Best wet dog foods?
 

Hey guys, so I realized my dog prefers wet food over the kibble for a few reasons like having some teeth missing.

I have been reading this but do not know what to make of it:

https://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/best-...-foods-canned/


Can I just get a straight up answer as to what the best canned foods are that don't contain controversial items in it like carrageenan, or pea protein or other not so good? (pea protein basically can make it seem like the food is higher protein than it really is).

are these okay to feed on a daily basis?

https://m.drsfostersmith.com/product...d=15666&r=2011

With little to no kibble?

Dog food advisor is a human dentist! He solely rates dog food by ingredients and you just can’t do that. You have to look at whether vet nutritionists are on staff, quality control and feeding trials. He rates Blue Buffalo high even though they have TERRIBLE quality control, have been sued multiple times for lying about what is in their food and has massive complaints of terrible GI issues. In other words not a great source.

I know very little about their food.

Well to put it bluntly, since can food is 3x much more expensive than kibble. Is there a canned food you can recommend that is a well balanced diet? Something that has anything it needs. Preferably if the food is pate. Also a bonus if it's more reasonably priced. Like they have some that are 40$ + for a pack of 12. So 3 packs a month.... lol...


I just want to find a reasonably pate food or something that's easy on her. A well balanced meal

is carrageenan even really bad for dogs?

https://www.chewy.com/wellness-compl...nison/dp/34406


Like this has it. I don't even really know for sure if its bad or not... I am trying to find a complete diet.

Wet dog food should be balanced no matter which one you choose. I can’t really help you much with that. My pupp is the only one eating wet food right now.

What do you mean should? also is that other ingredient I mention bad?

I’m just saying most because I haven’t looked at every single one in the world.

It is used to thicken dog food and it come from seaweed. It’s in the puppy food I am feeding the puppy and we have not had any issues.

Hmm I mean I trust you over food advisor since you seem more knowledgable.


also I found out maggie threw up a little bit earlier, so I guess for future reference sea weed is only good in small quantities.

I am thinking of weaning her into wet food but into 3 different wet foods so she gets some variety. Is there a way to get her body used to alternating? Like a bird pate one day, fish pate another and a type of animal like a cow or deer(venison) or lamb. Do you think lamb is better than cow? I keep seeing recalls of many foods with beef in it, because of hormones in the foods making the dogs sick.

You can try it. Some dogs stomachs won’t tolerate that well as others will. I don’t do any lamb because it does not agree with my oldest girls tummy. I think an even amount of meats get recalled the thing is to use a food that has good quality control so they are on top of it and don’t need to recall anything because they catch the issue or prevent any issues. I would stay away from dog food advisor. I mean should you ask your dentist for help with pet food?

True. What are well trusted brands with good quality control?

There's only a tiny amount of carrageenan in the dog food you listed above, and it comes from seaweed, so it's harmless. But as I mentioned in the other thread you have about plaque reduction, for us, the best wet food is to simply take Bella's regular dry food and add SALT-FREE Swanson Beef Broth to it. It's much less expensive, Bella loves it, we don't have to change her food, and since you make up only a small quantity at a time, you don't have to worry about storing it. We just put a small amount of dry kibble in her food bowl, put on a small amount of salt-free broth, stir it around a little to make sure all the kibbles are coated with broth, and let her eat it right away. We don't let it sit around and get completely soggy, but she will eat it if it does get soggy--it's just messier to clean her bowl if she doesn't lick it completely clean (which she usually does anyway, since she loves the taste of the broth). Two different vets recommended this to us an option--one of them a professor of dentistry at the University of Illinois. We use Wellness Core Grain Free Small Breed kibble because the kibble size is small enough for her to swallow whole since she can't chew (she has stitches in her gums from a dental procedure). The broth helps it go down more easily, and like I said, she loves the taste of the broth.

Sounds good, though the reason I wanted wet dog food was because she only has her front teeth and a few molars. I realize she doesnt like to crunch on food

There are dogs with no teeth that still it dry food but if she has a bad tooth now that might make her not want to eat hard stuff.

How can a dog with no teeth eat hard food? unless you mean soaked in water.

