Wellness Just for Seniors Dog Food
January 9, 2009
Filed under Dog Food Reviews, Wellness
Wellness Just for Seniors Dog Food
Wellness dog food is made and manufactured by Old Mother Hubbard. Wellness dog food comes in a wide selection of formulas.
Wellness Just for Seniors Dog Food Review
As with all dog food recipes the first thing we are going to look at are the first five ingredients. The first five ingredients are a good indication of the quality of the dog food. When looking at the first five ingredients you want to make sure there is plenty of meat and grains are minimal.
Wellness Just for Seniors Dog Food First Five Ingredients:
- Deboned Chicken
- Oatmeal
- Ground Barley
- Rye Flour
- Chicken Meal
Deboned Chicken is the first ingredient in this recipe. This ingredient is inclusive of its water content. Meaning that once the water is removed and this ingredients becomes a dried ingredient it will weigh significantly less, thus making it fall further in the ingredients list.
Oatmeal is the second ingredient and is a decent quality ingredient. If your dog has allergies to Oatmeal Gluten one should avoid this ingredient.
Barley is the third ingredient and is of decent quality.
Rye Flour is the fourth ingredient and is considered to be primarily a filler.
Chicken Meal is the fifth ingredient and is a named meat ingredient. A dog’s diet needs to based on the fact that dogs need meat and protein that derives from meat.
Wellness Just for Seniors Dog Food First Full Ingredients:
Deboned Chicken, Oatmeal, Ground Barley, Rye Flour, Chicken Meal, Ground Brown Rice, Tomato Pomace, Deboned Whitefish, Rice Bran, Natural Chicken Flavor, Tomatoes, Ground Flaxseed, Ground Millet, Canola Oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols, a natural source of Vitamin E), Carrots, Spinach, Sweet Potatoes, Apples, Blueberries, Potassium Chloride, Minerals [Zinc Sulfate, Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Copper Sulfate, Manganese Proteinate, Manganese Sulfate, Sodium Selenite], Vitamins [Beta-Carotene, Vitamin E Supplement, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Vitamin A Supplement, Niacin, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin, Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin B-12 Supplement], Choline Chloride, Calcium Carbonate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Chondroitin Sulfate, Taurine, Mixed Tocopherols (a natural preservative), Sea Cucumber, Green Lipped Mussel, Chicory Root Extract, Garlic, Yucca Shidigera Extract, Green Tea Extract, Dried Lactobacillus plantarum, Enterococcus faecium, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation products.
Wellness Just for Seniors Dog Food Guaranteed Analysis:
Crude Protein Not Less Than ………………18.0%
Crude Fat Not Less Than ………………10.0%
Crude Fiber Not More Than ………………5.0%
Moisture Not More Than ………………11.0%
Calcium Not Less Than ………………1.0%
Phosphorus Not Less Than……………… 0.75%
Vitamin E Not Less Than ………………400 IU/kg
Omega 6 Fatty Acids* Not Less Than……………… 2.00%
Omega 3 Fatty Acids* Not Less Than……………… 0.40%
Glucosamine Hydrochloride* Not Less Than ………………800 mg/kg
Chondroitin Sulfate* Not Less Than ………………700 mg/kg
Beta-Carotene* Not Less Than ………………5 mg/kg
Lycopene* Not Less Than……………… 0.25 mg/kg
Taurine* Not Less Than ………………0.09%
Total Micro-organisms* Not Less Than……………… 20,000,000 CFU/lb
Review
I would believe it is possible that the freshness of bags and storage is a Petco problem not a Wellness problem. I order from smartpak, they ship my 30 # bags flat rate all order $7.95 or free with a coupon code. They test control samples and promise freshness. I have used them for 6 years for dog,cat and horse items.
Aug 2010 – just bought Wellness replacing Canidae which was giving my older Yorkie diarrhea….cut open the SEALED from the factory bag and it was full of webs, larvae and live bugs! My husband just returned it to Complete Petmart. This was SEALED in the bag…had to come from the factory. I’m ready to go to table food for my dogs. This is getting ridiculous trying to find a good dogfood.
Well, so far so good with Wellness Senior…no bugs detected…YET…but you are all making me nervous and I will be hyper-vigilant from now on.
My Basset has been eating Senior Wellness for 4 years, he is 9 now. Two months ago we purchased a large (30lb)bag at Pet Supplies Plus. It contained moths and bug larva. Wellness blamed it on the Pet Store for having Birds saying the moths bored minute holes in the bag (it was a sealed bag). Didn’t keep the bag or reciept but called Wellness. They insisted it was improper storage of the food and warm(hot)summer weather (Michigan) and sent us cupons.
