Orijen 6 Fresh Fish Dog Food
November 26, 2008
Filed under Dog Food Reviews, Orijen
Orijen 6 Fresh Fish Dog Food
Orijen Dog Food is made and manufactured by, Champion Pet Food. If you prefer a high protein, grain free dog food, Orijen should be considered. This type of food is good for very active working breed dogs.
Orijen 6 Fresh Fish Dog Food Review
Orijen 6 Fresh Fish Dog Food is considered a premium food for those dog owners who are looking for a grain free diet for their dogs. If you are looking for a brand of dog food that isn’t high in protein and contains grains, this will not be a good brand for you. As with any dog food we are going to take a look at the first five ingredients and break down each.
First five ingredients of Orijen 6 Fresh Fish Dog Food:
- Fresh salmon
- Salmon meal
- Russet potato
- Herring meal
- Fresh lake whitefish
The first and fifth ingredients, Fresh Salmon and Fresh lake whitefish are inclusive of their water content. Meaning once these ingredients are cooked and they lose their water weight they will fall further down in the ingredients list.
Salmon Meal and Herring Meal are you second and fourth ingredients. These ingredients are going closely resemble a dogs diet in the natural. A dogs diet should be based off the fact that dogs are carnivores and need a diet based off of meat protein.
The third ingredient Russet Potato is a decent quality ingredient and is going to add additional carbohydrates and protein to the recipe.
Orijen 6 Fresh Fish Dog Food Full Ingredients List:
Fresh salmon (includes chinook. coho and sockeye species), salmon meal, russet potato, herring meal, fresh lake whitefish, sweet potato, fresh lake trout, fresh Northern walleye, freshwater cod, fresh herring, sunflower oil, salmon oil (preserved with mixed tocopherals, a natural source of vitamin E), sun-cured alfalfa, dried sea vegetables (brown kelp, Irish moss, dulse and bladder wrack), leeks, psyllium, crab shell, rosemary, lecithin, apples, black currants..
TONIC HERBS AND BOTANICALS
Chicory root (FOS), licorice root, fennel seed, zea mays, peppermint leaf, marigold flowers, chamomile flowers, dandelion, summer savory, rosemary, rosehips.
ORGANIC MINERALS
Iron proteinate, zinc proteinate, manganese proteinate, copper proteinate.
PROBIOTIC MICROORGANISMS
Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, Enterococcus faecium fermentation product..
PREMIUM VITAMINS
Mixed tocopherols (source of vitamin E), choline chloride, vitamin A, vitamin D3, niacin, riboflavin, thiamine mononitrate, vitamin B12, folic acid, biotin, pyridoxine (source of vitamin B6).
Orijen 6 Fresh Fish Dog Food Guaranteed Analysis:
| Protein | 44.0% |
| Fat | 18.0% |
| Carbohydrate | 18.0% |
| Moisture | 10.0% |
| Fiber | 2.5% |
| Calcium (min.) | 1.4% |
| Calcium (max.) | 1.6% |
| Phosphorus (min.) | 1.1% |
| Phosphorus (max.) | 1.4% |
| Omega-6 | 2.4% |
| Omega-3 | 1.3% |
| Glucosamine | 700 mg/kg |
| Chondroitin | 250 mg/kg |
| Microorganisms | 80M cfu/kg |
| pH | 5.0 |
| Ash (min.) | 6.5% |
| Ash (max.) | 7.0% |
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Botanical Analysis
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| Chicory root | 500 mg/kg |
| Licorice root | 400 mg/kg |
| Fenugreek | 350 mg/kg |
| Marigold flowers | 300 mg/kg |
| Sweet fennel | 300 mg/kg |
| Peppermint leaf | 300 mg/kg |
| Chamomile flowers | 300 mg/kg |
| Dandelion | 150 mg/kg |
| Summer savory | 150 mg/kg |
| Rosehips | 150 mg/kg |
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Vitamins
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| Vitamin A | 34 kIU/kg |
| Vitamin D3 | 1.9 kIU/kg |
| Vitamin E | 450 IU/kg |
| Vitamin K | 2.5 IU/kg |
| Vitamin B12 | 443 IU/kg |
| Thiamine | 50 mg/kg |
| Riboflavin | 46 mg/kg |
| Niacin | 240 mg/kg |
| Pan. acid | 40 mg/kg |
| Pyridoxine | 32 mg/kg |
| Biotin | 0.6 mg/kg |
| Folic acid | 2.8 mg/kg |
| Choline | 4400 mg/kg |
| Ascorbic acid | 65 mg/kg |
| Beta carotene | 0.66 mg/kg |
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AMINO ACIDS |
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| Taurine | 0.22 mg/kg |
| T. Lysine | 1.8% |
| T. Threonine | 1.7% |
| T. Methionine | 1.3% |
| T. Isoleucine | 2.1% |
| T. Leucine | 2.1% |
| T. Valine | 2.2% |
| T. Arginine | 3.3% |
| T. Phen. | 1.4% |
| T. Histidine | 1.1% |
| T. Cystine | 0.5% |
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MINERALS |
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| Sodium | 0.25% |
| Chloride | 0.6% |
| Potassium | 0.7% |
| Magnesium | 0.09% |
| Sulphur | 0.4% |
| Iron | 270 mg/kg |
| Zinc | 270 mg/kg |
| Copper | 20 mg/kg |
| Manganese | 20 mg/kg |
| Cobalt | 0.5 mg/kg |
| Iodine | 6 mg/kg |
| Selenium | 0.4 mg/kg |
Review
We found this kibble in a long search for kibble with a high anti-inflammatory factor. One of our dogs, after years of eating other high quality, human grade ingredient kibbles, was vaccinated in September and given a clean bill of health, only to present 3 weeks later with generalized inflammation and infections throughout his body (ears, kidney with crystals/blood/protein in his urine, lymph nodes 3x normal and pain in joints…). We needed a kibble like the 6-Fish to support his healing and 6 weeks and 3 vet visits (and antibiotics) later to monitor him, he is bringing his CRP numbers back to normal levels. He and his sister LOVE this kibble and was identified as the best of the best by the locally owned petstores beginning to carry it. My vet was amaised at the ingredients when I brought it to her attention, too. She’s recommending it to several other patients with inflammatory sensitivities.
