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- Lauren on Black Hawk Dog Food Review: “I have mixed feelings on black hawk now as I know 2 dogs that have been on black hawk ocean fish they’re whole lives and now have stomach issues due to lack of some sort of lack of something in their diet I don’t know the words to explain it as I am not a professional but they have has to both change to prescription diets now. Definitely made me wonder if this was because of something related to the diet they’ve been on!” Aug 13, 06:30
- on Dog Dental Chews: Which really work?: “Hi David. I’d be interested in your opinion about the Scratch product. I’ve been feeding my labradoodle with Scratch dry food along with a pro-biotic powder and either chicken necks, chicken hearts, tuna, or other fresh raw beef cubes. My dog is 6 years old and weighs around 27kg which seems to be a good weight for him. He’s been having a small Greenie each day (which I’ll be changing after reading your comments), and his breath is always fresh and his teeth seem to be almost plaque free. Regards Cherryl” Aug 12, 11:31
- on Frontier Pets Cat Food Review: “Thanks for sharing this detailed review. It’s always helpful to see honest insights into pet food quality, nutrition, and ethical sourcing before making a purchase. Likewise, comparing rental companies in Milwaukee helps people find the best rental properties that suit their needs and budget.https://www.kingdom-hospitality.net/property-mgmt-companies-milwaukee-wi” Aug 5, 04:34
- on ALDI Cachet Cat Food Review: “I bought this from Aldi first time giving it to my cat She just keep throwing up I don’t recommend this at all She started to get skinnier I had to get some better and safer dry/wet food” Aug 2, 09:59
- on Wellness CORE Cat Food Review: “My rescue cats eat any and every food, one of them refuses to eat wellness core original dry food (45% protein, not the other formulations). I suspect it’s the tomato pomace ingredient – I’ve never seen this ingredient in any other cat food. Cranberries, blueberry, beet pulp, kelp, rosemary extract are found in other food like black hawk, royal canin, fussy cat (even the 1% cranberry).” Aug 1, 18:52
- on Beneful Dog Food Review: “Thank you for the education, what is a good nutritional dog food that’s affordable, I have 4 miniature schnauzers!!” Jul 31, 00:50
- on Open Paddock Dog Food Review: “5 years later and after a noted recipe change, is this still recomended?” Jul 29, 13:47
- on Cat food for urinary care – what you should really consider for the health of your cat: “Hi, thanks for your reviews. We tried to follow your advice for 2 new cats. They were on Hypro & Ziwi Peak for dry food and Applaws for wet food… plus they have a water fountain as well as water bowls and drink well. After 2 years they have recently developed struvite crystals and the vets have recommended a urinary diet going forward to dissolve the crystals and prevent reoccurrence. Because we already had them on the best quality options we could afford we feel we have to try the unitary specific diets (maybe they’re just genetically predisposed to crystals). This limits us to basically 3 options. They said we could choose any of them but suggested Hills CD multicare stress since they are very timid cats. But out of the 3 you reviewed above it seems like the least favorable option. From your reviews and others I’ve read it seems like Purina might be the best option but it’s harder to get in Australia and maybe less variety in the wet food options. Royal Canin seems fairly similar to Purina. If you had to pick one, which would you choose? Thanks in advance!” Jul 25, 07:57
- on Cat food for urinary care – what you should really consider for the health of your cat: “Hi, thanks for your reviews. We tried to follow your advice for 2 new cats. They were on Hypro & Ziwi Peak for dry food and Applaws for wet food… plus they have a water fountain as well as water bowls and drink well. After 2 years they have recently developed struvite crystals and the vets have recommended a urinary diet going forward to dissolve the crystals and prevent reoccurrence. Because we already had them on the best quality options we could afford we feel we have to try the unitary specific diets (maybe they’re just genetically predisposed to crystals). This limits us to basically 3 options. They said we could choose any of them but suggested Hills CD multicare stress since they are very timid cats. But out of the 3 you reviewed above it seems like the least favorable option. From your reviews and others I’ve read it seems like Purina might be the best option but it’s harder to get in Australia and maybe less variety in the wet food options. Royal Canin seems fairly similar to Purina. If you had to pick one, which would you choose? Thanks in advance!” Jul 25, 07:55
