I am currently feeding my five year old Shih Tzu Wellness Core Ocean and I think he may be allergic to some ingredients in the food. Since going back to a chicken based food is out of the question as I also suspect he may have a chicken allergy, I’m sticking with fish formulas for now. Anyway, today I went ahead and bought Acana Pacifica, a food made by the same company as Orijen ( a lovely food but too high in protein for my liking). Hopefully my dog will do better on this food than the Wellness. According to www.dogfoodanalysis.com, Wellness Core Ocean is rated six stars, while Acana is only rated five. Is there really that much of a difference in quality of the two foods? Which food sounds better, based on the ingredients? After all, I want my baby to eat nothing but the best!
Wellness Core Ocean
Whitefish, Whitefish Meal, Salmon Meal, Menhaden Fish Meal, Potatoes, Dried Ground Potato, Canola Oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols, a natural source of Vitamin E), Pea Fiber, Tomato Pomace, Natural Fish Flavor, Flaxseed, Carrots, Sweet Potatoes, Kale, Broccoli, Spinach, Parsley, Apples, Blueberries, Vitamins & Minerals, Choline Chloride, Chicory Root Extract, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Chondroitin Sulfate, Dried Lactobacillus plantarum, Enterococcus faecium, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus acidophilus Fermentation Products, Rosemary Extract
Acana Pacifica
Salmon meal, russet potato, peas, fresh boneless salmon (source of DHA), fresh
boneless herring, herring meal, pumpkin, fresh boneless flounder, salmon oil
(preserved with mixed tocopherols and rosemary), ground lobster shell (natural source
of glucosamine), sun-cured alfalfa leaf, red delicious apples, carrots, turnip greens,
organic kelp, organic bladderwrack, organic dulse, juniper berries, cranberries,
Saskatoon berries, black currants, angelica root, chicory root, red clover, red raspberry
leaf, dandelion root, peppermint leaf, marigold flowers, chamomile flowers, Rosemary e
Both are good.One thing that I like about Orijen/Acana is there foods keep my dog’s energy a little more under control with dandelion and the fact everything is fresh.My dog is on Acana Grasslands & so far thriving on it.
Personally, I feed my dogs Acana Pacifica. I’ve tried both, but they like Acana pacifica more. I have a bloodhound though. I think they are both good choices, just whatever your dog likes best I guess
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