Comments on: Canidae Grain Free (Dry) http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-reviews/canidae-dog-food-grain-free-dry/ Saving Good Dogs from Bad Dog Food Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Melissa http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-reviews/canidae-dog-food-grain-free-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-1115 Melissa Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:12:31 +0000 http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/?p=2144#comment-1115 Hi Laura, was it the Grain Free ALS you were feeding? I'm curious to know, as my boy also scraches a lot at the moment. I know I'm looking at the Grain Free Salmon, but I would hate to make it worse for him. Hi Laura, was it the Grain Free ALS you were feeding? I’m curious to know, as my boy also scraches a lot at the moment. I know I’m looking at the Grain Free Salmon, but I would hate to make it worse for him.

]]> By: Melissa http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-reviews/canidae-dog-food-grain-free-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-1114 Melissa Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:10:21 +0000 http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/?p=2144#comment-1114 I'm stocked that is product is now available in Australia. I have ordered a small bag of the Salmon formula for my Mini Schnauzer x Mini Poodle. He is only 17 weeks old and already having throuble with his skin. I'm hoping the higher levels of the essential fatty acids in the kibble will help him. I'm still waiting for it to arrive, so fingers crossed he likes it. I’m stocked that is product is now available in Australia. I have ordered a small bag of the Salmon formula for my Mini Schnauzer x Mini Poodle. He is only 17 weeks old and already having throuble with his skin. I’m hoping the higher levels of the essential fatty acids in the kibble will help him. I’m still waiting for it to arrive, so fingers crossed he likes it.

]]> By: Laura http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-reviews/canidae-dog-food-grain-free-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-822 Laura Mon, 31 May 2010 15:59:12 +0000 http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/?p=2144#comment-822 We used Canidae for years, until they changed the formula. After a couple of weeks of feeding 10 dogs the Canidae ALS, our dogs started to scratch more and more until we stopped using it and went to another brand name made by the Diamond company. Our dogs continued to scratch. Then we went to a brand not made by the Diamond Company and after a few days they were scratching less. After about 2 weeks the scratching had almost stopped. Our oldest dog had sores and bald spots from tearing out his hair. We told the Canidae Company what happened, and we got a canned response. Nothing about looking into the problem. We will NEVER use Diamond Company products again. We used Canidae for years, until they changed the formula. After a couple of weeks of feeding 10 dogs the Canidae ALS, our dogs started to scratch more and more until we stopped using it and went to another brand name made by the Diamond company. Our dogs continued to scratch. Then we went to a brand not made by the Diamond Company and after a few days they were scratching less. After about 2 weeks the scratching had almost stopped. Our oldest dog had sores and bald spots from tearing out his hair. We told the Canidae Company what happened, and we got a canned response. Nothing about looking into the problem. We will NEVER use Diamond Company products again.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-reviews/canidae-dog-food-grain-free-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-810 Sarah Sun, 30 May 2010 14:40:21 +0000 http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/?p=2144#comment-810 My mini-schnauzer is prone to pancreatitis and needs a food with low fat but not low calories. I decided to try this one based on the reviews on this site and what was available at our local store. He loves the food! I am a little concerned about the potential toxins in the fish though and prefer not to feed him things with "meals" as the primary ingredients. I might keep looking for something organic. My mini-schnauzer is prone to pancreatitis and needs a food with low fat but not low calories. I decided to try this one based on the reviews on this site and what was available at our local store. He loves the food! I am a little concerned about the potential toxins in the fish though and prefer not to feed him things with “meals” as the primary ingredients. I might keep looking for something organic.

