Review: Hill's Ideal Balance Dog Food

We received a free sample of Hill's Ideal Balance to review.

I will say, we are not big fans of Hill's pet foods but we went in to this with an open mind.  Our dog had no issue eating this food, we did mix with her existing food for the first few days to prevent any digestive upset.  I will add, my dog is NOT picky by any means

Here are the ingredients for the food we sampled:

Chicken, Brown Rice, Brewers Rice, Cracked Pearled Barley, Chicken Meal, Whole Grain Oats, Chicken Fat, Pea Protein Concentrate, Flaxseed, Dried Beet Pulp, Chicken Liver Flavor, Lactic Acid, Vegetable & fruit blend (Green Peas, Apples, Cranberries, Carrots, Broccoli), Potassium Chloride, Iodized Salt, Choline Chloride, vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), Niacin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin Supplement, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement), minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), Taurine, Mixed Tocopherols for freshness, Beta-Carotene, Natural Flavors.

The biggest downfalls for us would be that this is a plant based food with a moderate amount of protein coming from meat.  Chicken is the first ingredient but once cooked the chicken looses most of it's water content reducing the meat to just a fraction of the original weight.

Another issue is that the majority of the calories are coming from fat rather than from protein and we would much rather our dog get her calories from protein rather than fat.

Based on reading the ingredient label alone we would have to NOT recommend this food as there are much higher quality foods out there for your pet.  However, this is higher quality than some foods out there so if you are debating between those foods and this one pick this food.










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Enter to win a year's supply of Beneful dog food. Ends 10/3

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Just ordered from Mr. Chewy (great savings)

I just ordered 2 bags of Holistic Select Dog food and saved $25 by setting up my auto-ship order to save 15% and using a promo code for 10% off. You can use KAHL8901  and by using this you will save 10% on top of the 15% by setting up the auto-ship (which you can change or cancel at anytime) AND they will donate $10 to Best Friends Animal Society!

The 30lb bag of Holistic Select is normally $51.99 so I'm pretty happy with this deal.  Normally I would have paid $103.98 for the bags and I paid only $79 for TWO bags.



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RECALL ALERT: Pedigree Wet Dog Food Limited Recall

While I am not a fan of Pedigree, I know some people do feed it so I want to make sure people are aware of this.


Check these sites out and find out what your dog food is rated:
http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/
http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/


Pedigree has announced a limited recall of Pedigree Wet Dog food.

Mars Petcare US announced a voluntary recall of a limited range of three varieties of PEDIGREE® weight management canned dog food products due to a potential choking risk.

Affected product may contain small pieces of blue plastic, which entered the food during the production process. The source of the plastic has been identified and the issue resolved. We encourage consumers who have purchased affected product to discard the food or return it to the retailer for a full refund or exchange. While a small number of consumers have reported finding the plastic pieces, we have not received any reports of injury or illness associated with the affected product. The lot codes indicated below should not be sold or consumed.

Affected product was distributed to retail customers throughout the United States. Mars Petcare US is working with all of our distributors and retail customers to ensure that the recalled products are no longer sold and are removed from inventory.

Recalled Pet Food Only cans of PEDIGREE® weight management canned dog food varieties with the production codes shown below are included in this voluntary recall. Each product will have a lot code printed on the end of the can that begins with 209, 210, 211 or 212 and a Best Before date that falls between 2/24/2014 and 3/23/2014.

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Diamond Pet Foods RECALL!!

Diamond Pet Foods announced previously that they were recalling certain bags of pet food CLICK HERE


This is being done as a precautionary measure, as the product has the potential to be contaminated with salmonella.


The product, Diamond Naturals Lamb Meal & Rice, was distributed to customers located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Virginia, who may have further distributed the product to other states, through pet food channels.

Product Name                                   Bag Size         Production Code & “Best Before” Code

Diamond Naturals Lamb & Rice   6lb                  DLR0101D3XALW Best Before 04 Jan 2013

Diamond Naturals Lamb & Rice   20lb                DLR0101C31XAG Best Before 03 Jan 2013

Diamond Naturals Lamb & Rice   40lb                DLR0101C31XMF Best Before 03 Jan 2013

Diamond Naturals Lamb & Rice   40lb                DLR0101C31XAG Best Before 03 Jan 2013

Diamond Naturals Lamb & Rice   40lb                DLR0101D32XMS Best Before 04 Jan 2013

UPDATE

Now they are also recalling certain types of Chicken Soup for the Pet Lovers Soul. CLICK HERE

Diamond Pet Foods is recalling one production run of Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul Adult Light Formula dry dog food. One bag of the product has tested positive forSalmonella, and the recall of the four production codes is being conducted as aprecautionary measure. 

Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul Adult Light Formula dry dog food is manufactured by Diamond Pet Foods and was distributed in Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Virginia, who may have further distributed the product to other states, through pet food channels. The company is working directly with distributors and retailers who carry these products to remove them from the supply chain.

Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul Adult Light Formula – dry dog food:

35 lb - CLF0102B31XCW,    Best by Date 27/JAN/2013

35 lb - CLF0102B31XCW,    Best by Date 28/JAN/2013

35 lb - CLF0102B32XWR,    Best by Date 28/JAN/2013

6 lb - CLF0102B3XALW,     Best by Date 28/JAN/2013

IMPORTANT: Signs of Salmonella in Pets

Pets with Salmonella infections may have decreased appetite, fever and abdominal pain. If left untreated, pets may be lethargic and have diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, fever and vomiting. Infected but otherwise healthy pets can be carriers and infect other animals or humans. If your pet has consumed the recalled product and has these symptoms, please contact your veterinarian.

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