https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/b18a92349f97414e7747a3f63bbcf80ddceb120b51c23e6786bfb89df1e12df5.jpg. Ill grab a last bag or two, and then start transitioning my dog likely to raw food. and try to wean them off it? So far that has been what has happened to nearly all the companies who did that or sold out. Hi Timothy, sorry for the delay in replying, although Susan and Veronika have offered some good info. It now works out at 12% carbs, based on the percentage of protein, fat, moisture, and ash that they state on the packaging. With that in mind and because the stuff is relatively pricey, Id be more inclined to experiment with a few formulas in the smaller bags first. I wonder however if the price might go up for such a product as it would take a bit longer to make. Unfortunately, Ziwi was just acquired by a Chinese investment firm so without a doubt they will do what they always do. Apparently it would be at or close to their buy price, so they cant offer it with such an aggressive discount. We do not accept money, gifts, samples or other incentives in exchange for special consideration in preparing our reviews. Let me know how you find the K9 Naturals wet food in comparison! As a rule of thumb the stinkier the tripe the better! Cause like mine love chicken, so Ive tested a multitude of chicken kibbles over their lives and most were binned/given away/sold. View our, Australian dog foods (and my best recommendations! Why do vets recommend Hills Science Diet / Prescription Diet? My moods have been changing lately and Im reading stuff I didnt care about before and I seem to be remembering everything I read so perfect time. Hopefully they never do, but yeah weve heard that before. For those who can, but are still worried about the price please, it is worth it x100 to see the difference in your dogs life. Among other changes, the recommended levels of sodium, chloride, magnesium and selenium increased, while iron, zinc and iodine decreased. The uhh server cannot be found for some reason, Ill try getting into it by googling instead. Im seeing rabbit and lamb in the old style labels, so I guess its been around for a while. For those worried about the high price understand that some simply cannot afford it, and that is fair enough. For more information, please visit our Disclaimer and Disclosure page. It seems Venison has some new laws in place or something like that making it virtually impossible to buy from a butcher now Ya gotta watch these oldies, theyre crafty and always seem to have hidden biscuits and cupcakes ready to go as soon as your back is turned, like some sort of food-ninja. No pet food is perfect, and care and consideration should be taken when feeding your pet. The information you have provided has been fantastic. It has been known to cause liver failure and a lot of the comments on Purinas website verify that, I wouldnt use it long term. High quality and the girls love it. Ill crack a K9 beef tomorrow to compare smell and texture to ZP beef. I havent checked the other stuff as Im on the road and not currently going home, but Ive opened Ziwi Peak because I couldnt help myself quiet frankly. I use Meals for Mutts after seeing its reviews here, but my vet recommended Ziwi Peak. It is recommended further research is taken, especially if you feed your pet the same product continuously. Whats the best working dog food in Australia? K9 natural has also been acquired by a Chinese company. Very good points , I completely agree with that view , it makes quite good reason that dogs would do well on at least some raw food. I am switching my dogs food over due to issues with supply from my online retailer. you need freeze dried raw like Frontier Pets Chicken formula has least fat, your vet probably hasnt heard of Frontier Pets yet, F/P is Australian made at Evans Head NSW, Holistic Vet Cathy Cornack from Newcastle formulated F/P. my two liked the ZP beef, but yeah I just wasnt too fond of the smell. I wonder why its so different to K9, both use the same meats supposedly. In my case, commercial foods only represent about 1/3 of the diet but even so theres typically 7 or 8 products in use from maybe 4 or 5 manufacturers and generally chosen for the broadest possible spectrum of ingredients. so them saying its on par with the venison formula is a lie because venison is virtually no fat compared to the extremely fatty lamb even if you trim it well its still going to feel oily when you touch the pieces. Balanced Life complete air dried raw https://www.mypetwarehouse.com.au/store/filtered/d_12/b_BALANCED-LIFE/ If indeed they are dropping the formula I guess Ill have to buy the canned variety instead, although I do much prefer the freeze dried as I dont