Acana dog food changing

[RileyDC]

You could shoot them an email on their website.
This is the guy I have dealt with, before.
Not sure if he is still there...?!
Last we emailed was March, 2011...

chrisr@championpetfoods.com

[lovespandp]

Ladies, I am going to send them an email! Join me and send them one too

[RileyDC]

Originally Posted by lovespandp

Ladies, I am going to send them an email! Join me and send them one too

Or Post on their FACEBOOK page!!

[RileyDC]

Originally Posted by lovespandp

Ladies, I am going to send them an email! Join me and send them one too

Already did!!

[BiewerYorkie]

Originally Posted by lovespandp

Oh yes we know!! I have had an itchy miserable dog because of their "wonderful" changes!!!!

We wont be using Acana any longer!

p.s your little baby in your avatar is sooo cute!!

Yes, I think Zachary is cute!!! I got his hair cut real short but I would LOVE to see what he looks like with longer hair!! Maybe he won't matt as bad as his puppy coat did and I can let it grow. He is being neutered tomorrow so I can't get him groomed till the end of the month. Then I can decide what to do.

Louise

[BiewerYorkie]

Originally Posted by gracielove

I have never fed Acana but from what I have read it is one of the better dry foods. What are they changing that is making such a big difference?

What I noticed is first, the bag is smaller for the same price. Also, chicken meal used to be the number one ingredient, potato second. Then, I THINK is deboned chicken. Now it is deboned chicken first and I think (sorry to be so vague)chicken meal second. Maybe the chicken is MORE in the new one but I am not sure.

The chicken meal actually is MORE chicken than the deboned chicken which is a lot of water. The protein content is less with the new formula. MAYBE it is as good as the old one but my guys LOVE it and I am not sure they will like the new as much.

Louise

[BiewerYorkie]

Originally Posted by MY OSCAR

thanks , that is good to know.
For the raw food i sometimes feed nv.
I only buy the trial size bags.
I am just going to go with the bb for now.
He is doing really well on it.
He doesnt really need the raw . I basically just used it for variety..

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Mine don't like Blue Buffalo. And even if they pick at it, they won't eat the little white pieces. SIX dogs and not one likes it.

Louise

[MY OSCAR]

Originally Posted by bieweryorkie

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mine don't like blue buffalo. And even if they pick at it, they won't eat the little white pieces. Six dogs and not one likes it.

Louise

isn't that funny how these little rascals have a mind of their own.
Thankfully my dogs are not picky.
They will eat anything

[lovespandp]

Originally Posted by BiewerYorkie

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Mine don't like Blue Buffalo. And even if they pick at it, they won't eat the little white pieces. SIX dogs and not one likes it.

Louise

LOL Peanut was on BB a long time ago- He would also not eat those life bites or whatever they call them!

[MY OSCAR]

Originally Posted by lovespandp

lol peanut was on bb a long time ago- he would also not eat those life bites or whatever they call them!

that is funny.
Oscar love it life bits and all.
Even my cat are on bb and they like the life bits too, lol

[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by lovespandp

LOL Peanut was on BB a long time ago- He would also not eat those life bites or whatever they call them!

Neither does Callie she puts them in her mouth and spits them on the floor.

[RileyDC]

Originally Posted by lovespandp

Ladies, I am going to send them an email! Join me and send them one too

Acana-Orijen response to my Facebook Post, and my response back:

ME:
Was there a formula change for Acana??

Acana-Orijen:
Yes there were plenty of changes in Acana !!!
A lot of BRAND new formulas were added in the series, such as Duck & Bartlett Pear.
Others were improved and all of them got BRAND NEW packaging !!
Find out for yourself and we think you will agree that our NEW Acana series is better than ever !!
ACANA represents a new class of foods that mirrors the high and various inclusions of fresh, whole meats that dogs and cats are naturally evolved to eat, while excluding inappropriate ingredients – like high-glycemic grains and vegetable proteins – that don't belong in the natural diet.

ME:
Thanks for the response!! - I ask because my Yorkie started getting dark dry patches on his Tummy.... which I think are a type of food allergy. They started when I started feeding him a new bag of the Wild Prairie Acana. I belong to a YorkshireTerrier Forum and there is another Yorkie on there that went to the Vet yesterday because he has became Very Itchy on one of the Singles Lines and was put back on Ranchlands and the itchies did not stop. The Vet said it was a food allergy. He had Never had a problem with Acana before, nor did my Yorkie. I have switched him to Canine Caviar and he is clearing up and doing much better. There are a few others on the Yorkie Forum whose pups are not doing well with the New Bags. We are all going to Write to let Champion know.

[gracielove]

Originally Posted by RileyDC

The NV has Flaxseed... it could be from that....?!?!

Flax seed is another one that causes loose stools. If they use just flax seed oil there are usually no problems. It is the seeds that cause the problems.

[Britster]

What did they meet by this bolded?

I am very sorry to hear that.
Although Acana Wild Prairie is from the provincial series - that neither changed the formula nor the packaging- I would encourage you to look into the issue further, as dogs present allergies to 2 basic things:
GRAIN and some source of animal protein.
As Wild Prairie is completely GRAIN-FREE I will assume chicken might be the factor that is causing it. So I would highly recommend Acana Grasslands which again is GRAIN-FREE but features ranch-raised LAMB -and just a tad bit of duck-
Both sources of HIGHLY hypo-allergenic and easily digestible animal protein. The first thing a vet will suggest is to switch to either duck or lamb.
Please do let champion pet foods know, but I am sure that if you follow my advice, everything should clear up if it is a food allergy.



They DID change that formula?!?

so confused... is that FB page even legit? Doesn't look like something they would write.

[RileyDC]

Originally Posted by Britster

What did they meet by this bolded?

I am very sorry to hear that.
Although Acana Wild Prairie is from the provincial series - that neither changed the formula nor the packaging- I would encourage you to look into the issue further, as dogs present allergies to 2 basic things:
GRAIN and some source of animal protein.
As Wild Prairie is completely GRAIN-FREE I will assume chicken might be the factor that is causing it. So I would highly recommend Acana Grasslands which again is GRAIN-FREE but features ranch-raised LAMB -and just a tad bit of duck-
Both sources of HIGHLY hypo-allergenic and easily digestible animal protein. The first thing a vet will suggest is to switch to either duck or lamb.
Please do let champion pet foods know, but I am sure that if you follow my advice, everything should clear up if it is a food allergy.



They DID change that formula?!?

so confused... is that FB page even legit? Doesn't look like something they would write.

I know.... And they changed that bag.... I don't know...
That is why I just responded with a thank you! Not even worth my energy... :-)