Comments on: California Natural (Dry)

By: Kmecca

Kmecca — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:05:00 +0000

The formula was changed after Proctor & Gamble bought the company. We used the herring and sweet potato recipe for a number of years due to food allergies and the simple, limited and high quality ingredients. Sweet potato used to be one of the first 3 ingredients and now it is much further down the list. They have added barley and rice. Sweet potato used to be the only carb in that particular food. So now that P&G have added cheap fillers, they should lower the price. I have stopped buying it.

By: Marie

Marie — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:54:00 +0000

Yes, some of the boutiques I frequent in the Atlanta area have lost my business because they stopped carrying Natura products.

By: Traci Klimek

Traci Klimek — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:49:00 +0000

I believe you are mistaken. California Natural, Innova and Evo are all Natura Pet and P&G bought Natura Pet- a few places in the Atlanta area stopped selling all em. Murray, my now 1yr lab is having allergy type issues again- itchy flakey vomiting up food ear problem which he’s never had before so yes we are going to the vet before assuming his calif natural grain free venison did it to him. Hard to say- but we do watch everything he eats- all same ol grain free no chicken or eggs or any sort of

By: Dog Food Expert Ann

Dog Food Expert Ann — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:04:00 +0000

Just saw Googled the news that the Naturapet couple, succumbed to the millions that P&G must have paid them to get their excellent product (i.e. competition) off the market. As of 5/2010, always have your dog examined by a vet if you experience ANY reaction (other than allergy) from ANY food, not just foods P&G have bought out.
I am confident the recipe is still the same although the source of the meat and grain has most certainly changed… time for a call to P&G to confirm.

By: Dog Food Expert Ann

Dog Food Expert Ann — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:58:00 +0000

Traci – the buy out was not the California Natural recipe, it was the company’s Innova product. The company still exists as it did before. California Natural is made by Naturapet. Innova is now owned by Proctor & Gamble (who kept Naturapet on for the first year to maintain the formulation.)