have to use it within 3 days of opening. The only roughly related problem that Ive ever heard of is 100% raw feeders who will provide lots of meats because thats easy, but shy away from the offal and stomach contents (or substitutes) that would normally accompany such a diet in a wild setting, because thats icky and more difficult. Ziwi Peak Beef was selected to represent the other products in the line for detailed recipe and nutrient analysis. It wasnt until our whippet was given it in very small amounts and was very nauseous that we twigged it was the food. A bit of extra caution and research might be wise in the case of giant breeds though. Label and nutrient data below are calculated using dry matter basis. The rabbit canned for dogs has been around for a very long time, no one has ever stocked it though and Im not sure why as I did mention it to them, maybe they simply dont have enough stock no idea. 2022 Pet Food Reviews Australia. There wouldnt be any bad reviews for flavour if every dog loved it. Interestingly part of their act is to eat some of the dry product and invite clients to do the same. Theres a lot that videos of ailments dont mention including the lower carbs for diabetes and sadly vets dont mention it either making it very difficult to control the disease and leading to the pets eventual blindness. I actually read something recently stating that Glucosamine is actually pretty bad compared to Chondroitan and hideously bad compared to green lipped mussels I bet, I recently saw capsules for that in a health food store, if I ever need it I could break a capsule I guess. I guess the only thing left to do is post results after at least 1 month of eating it. Just curious was is everyones opinions with this versus Frontier Pets? We decided that the most natural ingredient to deliver the sodium was NZ sea salt. The carbs are listed on the Ziwipeak website so you didnt need to calculate them, and the figure here is incorrect the carbs range from 6-10.6% depending on variety chosen, not a huge 17% as youve somehow calculated (did you check their website?). Both ZiwiPeak and Frontier Pets are very good, so youre feeding your dog well on either one. Please let me know if you have any further questions, comments, or concerns. Please comment if you have anything to add! ZiwiPeak meats AAFCO standards for all life stages so can be fed to puppies. The rolls have synthetic vitamin k in them so I wouldnt feed them based solely on that, menadione bisulphate is the name of it for future reference. My old elder, long gone now was always hyper after eating the mainly meat foods. The Ziwipeak people claim that this stuff is suitable for all ages, and since its quite a rich food in terms of protein & fat, that seems reasonable. Regardless of outcomes we need to continue to fight and hopefully beat them someday. Hi Delia, Ziwipeak is certainly a good choice (its dried food not kibble). I feel like Ziwipeak is better than any other kibble for her even though there isnt a puppy specific product. Anyways Anja at that time didnt like it, tried it several times and nope she wouldnt eat it, its very true to its word about the rosemary it smells of a lot of it. Theres no trickery used on the labelling, so you get exactly what it says on the tin. Thank you. I can only guess that they allow their cans to cool horizontally after the canning process, and so most of the fats solidify along one side. Dogs digest animal fats much more efficiently than we do and it offers them a great source of energy. I am hearing good things about Black Hawk, but on comparing the 2, I just cant bring myself to switch them over. Its naturally rich in quality protein, minerals and complex B vitamins, too. Its worth noting Ziwipeak is higher in fat than most foods, and your poodles reaction especially could be linked to pancreatis, hyperlipidemia, or digestive problems. I would so appreciate if you could have a look and give your opinion on which of the three would be the best to mix in to this diet. Get free dog food recall alerts sent to you by email. It happens. Ive managed to feed around 6-7 500g bags to a dog with pancreatitis over about 4 years and not once was his attack ziwi related, I realised that what seems to cause his attacks is my dad giving scraps intended for our other dog or yogurt with cream apparently and also Earthborn weight control caused quiet a severe reaction, no idea what ingredient did it though but I now stay away from certain offenders just in case. a bit unhappy, just got my 1st cans of ZP wet, would be close to the sloppiest stuff Ive ever seen in a can, hopefully my neighbour will buy them off me for his dogs, it could taste amazing and have amazing ingredients, but my dogs just wont