- on Baxters Dog Food Review: “i am dealing with the vet at the moment as my 2 year old dalmatian is having liver problems i am stoping feeding all my dogs is product ASAP” Jul 18, 17:48
- on Woolworths Smitten Cat Food Review: “Hi Claudia, thanks for the heads up. I don’t see the new formula as much of an improvement, and I suspect once I account for the typical analysis this will be confirmed. They’re promoted meat and co-products (interesting way of saying by-products!) to the first ingredient, but when you account for the addition of peas this is just plain old trickery – this can be done even by reducing meat in the formula! And then there’s the simple fact that neither wheat nor sorghum are ingredients we should feed to a feline, even if they’re “whole grain”.” Jul 17, 15:03
- on Woolworths Smitten Cat Food Review: “Hi! I noticed recently that Smitten Dry Kitten food is advertising that it is “Made without cereal by-products,” which I thought was interesting. The ingredients list states: Meat Meals and Meat Co-Products (Chicken (29 %), Tuna (3%), Beef, Lamb, Duck, Turkey), Whole Grain Cereals (Wheat, Sorghum), Dried Peas, Palatants (Beef, Chicken), Beef Tallow, Sugar Beet Pulp, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Vitamins & Minerals, Sodium Triphosphate, Choline Chloride, DL-Methionine, Taurine, Natural Antioxidant. While I would never feed this to my cats, I was just wondering if the formula has improved somewhat? Thank you!” Jul 17, 14:02
- on 4Legs Dog Food Review: “Hi, I’m a long term user of this product (and my Vet always asks what I am feeding Oppie as she looks so healthy) and feel for the company given your review really doesn’t do it justice. I just made my own meatballs with 72% meat (by weight), and 17% flour. Looked like what was needed to make a meatball? Perhaps you should take another look at this review as it really is a great product.” Jul 16, 10:35
- on Prime100 Dog Food Rolls Review: “Hi Marilyn, clearly a sensitivity to something in the Prime100 – were you feeding a specific formula? Possibly a meat protein sensitivity?” Jul 15, 15:47
- on Alternative dog food reviews: “Hi Jo, here you go – https://www.petfoodreviews.com.au/black-hawk-air-dried-dog-food-review/” Jul 15, 15:46
- on Best Budget Dog Food in Australia: “Hi Jacki, you may find the best budget wet is to supplement a kibble with real meats, organs, raw meaty bones. Getting in the habit of finding reduced meats and offal at places like Spudshed, Coles, or local butchers (who sometimes sell pet mince and meaty bones at a reasonable price) can save money and boost nutrition. Sardines are always a great supplement, as are some yoghurt and cottage cheese. I’m a big fan of eggs as well, and usually I give my dog and cat appropriate leftovers from whatever I cook for myself, and I actually cook myself foods which are healthy for them too (like salmon, bolognaise without onions etc).” Jul 15, 15:44
- on Lyka Dog Food Review: “Same with my dog, but also the texture of the food doesn’t look like real food. It’s very strange texture like chunky bits of cardboard looking substance. Seems like it has a lot of fillers holding it together as well as being mostly the same beige-ish colour for different formulas. My dog loves 5 hounds, which looks like real food, I really don’t think they should be rated the same.” Jul 15, 09:22
- on Hey Roo! Kangaroo dog foods: “Hi CC, it really depends as there’s a lot of ambiguity in both kangaroo derivatives and kangaroo meat meal. You can argue kangaroo derivates are more fresh, or meat meal is more protein dense, but the real question is what parts of the animal do those ingredients come from? Derivates can be organ meats which are where the richest nutrients are, but it is likely a mixture of all parts of the animal – but perhaps less muscle meat than a meat meal.” Jul 15, 01:56
- on Stockman & Paddock Dog Food Review: “I use this food in conjunction with raw beef, too and goat as well as human healthy table scraps and it’s great. Firm stools, dogs a good weight.” Jul 12, 12:58