[hjkaga]

Is their much of a difference in quality between Natural Balance and AvoDerm dog food? They both seem to have pretty good ingredients but the AvoDerm is a little cheaper.

[Wimble Woof]

Neither really, but of the two I prefer AvoDerm ONLY if their vitK suppliment is not menodine. However it is very grainy imo. No actual named meat other than in meal form... also chicken fat... not a selling point for me.

However Natural Balance has a named meat as well as a few more protien sources (still in meal form though) but I really dont like the Brewers dried yeast, it is known to be a culprit in allergies or intolerances.
Again, Vit B12 is listed, but not saying from which source, email and ask both companies.

IMHO,both foods you asked about are mediocre at best.


Avoderm adult .

Select Ingredients
Chicken Meal, Ground Whole Brown Rice, Ground Whole Rice, Oatmeal, Rice Bran, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Ascorbic Acid), Avocado Meal, Flax Seed, Dried Alfalfa Meal, Avocado Oil, Herring Meal, Lecithin, Natural Flavor, Rosemary Extract, Sage Extract, Bromelain, Papain, Dried Bacillus Subtilis Fermentation Product, Dried Aspergillus Oryzae Fermentation Product, Monosodium Phosphate, Choline Chloride, Ferrous Sulfate, DL-Alpha Tocopherol Acetate (Source of Vitamin E), Zinc Oxide, Sodium Selenite, Manganous Oxide, Riboflavin Supplement (Source of Vitamin B Complex), Copper Sulfate, Zinc Methionine, Iron Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Cobalt Proteinate, Niacin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Source of Vitamin B6), Calcium Iodate, Thiamine Mononitrate (Source of Vitamin B1), Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement.

Natural Balance puppy through adult.

Chicken, Brown Rice, Lamb Meal, Oatmeal, Barley, Duck Meal, Potatoes, Carrots, Chicken Fat (preserved with natural mixed tocopherols), Tomato Pomace, Natural Flavor, Canola Oil, Brewers Yeast, Salmon Meal, Salmon Oil, Whole Ground Flaxseed, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Taurine, Spinach, Parsley Flakes, Cranberry, Lysine, L-Carnitine, Yucca, Kelp, Vitamin E Supplement, Iron Proteinate, Zinc Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Potassium Iodide, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B-1), Manganese Proteinate, Manganous Oxide, Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin A Supplement, Biotin, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Manganese Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6), Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Riboflavin (Vitamin B-2), Vitamin D Supplement, Folic Acid (Vitamin B).

[hjkaga]

what brand of dog food would you recommend then?

[FilleBelle]

All about the Canidae!

[hjkaga]

i've heard of canidae. i just looked it up and there is one place near me where i can get it. whats the average cost of it?

[Cassie Nova]

Originally Posted by FilleBelle

All about the Canidae!

Ditto!

Originally Posted by hjkaga

i've heard of canidae. i just looked it up and there is one place near me where i can get it. whats the average cost of it?

I can get a 40 lb bag for $39....either that or $35, can't remember. It has worked for my dogs, and while not every dog food works for every dog, it seems like a pretty universal food. I would definitely recommend it!

[Wimble Woof]

Ideally I recommend Orijen or one of the EVO products, but realistically, alot of people are not able to or comfortable with the price and the grain free aspect of it.
Canidae is a wonderful food one of mine is fed that ( he doesnt do well on either grain free or raw) every dog is different.
While mine excel on Orijen and raw ( for the most part) others have had very little success with it.

Canidae is priced fairly and is indeed a good food, perhaps look into it.

[sillylilykitty]

Chicken Soup is even cheaper than Canidae.

[Cassie Nova]

Originally Posted by sillylilykitty

Chicken Soup is even cheaper than Canidae.

Yeah, but I haven't heard anything great about it....never fed it to my dogs, but it just wasn't on the top of my list to look into. I'm sure it's okay, though.

[Wimble Woof]

Chicken soup isnt all that bad either, I dont have any experience with it, and no one I know does. Take a peek at the ingredients, not so bad really.
Quite a few "un necissary" ingredients but alot of worse foods are priced higher than this... ex. Eukanuba!!!


Chicken soup Adult dog formula.

Ingredients
Chicken, turkey, chicken meal, ocean fish meal, cracked pearled barley, whole grain brown rice, oatmeal, millet, white rice, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), potatoes, egg product, tomato pomace, duck, salmon, flaxseed, natural chicken flavor, choline chloride, dried chicory root, kelp, carrots, peas, apples, tomatoes, blueberries, spinach, dried skim milk, cranberry powder, rosemary extract, parsley flake, yucca schidigera extract, L-carnitine, Enterococcus faecieum, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Saccharomyces cerevesiae fermentation solubles, dried Aspergillus oryzae fermentation extract, vitamin E supplement, iron proteinate, zinc proteinate, copper proteinate, ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, copper sulfate, potassium iodide, thiamine mononitrate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, ascorbic acid, vitamin A supplement, biotin, calcium pantothenate, manganese sulfate, sodium selenite, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin, vitamin D supplement, folic acid.