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valentine92 · 05-13-2009, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by _Chrissy_

I found this discussion on Google
Any Recent Problems With Wellness Dog Food?

Thankyou

_Chrissy_ · 05-13-2009, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Zanders' mom

I have had my 2 on wellness and they have been OK. However I decided to change them to California Natural, it is such a simple formula, with the least possibilities of allergies, or problems. The Wellness must have an ingredient in it that does not agree with Zander, 2-3 days after bathing him his hair would start getting very, very oily. I'm thinking it could be the flax seed or cottage cheese, not sure. He has been on Calif Natural in the past and he did not have the oily hair so I am sticking with CN.

Thanks for the thread.

Which CN formula do you feed?

kalina82 · 05-13-2009, 05:32 PM

i've been feeding wellness for over 7 years with no problems. My cat has been on it the longest and morgan's been eating it for 2 years on and off (more on). None of my animals have had problems with it.

I quickly looked at that discussion posted. That was a German Short Haired Pointer (GSP) i believe. These types of dogs have deep chests and are more likely to bloat and have a stomach torsion then other dogs. All deep chested dogs have this problem. By reading the OPs post of her problem with the GSP i do not believe the food caused that. The dog could have eatten any type of dog food and had the same problem. It is not known why dogs bloat, and torsion usually happens at the same time.

I would like to see more proof then this that wellness has changed.

SWEETPEA · 05-13-2009, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by _Chrissy_

I found this discussion on Google
Any Recent Problems With Wellness Dog Food?

oh no!!!

this really stinks

now i dont know what to feed her.

kalina82 · 05-13-2009, 05:38 PM

i've emailed wellness to see what they say

SWEETPEA · 05-13-2009, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by kalina82

i've emailed wellness to see what they say

i hope they reply

_Chrissy_ · 05-13-2009, 05:41 PM

GOOD GRIEF!
Is anything safe to feed our babies????

Is there a conmpany that has never had "issues" regarding pet health and their food??????

yoon714 · 05-13-2009, 05:46 PM

The only thing on Wellness I posted about Wellness long time ago was the little fish bones in the food, thats about it though

jc212 · 05-13-2009, 05:59 PM

Chase was on Wellness Puppy and he did great on it. The only mildly controversial ingredient I came across is rye flour, which is viewed as a filler. He is currently on Innova Small Breed Adult and loves it. I'm also thinking of tyring Orijen in the future.

Thanks for brining it to our attention. You can never have too much information.

afrye06 · 05-13-2009, 06:06 PM

I'm seconding the bloat has nothing to do with the kind of food the dog is eating post. It may have to do with how fast they are eating and other unknown factors but eating a certain type of food would not cause bloat. Some dogs like great danes and dobermans are just more prone to bloat.
I'm going to need some more evidence that wellness is bad before i take my dogs off of it. This is just 5 people saying that wellness made their dog sick. Not every food is going to sit well with every dog. Their dogs may have had an allergy to something in the food and that what was made them sick. One poster said she switch from Iams. Wellness is way higher quality and a more rich food than Iams, so the added protein could irritate stomachs also. I may also e-mail wellness tomorrow to see what they say. But let us know if they e-mail you back.

cheeselover8481 · 05-13-2009, 06:10 PM

Let us know what they say. I spent about 1-2 months finding food that Rosie will eat and she finally ate Wellness. I just switched her from Blue Buffalo. She's real picky so I hope the food Wellness is ok.

Nikitta34 · 05-13-2009, 06:15 PM

Oh man, Meg just finished a trial bag of Wellness "Just for Puppy" and I just ordered a bag. Does anyone know more about this? I can't find any articles either, but the WEllpet website does have Wellness listed as one of their companies...

I really thought Wellness was going to be a safe choice. Now what do I do?

NamZab84 · 05-13-2009, 06:19 PM

Please keep me updated on this

I have my baby Fifi on the puppy Wellness food and I'm so worried now

I hope it's not the food, she loves it

Thanks to everyone who is updating this thread!!!

kalina82 · 05-13-2009, 06:22 PM

wellness has a Naturally Well pet club on their site. maybe people are getting this confused with something else? http://www.wellnesspetfood.com/talkt...llpet_club.php

ddavis6326 · 05-13-2009, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by valentine92

Can you please tell me where you read this information? I have searched the web and cant find anything. I am a bit concerned I just put my guys on Wellness last week

I did too. I am now worried

.

