food was never an issue with the recall. Just the venison dry food. NB has stopped making the venison and peas dry food. They have now started making, in addition to the venison canned, duck and peas both canned and dry. I have not tried the duck foods yet but plan to. I feel pretty comfortable feeding my cats the NB. >I know that the canned foods weren't part of the recall, but I just wanted > to check if anyone is feeding it to their cats again. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > stores that sell Evo or California Natural (which also have the venison > formula). > As I stated in previous posts, I have been feeding my cat the NB > venison and peas canned food with no problems. The canned food was [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > and dry. I have not tried the duck foods yet but plan to. I feel > pretty comfortable feeding my cats the NB. Thanks. I posted this message before you answered the other one. One other question - how small are the individual dry food nibbles? I try to buy my cat dry food that is as small as possible (similar to Purina Pro Plan dry food size) as it's easier for her to crunch. She lost many of her small teeth as a young cat (before I adopted her). It's been a while since I had the NB dry food (venison was recalled in March/April and it hasn't been on the shelves since) so I don't remember exactly how big the kibble is. But I don't recall it being real big. >> As I stated in previous posts, I have been feeding my cat the NB >> venison and peas canned food with no problems. The canned food was [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Purina Pro Plan dry food size) as it's easier for her to crunch. She lost > many of her small teeth as a young cat (before I adopted her). > It's been a while since I had the NB dry food (venison was recalled in > March/April and it hasn't been on the shelves since) so I don't remember > exactly how big the kibble is. But I don't recall it being real big. Ok. Once again thanks for the info. According to their website, this is their special allergy formula. Wouldn't it be great if Pro Plan and some of the other manufacturers followed suit, and made an OTC product that is closer to the Hills Prescription Diet formulation? I found the link for the Green Peas and Duck http://www.naturalbalanceinc.com/allergy/DuckCat.html#Guaranteed Do you think it matters that the 2nd ingredient is Duck Meal? INGREDIENT LISTING Peas, Duck Meal, Duck, Canola Oil, Flaxseed, Natural Flavor, Methionine, Choline Chloride, Taurine, Natural Mixed Tocopherols), Zinc Proteinate, Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Zinc Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B-1), Vitamin A Supplement, Biotin, Potassium Iodide, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin (Vitamin B-2), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6), Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Manganous Oxide, Sodium Selenite, Vitamin D Supplement, Folic Acid (Vitamin B). GUARANTEED ANALYSIS Crude Protein 30.0% minimum Crude Fat 12.0% minimum Crude Fiber 4.0% maximum Moisture 10.0% maximum Calcium 1.0% minimum Phosphorous 0.9% minimum Taurine 0.16% minimum Omega 3 Fatty Acids* 0.4% minimum Omega 6 Fatty Acids* 2.6% minimum I don't it matters that it is duck meal. The venison dry contained venison meal. I don't think that the meal is a grain....I think they just take the duck (all parts of it, unfortunately) and grind it really fine. Yes, I wish more OTC manufacturers made foods like the stuff you can only get from your vet. It would make life much easier. Let me know if you try the duck and peas and if your cat likes it. S. >> It's been a while since I had the NB dry food (venison was recalled in >> March/April and it hasn't been on the shelves since) so I don't [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > Omega 3 Fatty Acids* 0.4% minimum > Omega 6 Fatty Acids* 2.6% minimum |
Reply to this Message |
 Sign In
 Join
 My Latest Posts My Monitored Threads My Blog My Photo Gallery My Profile My Homepage Start New Thread Enable EMail Alerts Rate this Thread
|
©2009 Advenet LLC Privacy Policy - Terms of Use
This website includes both content owned or controlled by Advenet as well as content owned or controlled by third parties.