Wellness Complete Health Natural Dry Dog Food, Chicken & Oatmeal, 30-Pound Bag

Je mange ce que mon maître me donne et depuis qu'il me donne cette nourriture je n'ai plus de problème de peau et je me sens beaucoup mieux. Ça fais longtemps que je voulais qu'il me donne de la bonne "bouffe" et enfin avec Wellness je mange de la qualité et j'ai une très bonne digestion.

Wellness pet food is the finest quality pet food available, in my opinion, and I am a long time holistic veterinarian who uses it for my own pet, and for other pets in the past. Wellness foods are wheat, corn, soy, additive and preservative free. They are ideal holistic nutrition for healthy pets as well as pets needing a restricted diet for food sensitivities of any kind, and never include potentially problematic ingredients. This is the case with my beloved rescue dog who as a puppy had to have such a specific restricted healthy diet that if she ate anything else she would be vomiting and having diarrhea for a week, needing fluid therapy. As much as I didn't like it, she had to be on constant medications and probiotics for her first couple years of life, before finally being healthy enough to be tapered off of these.. She initially was saved as a puppy from these repeated bouts of illness by Iams Prime Naturals and then Iams Sensitive Naturals, but when these became hard to find, after extensive research into nutrition and the available options, I found Wellness, and that has been what has kept her healthy and happy ever since. I liked the quality and standards of ingredients so much that I switched all my other pets including cats to Wellness as well. Wellness does offer grain free versions also, but in my opinion and that of most veterinarians, grain free foods for pets are a fad with no real nutritional or biological basis, anymore than the fad in people. Dogs and cats are not wild animals and even cats are not obligate carnivores who eat no other types of foods besides meats. There is simply no scientific basis for this unfortunate fad, and I don't believe these foods are as well balanced as the original formulations of a high quality top of the line holistic food like Wellness, which is tested and certified at every step of development and production for the health and well-being of the pets who will be fed this food. Sure, cheap pet food with corn and chicken by products are not healthy by any stretch of the imagination, but easily digested carbohydrates from healthy sources like barley and rice, and sometimes potato, are important for a well balanced diet for our pets and for the digestion and assimilation of all the good healthy nutrients in high quality foods like Wellness. I will mention one more thing - even though there is a "small breed" version of this food, and I have a 20 lb dog, I feed her the regular size kibble because the pieces of the "small breed" are so small they are smaller than most cat food kibble. Larger pieces involve some chewing which is essential for dental health. Very few dogs would be small enough to need kibble that size. I personally buy it to use as treats for my dog because it is easy to use and she loves it, and it is very hard to find treats that meet the strict standards of quality needed to keep her healthy. Also, she has a treat-dispensing ball toy which can be set to a smaller opening for smaller pieces, and the "small breed" kibble fits perfectly into that toy for maximum enjoyment. In summary, I can say that I as a holistic veterinarian prefer Wellness food to even proprietary foods sold only by veterinarians. I think the quality and the standards of their ingredients cannot be matched by any other food. I will always feed it to my dog,(but the regular kibble for her regular meals, not the "small breed"), for the rest of her life, and also to any other pets I acquire. And it's good to have the "small breed" tiny kibble available to use for treats and her toys. Holistic nutrition when it leads to healthy high quality food such as this cannot be beat. Cannot highly recommend enough!!

I bought Wellness Complete Health Chicken Recipe 30 pound bag on sale here for 9 dollars. I decided to try it mainly because of the price, to be honest, and had read that it was a pretty good food for dogs. Tyson seemed to like it rather well. It did not give him any digestive issues, no "poo" issues, in fact his gas was significantly reduced. He seems to stay fuller longer with Wellness, which is a plus. The problem we are having with it is that it does seem to add to his dandruff/dry skin. While it is not extreme, it is there and he is back to scratching/itching more often. A lot of foods do this to him. Well, I guess it is more factual to say that he has dry skin issues and certain foods will make it even worse. It is a shame too because this is one of few "good" foods that he actually likes the taste of and will eat pretty happily. Fish oil pills help a lot with the dandruff & dry skin, so we went back to supplementing with those while he is finishing this bag up. I can't afford to buy this food at the current price ($50!!) but on sale at least slightly cheaper, I would buy again and recommend it to anyone who can afford it. My dog seems happy and healthy eating it.

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I did the wrong thing at first and did not transition him effectively from his previous dog food. Now I know why it is clearly written on the packaging. My 105 lb Dobe had the loudest farts (which created a lot of entertainment until you had to leave the room), explosive gas and the runs. He still has bad gas from this food and it has been 3 months. I don't think his system works well with this. He seems constantly hungry too. I will be transitioning him to something different by the end of the month. I originally purchased this due to a recommendation from a friend. I guess it works great with her German Shepherd and Pittbull. She claimed that it made their coats shiny, their mood was better, and they seemed satisfied instead of constantly hungry. Too bad it had the opposite effect in our household.