To explain my rash post, I am not a vet, but I am not without merit. I am also not selling anything and didn’t mean to offend anyone. I referenced that report as a brief over-view of what to look out for, but please do your own research, as I did, to draw your own conclusion.
As far as corn goes, yes it’s a carb. However, I believe it was put there to bump up the levels protein on the analysis on back of the bag as it is largely indigestible; and corn gluten can coat the intestines and prevent nutrient absorption. Because of this, I would consider corn to be a filler. Most people agree dog food should not contain fillers or by-products. However, if your dog has a sensitivity to meat protein etc., and your vet recommends it for a specific purpose, then take your vets advice. Just note that if the vets’ shelves are lined with it, they probably make a lot of money from all the bags they sell.
I use this process to find a good dog food:
1. Read the first 5 ingredients (taking into account water weight) and add them together in categories to see what the food mainly consists of. Note that most ingredients are listed as dried ingredients so if chicken breast is first on the list, it would be further down the list if it was listed as a dry ingredient. As an example, let’s compare Royal Canin and Wellness Core (randomly picked)
• Royal Canin: “chicken meal, rice, oat flour, corn, dried egg powder… “ has only 1 meat source and 3 carbs
• Wellness Core: “Deboned Turkey, Deboned Chicken, Turkey Meal, Chicken Meal, Potatoes… “although the first 2 meats would be behind the meat meals (as meals are denser), Wellness Core contains 4 meat sources and 1 carb.
Lastly, look at the manufacturer (and sometimes the manufacturer of that manufacturer). This is important because the ingredients maybe listed as the same but the QUALITY of the ingredients can vary greatly. The previous report outlines manufacturers to avoid.
I hope this helps! |