PURINA DOG FOOD
Purina brand dog food formulas are produced and marketed by Nestle Purina PetCare. Purina PetCare is a division of the Nestle company. In 2001, there was a merger between Nestle Frlskies PetCare Company and the Ralston Purina Company. Currently, the headquarters of Nestle Purina PetCare are located in St. Louis, Missouri.
PURINA DOG FOOD REVIEW
Purina has several dog food formulas, most of which are heavily corn based. Corn is contained in most of the formulas, as are wheat, soy, animal by-products and other ingredients. Some of these formulas even contain added sugar.
PURINA DOG FOOD FORMULAS
- Purina ALPO brand dog food is only available in two dry formulas – ALPO Come and Get it Mixed Grill, and ALPO Prime Cuts Savory Beef Flavor. These formulas often contain ground yellow corn, soybean meal and poultry byproduct meal among their top three ingredients. Since all three of these ingredients may cause digestive problems in dogs, this is usually not a good food for dogs with sensitive digestive systems.
- Purina Beneful brand dog food formulas are marketed as being “complete and balanced nutrition”. There are formulas for weight management, puppies, active dogs and adult dogs. Some commonly included ingredients are ground yellow corn (which is often the first ingredient), corn gluten meal, whole wheat flour, animal fat, soy protein, soy flour and sugar.
- Purina Dog Chow brand dog food formulas are fairly general formulas, which are designed for different life stages and/or breed specifications. There are formulas for puppies, large breed puppies, adult dogs, weight management, senior dogs and “little bites” for small breed dogs. Many of these formulas contain whole grain corn as their first ingredient, while other included ingredients include corn gluten meal and poultry by-product meal.
- Purina ONE brand dog food is divided into two main categories – Total Nutrition Formulas, and Targeted Nutrition Formulas. Total Nutrition formulas are designed for puppies, adult dogs, with small bites, senior dogs and with different flavors. Purina ONE Targeted Nutrition formulas are for large breeds, healthy weight management and for dogs with sensitive stomachs. Some common ingredients include corn gluten meal, wheat, corn and brewers rice.
- Purina Pro Plan brand dog food formulas are divided in to several categories – Pro Plan Selects, Dry Food Options, and Specialized Nutrition. There is also a category for Pro Plan Shredded Blend. The Shredded Blend formulas are a mix of dry kibble and chewy kibble pieces. The Specialized Nutrition formulas are designed for specifications such as large breed, weight management, small breeds and sensitive skin. Some commonly included ingredients are brewers rice, whole grain wheat, corn gluten meal, poultry by-product meal, whole grain corn, soy flour and dried beet pulp.
PURINA CUSTOMER RATINGS
Customer reviews of Purina brand pet food formulas are mostly negative. Purina is mostly recognized as being an “economy” pet food company, with little attention to quality. The formulas are relatively inexpensive, which seems to be the sole motivating factor for dog owners that do purchase Purina pet food. Dogs with allergies may not do well on Purina pet food formulas.
15 Responses to “PURINA DOG FOOD”
Puleeze people- Purina Dog Chow is fine for dogs. Designer health food for dogs is just that- it is meant to make the owners feel better about themselves; just like buying Tofu and organic food is meant to make consumers feel more “in tune” with their bodies. Granola heads get over yourselves. If your dogs like that premium stuff that costs a fortune go for it. For the rest of civilians, Dog Chow is just fine.
Purina dog chow is a great feed for dogs. My dogs enjoy it very much.
he didn’t like the diamond puppy food
I disagree with you Jeremy, and I feel as though you are not properly educated on dogs nutritional needs.
Yes, poor genetics can lead to a wide variety of health issues, but MOST health issues in dogs today are mainly caused by their diet (they are just easily masked as poor genetics)
This is not a case of “humanizing” pets. Dogs are living beings, and it is because of humans that they can have so many health issues related to poor breeding and diet. Dogs lived long, healthy lives and thrived in the wild before humans, vets and crappy commercial foods existed.
In my opinion, if you cannot afford to properly feed a pet the quality food and nutrients they need.. you should not own one. Put it this way, if you cannot afford to feed an even half decent quality brand of food, then how will you be able to afford the possible thousands of dollars in vet bills later on when the dog begins to suffer side affects from eating poor quality food its whole life? You dont.. you put the poor thing down, after you’ve spent all you can possibly afford to try and keep the poor animal alive and let it suffer for as long as possible. Yeah. Totally makes sense.
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that Purina, and several other heavily commercialized pet foods are the poorest quality foods you could ever feed an animal – table scraps are healthier for your dog then that crap. Basically, feeding these foods would be the equivelant if we humans ate nothing but McDonalds every day…. If you wouldn’t do it.. why would you force that upon your pet???
Its sad that most people just believe what they see on TV, and dont know the cold hard facts about the ingredients that goes into these foods (some of them just barely cross law requirements as to what can be put in dog foods). I myself feed my dogs natural organic raw whole ground animal carcasses, which is what dogs are designed to eat (its what they would eat in the wild, and what their still thriving cousins eat in the wild today – wolves, coyotes, dingos, etc)
There are however, many dry kibble brands that exceed the quality of brands like Purina, Iams, Pedigree etc by leaps and bounds. Of course many don’t ever hear of them because they aren’t huge commercial conglomerants that spend millions on advertising to “wow” you. I feed kibble occasionally, as feeding a wholesome raw diet can get pricey, so I switch it up occasionally and will feed the odd kibble meal, and I will tell you I am very picky as to what ingredients I feed, and some of the brands I’ve approved of, and that my dogs have done well on so far are Acana, NOW!, Taste Of The Wild, Timberwolf, Nature’s Variety, Fromm’s, etc to name a few. They’re not all “great”, some are slightly better but they’re all a hundred times better than brands you see on commercials and on grocery store shelves, and in large pet supply stores. Yes they are more expensive in some cases, and so are the natural raw diets..but hey, my dogs have never needed to go to a vet for anything other than vaccinations every couple years.
