Guest Amy_Bee Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 When I found out Solid Gold had been recalled, I rushed out to find another food for Gretchen. Admittedly, I should have done some research first, but I was in a rush to get her something so she'd have dinner tonight. Gretchen has allergies to lamb, beef, chicken, and more. I don't think rice agrees with her either. She's been doing well on Solid Gold Wolf King (bison and salmon) for years, so I wanted to find her something similar. When I went to the store, most of the foods of course had ingredients she couldn't eat. I finally ended up buying a small bag of California Natural Herring & Sweet Potato. I came home and looked it up, and it gets good reviews but one of the review boards talks about a concern that this food doesn't have enough meat for dogs because it's only herring, which is largely water. Should I be concerned about this? I looked at Evo as well but if I remember correctly it was also only fish. I believe Dick Van Patten's brand might have a bison and salmon variant, but this store didn't carry that brand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnzaFerrari Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 I tried to switch Enza to it but even with a slow transition, she did not do well on it at all. Constant upset stomach, liquid orange stools - she was a mess so after two weeks, I switched her to Nature's Domain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubcitypam Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Not sure what the difference would from herring and any other protein source -- they can't be all water. Some sites want to see XXXX meal as the first ingredient. For example, you get more chicken with chicken meal as the first ingredient in comparison to the first ingredient being chicken as the meal has less water. It seems there's a debate and a counter debater for every ingredient in every food on some forum somewhere. I would worry at all. Try it and if it doesn't work for your dog try something else. FWIW at least one variety of Natural Balance (Dick Van Patton's food) has been recalled from the Diamond plant in SC...but that doesn't mean all Natural Balance is bad. Poodle did well on it for several years. Rex did not do well on California Natural Chichen and rice, and he had no problems in general with either chicken or rice. Go figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbhounds Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 I would go back to the Solid Gold. If its not broke don't t fix it. I feed WolfKing too- not switching. The recalled food was not the same lot #/batch that I have so I'm not worried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WhiteWave Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 I've fed it. Casper ate it for about 1 yr and never had a problem with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gryhndsr4us Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Another one you could look at is by NutriSource. Salmon and potato http://www.nutrisourcedogfood.com/purevita/salmon_and_potato Quote Sue ,Sky and Dood, Bridge angels Clark, Gypsy, Dreamy and Sneakers, Oshkosh,WI Heartbound Greyhound Adoption<p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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