I have been feeding my three dogs ( samoyed, maltese, yorkie) Orijen Fresh fish dog food for about 2 months switching from Innova EVO which gave my Sammy burping issues and gas. All three of my dogs love the Orijen. There is no gas issues, burping and stools have been firm and small. The sammy never stops talking to us when we are perparing his meal. They act like sharks waiting for the prey to be put down on the floor. Their energy level is really high. Might not be a good thing for my Yorkie, he’s already high energy enough. I would highly recommend this food to all dog owners. I have never opened up a bag of dog food and can smell the fish content of the food. I have my vet now recommending this food to dogs with eating and skin issues. The food is on the pricy side but if you shop around you can get a better deal. Hope this helps other dog owners. This is one of the best dog foods you can give your dogs.
Thanks for the info! I’m starting the switch of my 4 month old labradoodle puppy over to Orijen 6 fish from Orijen puppy today. She’s been doing a lot of scratching for a while now and has been treated for fleas etc. The vet would like us to change her food. We suspect the chicken may be an issue.
Orijen 6 fish isn’t a puppy formula but the ingredients and nutritional breakdown is superior to most puppy foods out there. I’ll let you know how she does. I gave her a taste of it just now and she LOVED it!
hi my mommy got this for me and i loved it, but i have some seneitivity to it my feet itched and my ears got red, i am allergic to so many things. it frusterates me to go get another test, and yes not only am i allergic to all fowl and eggs we can now add fish oils not specified by the test at the vets to my very long list so now we are back to mommy making my venison from scratch thank goodness you can buy it in NY
My great dane puppy was having tons of stomach issues on her old kibble. I heard great things about Orijen and tried her on the regular adult formula, which contains chicken. The pudding poops got worse on the chicken, but I still believed in Orijen and wanted it to work out! So I tried the Orijen 6 Fresh Fish, believing that chicken was the culprit. Her stomach issues cleared up within 24 hours and it has been nearly a month since I’ve seen any diarrhea. Her coat is so shiny, no dry skin, excellent muscle tone, pooping way less and it is always firm and never stinky, she has no weird doggy odour, and I’m noticing a calmer dog overall. This food is amazing and I recommend it to everyone! Who doesn’t want to give their dog the best of the best? If you’re a Canadian consumer (like I am), then extra points to you for supporting a Canadian business that supports other Canadian businesses!
hi to all i highly addvice all dog lovers to do something really great for your dog weither hes a small energetic to big lazy… or vice versa ORIJEN dog food will complete him like no other .
This dog food is what is best out there after having allot of problems from the food i got at the vet ,my friend gave me a bag of orijen and my dog was completely happy and well
Has anyone out there combined the Orijen kibbles with raw dog food, i.e., Nature’s Variety? If so, have you experienced any problems?
Thanks.
Orijen is one of the best dog foods out there. But I also recommend California Natural. Here is a link to a review on this product. I mix the Natural with Orijen (helps keep the protein down) for my 5 1/2 month old German Sheperd and he has the best looking coat at any dog park I go to. He is also full of energy and tons of fun.
Katie, that last post was manly for you. But everyone should check out Natural no junk in this product.
I love Orijen and Acana(made by the same company), my dog loves it and I feel confident feeding it. I always tell people that complain about the price to compare price to feeding instructions and kcal content in the dog food. I’m a poor college student and I went and figured prices, I spend around 38 cents more a day to feed my 80 pound dog Orijen with healthy ingredients, than the popular brands made by large corporations like purina….thats it…38 cents, its easy for me to find a way to not spend that extra 38 cents(walking store within range instead of driving-is a great money saver, that’s where most of my extra 38 a day comes from).
By far the best dry dog food on the market today, A little expesive but worth every penny, All natural ingredient no corn meal, easly digested.
and my 3 years old lab just loves the taste,
A great improvement on general healt, coat and behavior,
Over all 5 stars dod food
Mike
my flat coat retriever is on orijen since I got him. He loves that and I think its great but…
I changed from puppy large breed to 6 fish…cause he is a sar dog and gets lots of exercises…so I thought that would be the best..but he poops all the time, his pub is really soft and now he starts to loose some har in his chest???why??
But still I really like it and I will change him to the regular adult food…maybe that will be better for him also it is no food for working dogs
does anybody had the same experience or an advice for a good grain-free food?
Could be the fish. Some dogs don’t do good on fish. My dog does not do good on fish (diareha) so I feed him something that doesn’t have fish in it. Orijen is great food, maybe try another menu from them. I tried the red and that didn’t work for my dog.
I fed my dogs orijen 6 fish for 1 1/2 months and all three ended up with dangerously high liver readings. I took them off for 3 weeks and all liver readings went back to normal, feed this food at your own risk but be aware you could lose your dog the protien levels are way to high.
abie down,Thanks for the info,I was considering orijen but the high protein scared me off.I use Before Grain by Merrick,I would recommend it if you are looking for another food.Good Luck!!