05-13-2009, 05:32 PM	#18
kalina82 Phantom Queen Morrigan Donating Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: with my yorkie baby Posts: 10,141 Blog Entries: 1	i've been feeding wellness for over 7 years with no problems. My cat has been on it the longest and morgan's been eating it for 2 years on and off (more on). None of my animals have had problems with it. I quickly looked at that discussion posted. That was a German Short Haired Pointer (GSP) i believe. These types of dogs have deep chests and are more likely to bloat and have a stomach torsion then other dogs. All deep chested dogs have this problem. By reading the OPs post of her problem with the GSP i do not believe the food caused that. The dog could have eatten any type of dog food and had the same problem. It is not known why dogs bloat, and torsion usually happens at the same time. I would like to see more proof then this that wellness has changed. __________________ Kellie and Morgan

05-13-2009, 05:38 PM	#20
kalina82 Phantom Queen Morrigan Donating Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: with my yorkie baby Posts: 10,141 Blog Entries: 1	i've emailed wellness to see what they say __________________ Kellie and Morgan

05-13-2009, 05:41 PM	#22
_Chrissy_ Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,561	GOOD GRIEF! Is anything safe to feed our babies???? Is there a conmpany that has never had "issues" regarding pet health and their food?????? __________________ Max (the Morkie) & Mickey (the Yorkie)

05-13-2009, 05:46 PM	#23
yoon714 ♥ Snuggle Bunny ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 823	The only thing on Wellness I posted about Wellness long time ago was the little fish bones in the food, thats about it though __________________ Mimi bunny

05-13-2009, 05:59 PM	#24
jc212 Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NY Posts: 440	Chase was on Wellness Puppy and he did great on it. The only mildly controversial ingredient I came across is rye flour, which is viewed as a filler. He is currently on Innova Small Breed Adult and loves it. I'm also thinking of tyring Orijen in the future. Thanks for brining it to our attention. You can never have too much information. __________________ Loved by Chase

05-13-2009, 06:06 PM	#25
afrye06 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 238	I'm seconding the bloat has nothing to do with the kind of food the dog is eating post. It may have to do with how fast they are eating and other unknown factors but eating a certain type of food would not cause bloat. Some dogs like great danes and dobermans are just more prone to bloat. I'm going to need some more evidence that wellness is bad before i take my dogs off of it. This is just 5 people saying that wellness made their dog sick. Not every food is going to sit well with every dog. Their dogs may have had an allergy to something in the food and that what was made them sick. One poster said she switch from Iams. Wellness is way higher quality and a more rich food than Iams, so the added protein could irritate stomachs also. I may also e-mail wellness tomorrow to see what they say. But let us know if they e-mail you back. __________________ Amy- Roman and Mallie's Mama There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face Last edited by afrye06; 05-13-2009 at 06:07 PM.

05-13-2009, 06:10 PM	#26
cheeselover8481 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: knoxville Posts: 1,537	Let us know what they say. I spent about 1-2 months finding food that Rosie will eat and she finally ate Wellness. I just switched her from Blue Buffalo. She's real picky so I hope the food Wellness is ok.

05-13-2009, 06:15 PM	#27
Nikitta34 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 764 Blog Entries: 1	Oh man, Meg just finished a trial bag of Wellness "Just for Puppy" and I just ordered a bag. Does anyone know more about this? I can't find any articles either, but the WEllpet website does have Wellness listed as one of their companies... I really thought Wellness was going to be a safe choice. Now what do I do? __________________ - Nicole, Megatron, and T-Bone Check out our blog! http://nicoleandtim.blogspot.com

05-13-2009, 06:19 PM	#28
NamZab84 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Houma LA Posts: 30 Blog Entries: 1	Please keep me updated on this I have my baby Fifi on the puppy Wellness food and I'm so worried now I hope it's not the food, she loves it Thanks to everyone who is updating this thread!!!

05-13-2009, 06:22 PM	#29
kalina82 Phantom Queen Morrigan Donating Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: with my yorkie baby Posts: 10,141 Blog Entries: 1	wellness has a Naturally Well pet club on their site. maybe people are getting this confused with something else? http://www.wellnesspetfood.com/talkt...llpet_club.php __________________ Kellie and Morgan