PetGuard Lifespan

[Shamrockmommy]

I am new to the forum and have not seen anyone meniton this food.
I have had great luck feeding it and also the canned formulas.
INGREDIENTS:
Fresh Chicken, Chicken Meal, Ground Whole Brown Rice, Oatmeal, Chicken Fat Preserved With Vitamins C and E (Natural Mixed Tocopherols), Whole Eggs, Dried Carrots, Dried Celery, Dried Sweet Potatoes, Sunflower Oil, Ester-C (Source of Vitamin C), Garlic Powder, Dried Kelp, Alfalfa Meal, Monosodium Phosphate, Potassium Chloride, Taurine, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Vitamin A Acetate, D-Alpha Tocopherol (Source of Vitamin E Supplement), D-Activated Plant Sterol (Source of Vitamin D2), Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B2), Choline Chloride, Inositol, Niacin, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Source of Vitamin B6), Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Calcium Amino Acid Chelate, Iron Amino Acid Chelate, Folic Acid, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Copper Amino Acid Chelate, Cobalt Amino Acid Chelate, Sodium Selenite.

GUARANTEED ANALYSIS:
CRUDE PROTEIN.......................24.00% (Min.)
CRUDE FAT...............................15.00% (Min.)
CRUDE FIBER ...........................4.00% (Max.)
ASH ..........................................7.00% (Max.)
MOISTURE ..............................12.00% (Max.)
CALCIUM ...................................1.20% (Min.)
PHOSPHORUS.............................1.0% (Min.)
*VITAMIN C...........................500 Mg/Kg (Min.)
VITAMIN E .............................250 IU/Kg (Min.)
*FATTY ACIDS (Omega 3).............0.80% (Min.)

I also add fresh cooked meat and veggies (a spoonful or so to their 1/4 cup twice a day).

[wags]

This food has alot of grains in it and corn. It really doesnt have a high meat conent either. and is 24% protein so not that great!

This is one product I would not feed my dogs ever!

[Unosmom]

I never tried it, though I saw some at the store the other day. It looks decent, only 2 grain sources compare to 3-4 some others have, but low protein concerns me, I would like to see at least 32%, but its good that youre adding meat to it.

[Shamrockmommy]

This food has alot of grains in it and corn. It really doesnt have a high meat conent either. and is 24% protein so not that great!

This is one product I would not feed my dogs ever!

There is no corn in it, wags.
I am ok with the lower protein content, as I add extra meat to it. Any higher protein than that then my guys start putting on too much weight.

[rannmiller]

Yeah, I was wondering about the corn comment too. I re-read the ingredients 3 times just to make sure I wasn't going crazy! haha

[wags]

Hmmmm??? These are the ingredienats on the super premium one!
INGREDIENTS:
Fresh Chicken, Chicken Meal, Ground Whole Brown Rice, Ground Whole Yellow Corn, Oatmeal, Poultry Fat Preserved With Vitamins C and E (Natural Mixed Tocopherols), Whole Eggs, Dried Carrots, Dried Celery, Dried Sweet Potatoes, Sunflower Oil, Ester-C (Source of Vitamin C), Garlic Powder, Dried Kelp, Alfalfa Meal, Monosodium Phosphate, Potassium Chloride, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Vitamin A Acetate, D-Alpha Tocopherol (Source of Vitamin E Supplement), D-Activated Plant Sterol (Source of Vitamin D2), Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B2), Choline Chloride, Inositol, Niacin, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Source of Vitamin B6), Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Calcium Amino Acid Chelate, Iron Amino Acid Chelate, Folic Acid, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Source of Vitamin K), Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Copper Amino Acid Chelate, Cobalt Amino Acid Chelate, Sodium Selenite.



GUARANTEED ANALYSIS:
CRUDE PROTEIN 24.00% (Min.)
CRUDE FAT 15.00% (Min.)
CRUDE FIBER 4.00% (Max.)
ASH 7.00% (Max.)
MOISTURE 12.00% (Max.)
CALCIUM 1.20% (Min.)
PHOSPHORUS 1.0% (Min.)
*VITAMIN C 500 Mg/Kg (Min.)
VITAMIN E 250 IU/Kg (Min.)
*FATTY ACIDS (Omega 3) 0.80% (Min.)
FATTY ACIDS (Omega 6) 4.2% (Min.)

This is then not the one your talking about??????????

[Shamrockmommy]

No. That's the old formula. Look at the ingredients I posted in the first post. Corn has been removed for more than a year now.

[Shamrockmommy]

I haven't fed it for a few months now, since I've switched to raw ,but it was one of the better performers for my guys.

[wags]

Ahhhh I see they improved their formula! But I still dont know if I like that idea of Them putting corn in and then take corn out! I guess Its good though then that they are improving there formula! But I still like like EVO and ORIJEN and other premium brands!

[LabbieMama]

Actually this food isn't so bad, when you compare it to supermarket stuff. With so many different kinds of kibble on the market, it's hard to mention each and every one of them.

PetGuard is a good company. I've had a pleasant experience dealing with them in the past, but not for kibble.

It's a good thing, isn't it, that PetGuard realized that corn, soy, wheat, and yeast aren't exactly ideal ingredients for kibble.