Anywyas, just thought I’d share my two cents
Regards,
My Westie has food allergies – lamb and sweet potato are his worst. If he eats these he breaks out in little red bumps that itch and turn into sores and he gets ear infections. Maybe some of you have dogs with allergies.
My German Shepherds have sensitive stomachs. I found over the years that Biljack was good for that issue.
I also have a Scottish Terrier I was feeding Purina Professional on the advice of her handler. I now cannot locate it as Petsmart has stopped carrying. Does anyone know where I can locate it? Or has Purina stopped making it?
None of you know what your talking about! Your dogs poor breeding has a lot to do with most of your issues! Maybe all of you need to quit “humanizing”your pets and feed whatever you can afford!
I have 2 goldens, one is just a year and the other will be 4 years in December. A friend of mine swears by Acana, so I am now making the transition to adult food for my one year old. My 4 year old has been on Pro Plan Selects Turkey and Barley formula for over 2 years now, and has no significant “issues”…however…after doing research into the ingredients, I am wondering if it is too late to switch him over to Acana food as well. My main concerns lie with the animal fat (what kind of animal fat since it isn’t disclosed); dried beet pulp (inexpensive filler); and menadione sodium bisulfite complex (controversial form of vitamin K linked to liver complications). If anyone can let me know if it is okay to switch him over, that would be great. He has a sensitive stomach, and want to ensure a smooth transition if it is at all possible.
By the way, my vet recommended Eukanuba and Science Diet, which also have controversial ingredients!
Thanks!
Was originally looking at this food to mix 1:2 with a higher quality food to cut costs since I live on a tight budget but after reading the ratings and reviews, this won’t be happening. Will be sticking to a good quality food and saving money on veterinary costs. Though this may be an okay training treat on occasion….
My dogs have been on purnia lamb and rice for many years. Lately I hve not been able to find the 34 lb bags. I have been to many store that sell this brand but no large bags. It’s more expenise when I can only buy the small bags for two dogs.Is it going to be available soon? My dogs love the product.
My dog normally gets Vet’s Choice: Large Breed Puppy. I ran out and couldn’t make to the Vets in time so I decided to buy Purina Puppy. Never again…His stomach has been runny for the past 3 days (the duration of his Purina experiane)…Safe to say that Vets Choice is part of his diet again and purina is (where it belongs) out with the rubbish.
You can not switch a dogs food that fast. Of course he got sick!
Purina…eh? I am ashamed to say that I’ve fed Purina Prescription EN to my Cavalier King Charles 6-yr. old gal since she was diagnosed with Pancreatitis…the vet carries it. Her pancreatitis worsened into Exocrine Pancreatic Insuffiency…and no wonder. The first ingredient in this “proud” Purina food is Brewers Rice…which is the garbage end of rice after it has been processed by the alcohol industry…look it up! It’s true…then, I wondered what exactly is “animal digest”…it is such deliciousness as animal manure, fetal tissues and glandular wastes…look that one up too. So, Brewers rice, corn gluten meal, whole grain corn, meat and bone meal, coconut oil, animal digest, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols…then these fools add SALT! Dogs don’t need or care about salt, nor do they care about added coloring…but if they didn’t, I would think the real color of this garbage they call dog food would gross out a human owner.
Anyone who feeds this to their dog, or at least goes any further without looking at and understanding YOUR pooch’s food label…is shortening his or her life.
Hi Janet,
My dog also has pancreatitis and was placed on EN dry food. Now we are dealing with severe allergy symptoms, possibly from wheat. What dog food did you change to?
Thanks,
Kathy
Purina has a dog food called Purina One Lamb and Rice. It is an amazing dog food. I have looked at the ingredient list of EVERY single brand and type in my small city, and Lamb and Rice is by far the best. The number one ingredient in this product is LAMB. Not lamb by-product, not lamb meal, not lamb by-product meal, but LAMB. Next is RICE, not whole grain corn, not corn gluten. Corn gluten isn’t listed until number four, and whole grain corn not until number six. By far the best dog food I have seen to date, and the results on our dog were amazing. His overall health improved noticeably and rapidly.
Why does no one ever have the gutsto attack these major manufacturers that repeatedly cause health issues in pets??? I’ve been dealing with pet food manufacturers for 20 years and I am more than well aware of the garbage that is advertised as “great” and “healthy”!!! These forums will always make a point of openly attacking any SMALL company trying to make a half attempt at a decent food! No, not many of them hit that goal, but lets face it, the tricks that purina, nutro, natural balance, innova, etc… Get away with are ignored! Lets get some guts! Lets ask purina what they denature meat with?!? Heck, lets ask what kind of “meat” and “animal” products they are using! Or, lets ask science diet about law suit involving unhatched eggs as a protein source?! Not that some would object, but at $ they charge, id appreciate a little denatured tyson chicken! Or, lets ask merrick about tejas industry and tandy leather! Or patent to use propolyne glycol on treats! Oh well, itll never be perfect, but id like to see the yard stick of judgement equal!