I guess they just swallow it I’m not sure but I have heard of it many times.

But it's hard? it's like swallowing cereal without chewing first. I guess different bodies.

There are lots of dogs with teeth that don't even chew lol

Yea sasha does that, and easily gets indigestion. I always just thought she just wasn't the brightest tool in the shed in dog standards. With of course surprising moments.

Now that Bella has lost most of her teeth, she just swallows her kibbles. She will swallow dry kibble, but she prefers it moistened. She doesn't chew at all any more.

The kibble we give her now is wellness simple salmon or some kind of fish.

Sasha likes it, maggie- not so well. It's why I am thinking of what to give her. I feel dry food is probably best for things like keeping costs low but she doesn't seem to like eating kibble in general. I have even tried other kibble. I've used broths on her food and she somewhat eats it if its mushy, but still doesnt seem to like it that much.

The other kibble she's gotten was fromm, with I think lamb.


I thought canned food would be better because we once had to give her hill's prescription diet because of the vomitting she once had and she loved it. licked the bowl clean, over and over again. The food had the consistency of like.... mashed potatoes, but with tons of gravy on it. So easy to eat, and was very happy. Other than that, she will happily take treats, and other things.


Like it's not that I want to buy wet food, because I feel my wallet crying by it but I want her to eat a healthy balanced meal. I figured I could do a 75% canned food, then sneak in 10% to 15% kibble, moisten the kibble, mash it and hide it in it.

According to the cans, for a 13pound dog I should be feeding 1 to 1 1/2 cans per day. So to ease the cost of it I'd use a little kibble to make it go a long way. Or half wet mashed kibble, half canned food. Of course while still keeping in mind treat times in it.

So she doesn't get fat. As for what she seems to like to do most is rest by my feet. She doesn't play with toys or anything. She does like a game of chase though. We do walks too as well to bring it in. About half hour walks since she's so little I don't know how much is too much.

I was talking to the vet yesterday about how much I should be feeding the puppy and that he would not eat as much as the canish thing says and she said that's fine because you should feed 20% less then what the recommending feeding suggestion is. Wet food is actually better for dogs but it is expensive and less convenient so people usually stick to dry.

Yeah I just figured I'd do a compromise with dry and wet. I guess the companies just don't measure it right.

Some say it’s for non fixed dogs that require more calories and some say it’s to sell more food.

Being that i am a cynic I will go on a limb say the latter

So I ended up buying her this. It was actually my birthday yesterday so I got an amazon gift card and thought my dog needs it more than I do.

Hill's Science Diet Adult Wet Dog Food, Chicken & Beef Entrée Canned Dog Food, 13 oz, 12 Pack https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000M8G9IM..._HDakBb4R5ZXA1

I got her some jerky treats from hill's chicken flavored.

My pups have always gotten dry mixed with wet for their meals.

I just like the benefit of the added moisture, it's more enjoyable for the dogs (tastier usually), and less carbs. It also makes meal time easier as they each eat their proper meals at breakfast and dinner, vs. just letting kibble sit in the bowl all day and I know who is eating what and I control portions etc.

I do a variety of canned foods- Weruva is their fav (but $$$), Wellness Stews, Science Diet (they like the kind w/ chunks, not the "pate"), sometimes I'll do cheap-o Cesar stuff. Sometimes I'll get some sort of broth (you can buy low sodium chicken broth in grocery store but they also sell dog specific ones in pet store) and pour over kibble. The Honest Kitchen toppers can be crumpled over dry food as well. So many options! :)

Hmm I might do similar. I currently give her wellness simple salmon(which is sashas main feed because sasha has sensitive stomach) and I add freshpet rolls( I cut off a slice, and run it a little in water and mash it over the kibble), I have been adding coconut oil chunks to her meal and a handfull of spinach or broccoli or cauliflower for roughage. It helps with her poops.

She eats it after some coercion. I tried lamb fromm formula before, the kibble and she wasn't overly excited. So I am trying to find a high quality kibble to compliment her canned food. I might do 1/3rd kibble, 2/3rds canned, with added veggies and maybe fish oil or something like it.