Merrick, Fromm, Felidae and Kumpi

Sounds like a law firm, right? Those are just some of the pet food brands I have tried or will be trying since the recall.

I have started to hear some bad things about Merrick, the food that I have switched all 3 dogs and both cats to. After the Natural Balance recall I didn’t know which food to turn to. In that short amount of time I have tried:

EVANGERS wet (vitamin K and weird discolorations in the can so threw out without feeding)

FROMM dry (cats currently eating this since the NB recall and they seem to like it a lot - it just has a really kibble-meaty smell to it that I can smell on their little faces when they come in for a kiss)

FELIDAE wet (they refuse to eat it - no matter what)
FELIDAE dry (should be delivered soon so i’ll see how they like it)

LIFE’S ABUNDANCE (ordered samples and they loved everything but i’m a little turned off by the Amway approach they have and also that the cans are made by Menu)

KUMPIKAT dry (just ordered today.. so it’s between the FELIDAE and KUMPIKAT once it arrives that i’ll settle on for dry)

MERRICK wet for CATS (they have been on the wet since NB recall and they love that food)

MERRICK wet and dry for DOGS (all 3 dogs love love love this stuff.. there has to be doggie crack in there.. ha ha)

but.. the MERRICK rumors keep on - about how they supposedly use rendered animals in their food. I have also seen documents about the chicken tags found in their canned food (2006) and the BHT in the food they manufactured for GO NATURAL (2004) and about the Merrick treats recalled due to salmonella (a year or two ago).

I’m sure many of you have been going through the same situation of trying to find the SAFEST food for your pets right now and as you can see it’s a frustrating guessing game (for the most part).. Ugh..

Does anyone have anything to add about MERRICK or even the other foods mentioned?