]]> By: Kim Smith http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-reviews/canidae-dog-food-grain-free-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-517 Kim Smith Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:46:31 +0000 http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/?p=2144#comment-517 Our great dane, age 14 months, has had a hard time transitioning from puppy large breed food to adult large breed food. With her sensitive stomach, she has had vomiting with several brands of food, including Science Diet Adult for Large Breeds. We just finished our first bag of Canidae Salmon and she is doing wonderfully! No more vomiting. Our great dane, age 14 months, has had a hard time transitioning from puppy large breed food to adult large breed food. With her sensitive stomach, she has had vomiting with several brands of food, including Science Diet Adult for Large Breeds. We just finished our first bag of Canidae Salmon and she is doing wonderfully! No more vomiting.

]]> By: Dennis http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-reviews/canidae-dog-food-grain-free-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-231 Dennis Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:09:52 +0000 http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/?p=2144#comment-231 Curious if anyone else using Canidae ALS dog food has noticed a change in the odor of the food on or about Feb 1,2010? It has always had a rich flavorable smell when feeding but this last batch smells like "rotten garbage". Curious if anyone else using Canidae ALS dog food has noticed a change in the odor of the food on or about Feb 1,2010? It has always had a rich flavorable smell when feeding but this last batch smells like “rotten garbage”.

]]> By: Mike Sagman http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-reviews/canidae-dog-food-grain-free-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-208 Mike Sagman Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:18:50 +0000 http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/?p=2144#comment-208 Hi Rico... Thanks for calling these issues to my attention. You're right. I did find the statement naming the kinds of fish contained in the ocean fish meal ingredient on Canidae's website. But since many consumers do not spend much time researching their dog food purchases on the Internet, I base all of my reviews on what I find on the actual product labels only. I will correct my review immediately. However, I prefer not to use third party websites (in this case, the catster.com forum) for critical information of this nature. So, I called Canidae myself and learned the fish meal they use does indeed contain ethoxyquin. They informed me the heat used to produce the meal product itself destroys much of the ethoxyquin before the meal is added to the dog food. Since we don't know how much of the remaining ethoxyquin is truly safe, I've decided to leave the precautionary statement in my review... and the warning that ethoxyquin may be present here still stands. Thanks again for your sharp eye... and for taking the time to share your comment with our readers. Hi Rico… Thanks for calling these issues to my attention. You’re right. I did find the statement naming the kinds of fish contained in the ocean fish meal ingredient on Canidae’s website. But since many consumers do not spend much time researching their dog food purchases on the Internet, I base all of my reviews on what I find on the actual product labels only.

I will correct my review immediately.

However, I prefer not to use third party websites (in this case, the catster.com forum) for critical information of this nature. So, I called Canidae myself and learned the fish meal they use does indeed contain ethoxyquin. They informed me the heat used to produce the meal product itself destroys much of the ethoxyquin before the meal is added to the dog food.

Since we don’t know how much of the remaining ethoxyquin is truly safe, I’ve decided to leave the precautionary statement in my review… and the warning that ethoxyquin may be present here still stands.

Thanks again for your sharp eye… and for taking the time to share your comment with our readers.

]]> By: Rico http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-reviews/canidae-dog-food-grain-free-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-207 Rico Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:59:16 +0000 http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/?p=2144#comment-207 Taken from their website: Fish Meal (concentrated meat protein) A unique blend of middle ocean swimming Herring and Menhaden Fish. http://www.canidae.com/ingredients/thefinest.html "Our fish is FDA inspected and passed residual free of ethoxiquin." http://www.catster.com/forums/Food_and_nutrition/thread/397664 Taken from their website:
Fish Meal (concentrated meat protein)
A unique blend of middle ocean swimming Herring and Menhaden Fish.
http://www.canidae.com/ingredients/thefinest.html
“Our fish is FDA inspected and passed residual free of ethoxiquin.”
http://www.catster.com/forums/Food_and_nutrition/thread/397664

]]> By: Omar http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-reviews/canidae-dog-food-grain-free-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Omar Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:51:32 +0000 http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/?p=2144#comment-106 Still hesitant to feed this, with all the fears of ethoxequin. Still hesitant to feed this, with all the fears of ethoxequin.

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