eat slop, if it held any form at all, my dogs would eat it and this review might be different, this cant be eaten with teeth, only tongue, I have to stand there with spoon in hand while they eat to build it up constantly for them so its not just slop stuck to the bottom of their bowl, will crack a K9 Naturals wet can tomorrow and see if its any better, fingers crossed, Recently purchased Zealandia lamb wet food for my GSP, good consistency, you actually need to spoon it out of the can as it holds its form , fantastic ingredients,smells terrific and he loves the stuff. Tripe usually consists of the first three chambers of a cud-chewing animals stomach. The fifth ingredient is beef liver. Hi Christine, yes its suitable for puppies . I think its price is because its essentially dog food jerky lol and we all know how expensive jerky is. Both have now fully recovered with no further symptoms once we ceased feeding them this food. I dont know if it was just olive oil, but there was a very definite high tide mark running the length of the can. Theyre native to New Zealand, and a fantastic source of omega fats for a healthy skin and coat as well as a proven anti-inflammatory for joint health. They can eat anything. Hes been getting a lot of K9 though as its about to hit its expiration date, I hope it holds out long enough for me to use the rest up. Most dogs will do anything for it and generally go nuts for it. Unfortunately both my dogs cannot tolerate Ziwipeak. The problem is a lot of people have no raw commonsense when it comes to dog food or maybe they simply dont understand raw as a whole? In that case it certainly points towards the food. Hello, thanks for the reply! -built like a little eskimo which I suppose makes sense given his breed.. he is at ideal weight with currant diet, however I feel he could have better coat condition. Just like humans, a dog will develop intolerances from eating or not eating a foodstuff for an extended period. I understand that AAFCO proposed some revisions in recent years which were finally ratified in 2016. ZiwiPeak benefits from the wonderful green-lipped mussels, yet Frontier Pets has a range of organics fruits and veggies. I have a Rottweiler puppy. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/a0c166ed702e6cb48e8de9495ead83cdfefbb30e0e74521c31828d0a784c1467.jpg. I was just looking at Ziwi Peak for PAtch this is a sign a good sign, I was just converting all the Ziwi Peak formulas & the Rabbit & Lamb recipe is the lowest in fat, when converted the fat-18.18%, protein-43.18%, Venison fat-20.45%, protein-43.18%, Beef fat-25% protein-36.36% if you want Ill post the Calculator link so you can convert all the wet tin foods youll be surprise with some formulasIm driving Patch to the Park before this bad storm comesits suppost to be coming up the east coast. Its mostly meat which is much more expensive than the fillers we find in other foods, and this does somewhat justify the price. Manufacturers want your loyalty (or should I say repeat business?). For manufacturers a recall can be severely damaging in this world of social media, especially with small companies. If your dog isnt losing weight eating MfM then buy a bag Eukanuba Fit Body Small Breed kibble, its only 280Kcals per cup, carbs are under 30% & fat is 40% less fat then other kibbles.. Eukanuba is made in Australia now.. MfM Kcals arent low, Ive read a few people dogs have put on weight since being fed MfM, the grain formulas are low in meat-20% & high carbs, you need more meat, less carbs, less fat when wanting dog cat to lose weight, my boy gained weight on MfM Sardine & Rice but I needed him to gain weight back then.. Thank you. As a group, the brand features an average protein content of 46% and a mean fat level of 34%. The eighth ingredient is beef bone, an excellent source of natural calcium. However, we do receive a referral fee from online retailers (like Chewy or Amazon) and from sellers of perishable pet food when readers click over to their websites from ours. Even with higher protein dry foods you find theyve bulked up protein with stuff like peas or corn, but theres none of that rubbish here. Didnt hear of no bad storms this week but while we were on holidays there was some really bad windy days and today my mum woke me up to snow falling from the sky so that was super cool, havent had that happen in awhile. Well K9 definitely wins the prize as the stinkiest one Ive ever smelt, I dont have any doubts that its awesome quality, I really do love their foods and am quiet saddened by the sudden disappearance of their venison formulas. Which Ziwi were you trying? ), A guide to large breed dog foods (and large breed puppy foods), Alternative dog foods (Air Dried/Freeze