Wellness Small breed vs. Natural Balance Ultra Small Bites
 

I have narrowed my choice down to these 2.
For me...It is really hard to pick between them.
ANY suggestions?
:animal36 Which one would you or do you feed? :animal36
Thanks

i feed wellness small breed and my baby loves it :D

I would personally go with Natural Balance- for a few reasons.

First- Wellness has started to supply to Petco. Before they only supplied to small local stores that fed high quality food. THis makes me a bit nervous about quality control if they are now MASS producing.

Second- i LOVE Natural Balance- If i was feeding kibble i would feed it. They were involved in the recall and have since changed their formulas. I also love that they are now accountable- you can enter the bar code of your bag online and see the tests it went through and how that bag did. I also love the various formulas they have- many GREAT allergy formulas.

So for me- my pick is Natural Balance.

But...Natural Balance is sold through Petco too. I have recently switched mine over to NB and it seems like they're going poo several times a day...might just be from the switch but if this keeps up I'll have to try something different...again.

exactly they sell nb in petco too.

didn't know- we dont' have Petco in Canada

I'd still do NB- just because i think it is a higher quality.

i think they are both great foods,. i just happen to choose wellness.

right and she just asked an opinion so i gave it!

I don't think I've compared the ingredients in these two, so don't know my pick for sure but I'd hope Wellness has taken the garlic out of their food or it would be an automatic no for me.

I think it would come down to who produces these foods/what plants they're made at.

Which one looks better nutritionally???

Here are the Ingriedients for both:

Wellness Small Breed
Deboned Turkey, Chicken Meal, Salmon Meal, Oatmeal, Ground Brown Rice, Ground Barley, Rye Flour, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols, a natural source of Vitamin E), Menhaden Fish Meal, Tomato Pomace, Natural Chicken Flavor, Pea Fiber, Tomatoes, Salmon Oil, Ground Flaxseed, Carrots, Spinach, Sweet Potatoes, Apples, Blueberries, Potassium Chloride, Minerals [Zinc Sulfate, Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Copper Sulfate, Manganese Proteinate, Manganese Sulfate, Sodium Selenite], Vitamins [Beta-Carotene, Vitamin E Supplement, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Vitamin A Supplement, Niacin, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin, Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin B-12 Supplement], Choline Chloride, Taurine, Mixed Tocopherols (a natural preservative), Chicory Root Extract, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Chondroitin Sulfate, Dried Lactobacillus plantarum, Enterococcus faecium, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation products.
Protein Not Less Than 28.0%
Fat Not Less Than 15.0%
Fiber Not More Than 4.00%
Moisture Not More Than 11.0%
Calcium Not Less Than 1.20%
Phosphorus Not Less Than 0.90%
Vitamin E Not Less Than 150 IU/kg
Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) Not Less Than 100 mg/kg
Omega 6 Fatty Acids* Not Less Than 3.00%
Omega 3 Fatty Acids* Not Less Than 0.50%
Beta-Carotene* Not Less Than 5 mg/kg
Lycopene* Not Less Than 0.25 mg/kg
Taurine* Not Less Than 0.09%
Microorganisms Not Less Than 20,000,000 CFU/lb
(L. plantarum, E. faecium, L. casei, L. acidophilus in equal amounts


Natural Balance Ultra
Chicken, Brown Rice, Lamb Meal, Oatmeal, Barley, Duck Meal, Potatoes, Carrots, Chicken Fat (preserved with natural mixed tocopherols), Tomato Pomace, Natural Flavor, Canola Oil, Brewers Yeast, Salmon Meal, Salmon Oil, Whole Ground Flaxseed, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Taurine, Spinach, Parsley Flakes, Cranberries, L-Lysine, L-Carnitine, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Dried Kelp, Vitamin E Supplement, Iron Proteinate, Zinc Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Potassium Iodide, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B-1), Manganese Proteinate, Manganous Oxide, Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin A Supplement, Biotin, Calcium Pantothenate, Manganese Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B-6), Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Riboflavin (Vitamin B-2), Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Folic Acid.
Crude Protein 23.0% minimum
Crude Fat 13.0% minimum
Crude Fiber 3.0% maximum
Moisture 10.0% maximum
Omega-3 Fatty Acids 0.5% minimum
Omega-6 Fatty Acids 3.0% minimum

HOW can I find out which plants they are made at?
I know from past posts the Diamond Plant is a no no.

I'm sorry, I didn't know you don't have Petco in Canada. I do like the ingredients in NB but like I said...mine seem to be 'going' a lot more now. I'll wait til I'm almost done with the kibble I have and see how it's going then.

they both ARE great foods- i like that NB has LESS ingredients- and it shows that Wellness doesnt' have garlic anymore so that is good. I honestly dont' think you can go wrong with either- but again you were just asking our opinions and if i was feeding my dog- it would be NB

are their poops firm? Layla poop 3-4 times a day- and she eats home cooking but her poops are firm so it really doesn't matter than she is going 3-4 times.

The ingredients look comparable and when none of the "forbidden ingredients" lol are used (I don't really see any here), then I'd focus on what you want in the final analysis. If you prefer higher protein, go Wellness. If you prefer a bit lower fat, go NB. It looks like Wellness contains probiotics whereas NB doesn't. Is that something you really did or really didn't want? There is fish or fish meal in both. Does the fish come from China? Where do they get all of their ingredients from? Is the fish preserved with ethoxyquin? If the fishery did it, they may not have to list it as an ingredient...

I really appreciate all of you opinions :)

I just can not decide on my own so I thought this is a great place to ask :)