Maximum Nutrition?

Question

Someone recently told me about a dog food you can buy from Wal-Mart called Maximum Nutrition. This dog food claims not to use fillers or by products, and is comparitivly inexpensive. I've heard it was like a generic version of a well known brand, maybe Purina? Does anyone have expirience or added insight with this brand?

So far this is what I expected. And yeah, I know Purina isn't great, but it was just something to compare it to. I'll be sticking with the food we've had I think.

Answer 1

quality dog food costs more than one that has fillers and meat by products. A dog food company is in the business to make money not loose money and can not possibly sell a dog food as you describe and make a profit. So no this is some type of scam. Read the lable on the dog food bag. Visit this web sight for what is really in dog food
http://www.canine-epilepsy-guardian-angels.com/dog_food_ingredients.htm

Answer 2

It sounds good, but I'd be wary of any food from a large chain store. It might be a repackaged food that didn't sell under another brand name or it may be sitting on a shelf in some overheated warehouse for months before you get it.

DON'T use a "low residue" food - they can sometimes cause intestinal problems - it's natural and healthy for the undigested materials to move out of the dog's system. I have always thought that IAMS and Eukanuba were overpriced for the quality of the ingredients.

I see that you're already checking for a food that does NOT have "by products" in the ingredients list - that's best or you'll be paying a lot of money for garbage.

Personally, I like Nutro - it has no by products and is reasonably priced and my dogs have done fine on it for more than 10 years. They make canned and dry dog foods for puppies and adults. Any changes in diet should be made slowly to avoid diarrhea - gradually mix more new food in with what you've been using until he's switched over.
http://www.nutroproducts.com/naturalchoicedog.asp

Answer 3

Wow, this is just another example of a pet food company that is more interested in making money then the health of your pet. the food "claims" to not use fillers or by-products? well that is obviously a lie because other then the first ingredient (chicken) the whole food is made with fillers and by-products.

Here are the ingredients of the food:
Chicken, brewers rice, whole grain corn, corn gluten meal, poultry by-product meal (natural source of glucosamine), whole grain wheat, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), animal digest, chicken cartilage (natural source of glucosamine)

So, as I stated above, the ONLY ingredient in this list that is good for your dog is the chicken HOWEVER because it is chicken flesh it contains 70% water so when the food is cooked, the water is removed and the chicken that is left is actually quite minimal. Technically, it should probably appear second, third or fourth on the ingredient list.

Here are some foods that are actually GOOD for your dog and the websites so that you can check them out:

Innova, California Natural, Healthwise, Karma Organic (www.naturapet.com) - These are all made by the same company. These foods are by far the best on the market. I have yet to find anything that compares ingredient-wise, quality assurance, professionalism, etc. This company has truly set the standard for quality pet food.

Wellness (www.oldmotherhubbard.com)

Solid Gold (www.solidgoldhealth.com)

Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul (www.chickensoupforthepetloverssoul.com)

Nature's Recipe (www.naturesrecipe.com)

Canidae (www.canidae.com)

So, please, get away from falling into the trap of the bigger, more popular pet food brands like Purina, Eukanuba, Iams, Science Diet, Pedigree, Royal Canin, etc. These foods/companies are all garbage. When you can pay the same price for a quality product from the list above as you would for one of these foods, you know the company is ripping you off.

Just use common sense. If they ingredients sound good enough for you to eat, your on the right track.

Answer 4

www.spoiled-rotten-pets.com
Check out this web site to rte the dog food you feed.
This site will tell you how good or bad your dog food is.
It has a guide on it and it asks a few question about the ingredients of yourdog food.
Look under the Payton section and then under food.
It is well worth the reading about dog food.
They also sell some of the very best dog food available today. No by products and fillers.

Answer 5

Purina doesnt produce good quality food so I doubt this food would be any better

ok I looked it up and it is CRAP = the fat is preserved with the nasty chemical BHA, the do use by-products and filler (CORN and WHEAT)

so follow the standard rules of thumb - if you can buy it at wal mart or any grocery store it is CRAP
if you see commercials for it - it is CRAP because the money is spent on commercials - not quality ingredients

Purina is crap so why would anyone think a generic version of a crap food would be any better???

Answer 6

Before you even take multivitamins, make sure you actually need multivitamins. Most people who take them don't really need to. And people have this idea that vitamins take the place of good nutrition which does not. Before you end up spending thousands of dollars on something you don't need, consult/ask your doc. I am not sure why you think you need vitamins daily but for this specific product, I'd ask the GNC folks themselves.

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