Question for Mordy
- Thread starter Gerald
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I know I am not Mordy so I hope you don't mind if I answer too!
Dodger tried it as a puppy so the ingredients may have changed since then but my issues with it are/were: beet pulp, brewer's yeast, menadione (synthetic vitamin K3) and salt was a little too high on the list for me. There were lots of fillers and as such Dodger was pooping all the time. And the stench of the food drove me nuts (Dodger who as a hound eats anything wouldn't go near this food at first).
The good part is that for the price, its probably the best food to feed (but if you can afford it, there's way better foods out there!)... It didn't have any corn or by-products when I fed it either so that was good!
Dodger tried it as a puppy so the ingredients may have changed since then but my issues with it are/were: beet pulp, brewer's yeast, menadione (synthetic vitamin K3) and salt was a little too high on the list for me. There were lots of fillers and as such Dodger was pooping all the time. And the stench of the food drove me nuts (Dodger who as a hound eats anything wouldn't go near this food at first).
The good part is that for the price, its probably the best food to feed (but if you can afford it, there's way better foods out there!)... It didn't have any corn or by-products when I fed it either so that was good!
I'm glad they've improved their formula! I couldn't find a link to their current ingredient list!
I personally do not like beet pulp because its not digestable and is used as a stool hardener (whether or not its needed). It unnaturally stops peristalsis and keeps their poops looking healthy to us but could be masking a problem IMO. It uses saponins to slow digestion which can be done using natural sources, so I don't see the point (especially when almost all brands have mroe than enough fillers/fibre to harden the stool)!
I personally do not like beet pulp because its not digestable and is used as a stool hardener (whether or not its needed). It unnaturally stops peristalsis and keeps their poops looking healthy to us but could be masking a problem IMO. It uses saponins to slow digestion which can be done using natural sources, so I don't see the point (especially when almost all brands have mroe than enough fillers/fibre to harden the stool)!
Mordy has the ingredients listed on her site
http://forums.dogfoodproject.com/sh...4&Words=kirkland&topic=&Search=true#Post31854
http://forums.dogfoodproject.com/sh...4&Words=kirkland&topic=&Search=true#Post31854
I did read the piece but the source isn't really impartial...I mean any company backs what they put in their food, whether its a quality ingredient or not. And I had a bit of a laugh when the article talked about a kentucky derby winner eating beet pulp - equine and canine digestive systems are entirely different.
Anyway, I hope people who have fed or who do feed Kirkland come along - I am just one opinion out of many!!!
Anyway, I hope people who have fed or who do feed Kirkland come along - I am just one opinion out of many!!!