The next bag was purchased at PetSmart, smelled differnt but this one contained worms. Called Wellness again. They insisted it was the stores fault again and could not give straight answers. They insist “We stand behind our product” but did not offer a refund or more cupons (which they can keep).Our Basset has been suffering with a horrible skin infection for about 2 months. He would get it off and on for the last 4 years but NEVER this severe. $400 later worth of antibotics, anti yeast pills and anti itch med and it still isn’t cleared up finally read this blog and am trying EVO dog food (hope it helps, this is HORRIBLE)The Jerk at Wellness said “We welcome all of you who had trouble to call, we’d “love” to hear from you” I’m sure they have but wont admit it. He was so “Corperate” — you know, don’t get a —- about your dog or you, as long as they make their money. This attitude is exactly why this country is messed up now in 2010. I’ll be pissed if my dog dies so BEWARE dog owners of Wellness.
guys is this true ?????? i thought this was an excellent product and have heard and seen great things about it..
LOL, you need to leave a link to all this B.S. your posting here. I for one am sick of your late night rambling. I have heard nothing about this crap your saying about Wellness and I believe their Core line is one of the best dog foods made today. Leave some links or knock this crap off. vaish, I would not believe anything this guy is saying.
I have been feeding Orijen for well over a year and in that time I have never heard anything about cat FOOD recalls. Quit posting this crap unless your able to supply some links to some facts.
Dude you have come here making these accusations not me…You need to prove “”"your case”"” not me!!!!!PROVE WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS TRUE, I AM NOT MAKING THESE FALSE STATEMENTS!!! I talk to tons of people every day and have heard nothing like what you are saying. YOU ARE THE ONE WHO IS ACCUSING A COMPANY OF SOMETHING, NOT ME… Leave some links or YOU ARE NOTHING BUT A LAIR TO ME. AND NO I DO NOT WORK FOR ANY DOG FOOD MANUFACTURE. Your an idiot telling other people to research what you are saying, OK, I have and you are lying….
Hey Michelle dig that,,,now I have been accused of working for Wellness..Orijen and Horizon Legacy!!!
OK, LIAR, I WAS JUST AT MY FAVORITE FORUMS AND NOT ONE POST BACKING YOU UP, NOT ONE. And unlike you I leave links……NOW PROVE YOUR CASE!!!!
http://www.germanshepherds.com/forum/
More proof,, so you need to prove your bull…
http://germanshepherd.informe.com/forum
Jess-LOL wellness retaliater?? What the hell is your problem?? WHERE ARE YOUR LINKS/PROOF AS TO WHAT YOU ARE SAYING?? I can say that the sky is purple.Does that make it true??? You say that you have done all of this research,where’s your proof??
Unfortunately we were forced to stop feeding the Wellness products (dry dog food and the snacks) to our dog, Molly. The dry dog food had small insects, moths, and cob webs. The Wellness bars have had cobwebs. We have called the Wellness 800 number to report these incidents and have been offered coupons. But frankly we have lost faith in the products as this seems to be a systemic issue with the company.
I found live worms in Wellness Simple Solutions dog food. It made me sick that I had been feeding this food to my dog for days before finding the worms. I wrote to the company. I see now that other Wellness foods have also contained insects. I won’t ever buy this brand again and Old Mother Hubbard better start doing something about cleaning up their food.
In defense of Wellness, and NO I am not a shill for the company, I have been feeding my dogs Wellness for about 6 years now and have bought many bags of food from Pet Supplies Plus. I feed them senior & regular dry formula and canned formulas (they love the new stew mixes) and I have NEVER found bugs or anything suspicious looking in the bags or cans. I also feed them the Old Mother Hubbard treats. My dogs are healthy and have never had any digestive problems due to the food. I would blame the store and their storage of the products for the bugs. I have found bugs in the loose treats that Pet Supplies sells.
I don’t like the idea that they make the food at manufacturers that make crummy brands. But they do claim to thoroughly clean the machines and are inspected by an outside company. I believe them because their reputation depends on their honesty. Nowadays with how fast word travels on the internet, dishonesty would crush a company whose brand is based on quality of their product.
Are there better brands out there, sure their are. But I’m sticking with Wellness based on my experience.
FYI, my sister feeds her dogs Purina, bottom of the barrel IMO and she had a dog that lived to 17 years old. So go figure, maybe we’re all just wasting our money with these premium brands.
I just bought a bag of the Wellness Senior and had NO bugs or foreign objects in the bag. The expiration on the bag is Feb. 2012. I know bugs and stuff CAN get in bags of pet food based on improper storage since I had issues with a feed store. My horse feed was moldy and once opened, the bugs grew. So far, my dog loves Wellness. She picks it out of her other food (since I am mixing right now) and didn’t even bother trying to eat her old food this morning. We went for a walk this morning and she was very chipper.
i just wanted to say that i do feed my dogs wellness but i have had a problem with two different bags. they have holes, tiny ones in bottom of bag where the corner is. on both bags there were two tiny holes and ants , probably from my house, found their way in them. the bags were unopened and bought from petsmart.