Dried). I once saw some for like $97 a kilo as a kid, its likely much more these days. Ill buy more K9 as I prefer them honestly, just really prefer the smell and the dogs seem much more enthused. Thankfully the marketing of ZIWI Peak really tallies with what the ingredients and analysis really say about this dog food, so lets delve in a little deeper. Picture of how it looks like. Its taken a week to learn more about the venison situation (I wanted some too) thanks to the usual offers of return phone calls which never eventuate etc. I will include that I am probably leaning towards earthborn holistic for the inclusion of taurine as his breed is prone to eye problems in later life; however am not sure if the combo of earthborn holistic and ziwipeak will be too rich? Was wondering if I could use this as a topper for kibble? 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Rusty he swallows the pieces whole so I dont give him too much and to be honest Ziwi has never really helped Rusty with anything, K9 Natural helped with his leg problems and the new FrontierPets helps give him some extra spunk he becomes super bouncy when he runs haha its really funny to look at and it makes me happy that hes enjoying his older years. Yeah I think Karen once mentioned that a shoe plus some extras passed the AAFCO test for complete and balanced or something *facepalm*. The stores I visited already had it available in the half kilo bags, but not discounted as heavily as the other varieties. From here, the list goes on to include a number of other items. Its best to rotate between a few different brands & different proteins,.. ), then youll still be contributing to the health of your dog. Definitely over ZP now, I think K9 might be in the same boat soon, with the silver lining being Im going to save a lot of money on dog food, gladly they do like the Orijen dry. So an interesting development has begun with Rusty and the new Venison formula, it gives him so much energy he literally jumps up onto Angels table and eats all the food there, weve had to start removing whats uneaten or hell eat it haha. Im so happy I found your website. It smelled divine though, I had to use all of my willpower to stop myself from taking a lick haha, must be great quality to smell that amazing! Thats a good idea, Ill try giving it in the morning and kibble later in the day. If you want to feed a mix then you could feed kibble (or a dried food like ZiwiPeak) in the morning and meat in the evening or vice versa. I saw a Ziwipeak rep the other day doing the promotion thing for a group of staff at a pet supply store chain the bags appeared to be the new style so they must be getting close to the shelves. The seventh item is green-lipped mussel. But no one is stocking it anymore, I wonder if the same reason applies to dog food and thats why Ziwi and K9 removed it and left it in the smaller bags/cans. plus 130g (1 metric cup) of Canidae grain free dry food per day. There are marginal differences between air drying and freeze drying, with the latter being the more costly process but retains almost all nutrients and offers a longer shelf life. Frontier Pets Ethically farmed free range grass feed Beef, Pork & Chicken. 3 dry food brands I am looking at are; Earthborn Holistic, Ivory Coat and Taste of the Wild- all grain free versions. Feeding one of the many cereal-based foods over a long period can lead to many health issues in later life. Good luck with Patch and Ziwi I really do think they did a good thing with this change, its made the food so much better. On several occasions with the poodle, and once with our whippet when we came to visit and fed our whippet the poodles treats (only small amounts, whilst training on the beach). Can I feed Ziwipeak to my 7 month old puppy, even though they dont have puppy specific food? The guaranteed analysis of ZIWI Peak dog food (as of February 2021): ZIWIPeak dog food is one of the best you can buy in Australia. I have been feeding my 2 Maltese Venison & Fish for about 5 years now. Have always mixed raw mince usually turkey in with dry food so they would eat it. Yeah I didnt reply back but I found out that the S was the problem even before Alan did, the site works just fine thanks. Not only is inulin a natural source of soluble dietary fiber, its also a prebiotic used to promote the growth of healthy bacteria in a dogs digestive tract. They have a lot more than just jerky as the ingredients, a lot of unecessary things, dogs love plain jerky and it keeps for a long time no need to add anything extra. I had a look and wondered if that was the truth. This is what Ive fed my dog religiously for the last two years, so Ill be keeping an eye on the ingredients list to see if anything changes.