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Pet Food Reviews (Australia)

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If you’re feeding your pet the same product, every… single… day… then you’re probably doing them a disservice.

Most pet foods aren’t formulated for your pet. They’re formulated for profit. This is the reason the food you’re currently feeding is mostly wheat, sorghum, corn, rice, potato, or tapioca (yes, even if meat is the “first ingredient”).

When you strip away the marketing spiel (what does premium mean anyway?), the glossy packaging, the pictures of bright-eyed dogs or succulent chicken breasts, you’re often left with a different truth.

Theses reviews offer an insight into what’s really in the pet foods available in Australia. They discuss what the ingredients and analysis really say, or, more importantly, what they don’t say.

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  • Chrissy Whilst i like to give variety & am interested in new kibbles when they become available im not going to change her food that often. I don’t solely feed her kibble and as she’s had health...

    Cherish ·  June 24, 2020

  • Edanna However barring all increases in food needed to be given, changing foods as often as possible like every bag or every 3 bags is important for overall nutrition possible deficiencies and such.

    Cherish ·  June 24, 2020

  • Edanna I don’t really know what makes it different, I was never able to figure it out. Cause you’ve got cheap foods with high and low feedings and expensive food with high and low feedings, what exactly...

    Cherish ·  June 22, 2020

  • Chrissy I was looking at this as a possible alternative to Meals for Mutts just to give my 30kg dog some variety but noticed that the feeding guide says I’d have to feed 100-200g (50-100%) more of Cherish...

    Cherish ·  June 22, 2020

  • Susan Make sure you're feeding a Large Breed Puppy kibble so the puppy bones do NOT grow too quickly cause osteoarthritis when older, if he's going to be a large breed dog over 30kgs. Your better off...

    Black Hawk ·  June 20, 2020

  • Edanna Did you slowly transition? or just change cold turkey onto the food? these are common symptoms for cold turkey switches in kibble fed dogs, however raw fed may get the exact same issues. If you did...

    Black Hawk ·  June 18, 2020

  • Moshkar My 2 year old Australian Shepherd was transitioned to this food from Ivory Coat (and previously Royal Canin), due to the quality and price - greater amount you get for the same price as the other...

    Black Hawk ·  June 17, 2020

  • Susan Aldis new "Natural Elements Chicken & Rice"- 7kg bag is made by The Real Pet Food company who makes Black Hawk for NZ company Masterpet® who own Black Hawk. The Aldi Natural Elements Chicken...

    Kirkland Signature Nature’s Domain ·  June 7, 2020

  • Susan Our Imported kibbles are NOT Irradiated no more, actually imported pet foods have to pass very strict import regulations before they can come into Australia, unlike the Australian made pet foods they...

    Kirkland Signature Nature’s Domain ·  June 7, 2020

  • Susan Hi Natalie, are you seeing a good vet who is knowledgeable about IBD?? Have you tried premium quality Potato Grain Free Kibbles like "Wellness Core Large Breed Adult", or "Canidae Pure Wild Boar"...

    ALDI Natural Elements ·  June 7, 2020

  • Natalie Alexandropoulos Susan, Your dog's bowel issues sound very similar to my dog's. I've tried lots of food over the last 12 months but nothing has made a difference with his diarrhea. Is your dog's condition treatable?

    ALDI Natural Elements ·  June 4, 2020

  • Edanna The problem is we don’t have an ash content could be 5% could be 8% could be more even, but I feel it’s going to be around the 18 to 20% mark anyways for the chicken at least. The only real way to...

    Providore ·  June 4, 2020

  • Christine Vanderhaak Does anyone know the carb content of Providore?

    Providore ·  June 3, 2020

  • Edanna Can you possibly mix it with broth or something similar that your cat likes, that way even if he inhales it, it won’t bloat in his stomach due to being pre soaked.

    Wellness CORE Grain Free ·  May 27, 2020

  • Ross Buchanan Young I like the rap this food gets here and just made my first purchase on the strength of it. On opening the bag I see it is a 'micro kibble' - smallest chunksize I've come across. Have a concern that...

    Wellness CORE Grain Free ·  May 27, 2020

  • Susan Holistic Approach to Pet Food Artemis More important info about Gamma Irradiation We find it extremely irresponsible of quiet a few Australian Pet Food Companies to make the statement that ALL...

    Stay Loyal Grain Free ·  May 22, 2020


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The reviews on this website represent the opinion of the author on the ingredients and composition of a pet food. It is recommended further research is taken, especially if you feed your pet the same product continuously. No pet food is perfect, and care and consideration should be taken when feeding your pet. We hope our reviews help, and if so please support us by sharing the information with others or following us on Facebook. Thank you.

Ingredients and analysis are sourced from product websites or data from Pet Circle. This information may change over time, so please let us know of any product changes which have not been accounted for.