Comments on: Wellness Dry Cat Food

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Fri, 13 May 2011 17:56:03 +0000

I have two beautiful cats that I love more than people. One is six years old (Phelix) and the other just turned one (Olyver). They are my life and I was feeding them Royal Canin after being on a few other foods, I assumed this was the best. My older cat keeps liking his fur off. I have taken him to multiple vets and had numerous tests done and everyone agreed that he had food allergies. I decided to take him off of a grain diet (which is what Royal Canin is) and put him on a grain free diet. The kibbles are extremely small so my cats do not even chew it. They just swallow and that cannot be good. My older one seems to still be licking, which is probably normal until he has been on the food for some time, but my but the younger cat keeps throwing up, and yes I slowly transitioned them over to this new food. They have been on it over one and a half months. He is throwing up brown liquid. Watch out for this food. That is not normal at all especially since Olyver hasn’t ever thrown up before. I am researching, once again, for a new food for my cats. Choosing a new cat/dog food should not be this challenging! We all want the same for our cats, a long healthy life without having to worry about contaminated food! I’m not saying that Wellness is, just saying overall there should not be this many issues with pet foods these days.

By: Annemarie

Annemarie — Thu, 12 May 2011 00:22:22 +0000

You need to wean your pet off of the diet they are used to. One week is much too soon, and of course it would cause excessive vomiting. A month of slow change is about right.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:27:08 +0000

I tried the Wellness canned cat food, which is what the vet suggested for weight control. Being grain-free you would think there would be no problems, but after weaning him off of his dry cat food for a week, and switching to completely canned Wellness food he started vomiting pools of liquid vomit. Now, he may have to be reverted to dry food for good.

By: Diane Sutton

Diane Sutton — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:17:03 +0000

My 11 year old female Tortishell has had severe allergies in the past. I have fed her an Iams diet up until now, I recently started feeding her wellness core, and her skin is not flaking, her appetite is better, and the shedding has ceased. I would look at the low ingredients in some of these pet foods. Corn? Have you ever seen a cat sharing a meal with a squirrel?

By: sunny

sunny — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 02:23:49 +0000

“We purchased wellness dry cat food (salmon) and we switched over gradually in a 2 week period. Over the next two weeks, our male cat started developing signs of urinary blockage and he had to have a cath and since has been treated for a complete urinary blockage. Our vet (and the emergency vet) concurred that the wellness dry cat food seems to be the #1 possible cause since he has multiple boxes and they are clean, and has clean flowing water to drink every day.”

By: wendy mcglinnen

wendy mcglinnen — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 21:40:41 +0000

I have used many wellness products in the past: Core healthy weight for my 14 year old malamute, wellness kitten and core chicken for my cats. All of the products are super high in quality and all of my pets love it (my cats even love the dry dog kibble and will steal a few bites when jack’s not looking). The ONLY criticism I can offer is the amount of garlic in the kitten wellness. It gave the boys evil garlic farts. Yuck! I simply them switched to core and they’ve never had another problem!

By: Allison

Allison — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 16:52:50 +0000

Our kitty was diagnosed with diabetes due to Purina Dry cat food which he was addicted to. Signs were constant drinking from the tap and an obssesive need to eat the biscuits! After alot of help from our vet and research on the internet, my husband and I now check ALL the contents on ALL of the packages available to date! Wellness was the only product with NO GRAINS which has to be a plus! Although I do wish all manufacturers would state the Carboyhdrate content on there packaging which would help for owners with diabetic pussycats like mine. My hat goes off to Wellness cat food which so far and my kitty loves as do the other cats!

By: Bruce

Bruce — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 01:38:57 +0000

I mix Wellness Core with Acana and Halo. Our cats have reacted well to the mix in that they eat it without complaint and they have had no digestive problems. When we first adopted our cats a couple of years ago, we switched to mostly grain-free foods because of persistent digestive problems one of our cats suffered from. Once we switched to higher-end, grain-free foods (with a share of home cooking), the cat has not had a single recurrence of her digestive problems. Wellness Core has been one of the foods that she consistently eats and we have purchased many extra bags to give to our cat-owning friends and relatives.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 21:11:57 +0000

My cat kept getting fatter and fatter on Iams. When I did research I found out that there was a lot of corn in Iams. My family’s cat used to eat Iams and he ended up dying from diabetes. I did some research and decided to try a grain-free cat food. Now that I’m feeding my cat Wellness (even though it is the same amount) he’s sleek and healthy looking. I’m so glad that he seems healthier. It is worth the price if it helps prevent health problems for my cat.

By: Beth Ann

Beth Ann — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:50:46 +0000

I started feeding my girls Wellness Core mixed in a 2:1 ratio of Indoor formula. Wellness was introduced into their diet over a period of 30 days to wean them off grocery store food(Purina). Most noticeable was the improvement in their coats. They’re exceptionally shiny and silky. Our vet is impressed in how healthy they are. It is expensive, but without all the fillers, they eat a lot less. This is the best cat food ever.