[BonBon]

Originally Posted by Ellie May

I don't think it well help you.
She likes SD.

I think the problem with smaller companies is that they just do not have as much money to put into QC. Obviously it looked like the opposite in 2007, but look at Merricks for instance. They have had enough recalls IMO... Evangers was in a bit of trouble with the FDA. NB was recalled in '07 with the other pet foods and I think it had something to do with their manufacturer not being truthful with them or something...

I'm just not a fan of any of it. I don't like by-products, ethoxyquin, BHA/BHT, etc., but I also don't like companies telling their customers that their food is "holistic" or whatever they are saying now. It's all marketing. And if the ingredients were really as good as they looked on the package, then they would be used for human food...

I fed SD for at least 15 years, maybe more...never had any problems. Well, not until I realized Alex's chicken allergy - that was when I started researching and learning more about "quality pet foods". Now I'm always worried about what they eat and about finding the perfect food, and analyzing their poo to make sure they're doing well on their food....it just never ends!! The only things I can say for certain are that they don't eat nearly as much as they did when I fed SD, and they don't poop as much, and the poop doesn't smell nearly as strong. So I guess that's a little bit of an improvement at least.