Chicken Soup vs Wellness

Gene K · 07-11-2005, 02:09 PM

These are the easiest to obtain foods that meet my requirements ie No Soy, Corn, or Wheat. Primarily Animal Protein Sources.

Given a Choice of Wellness Super5 Chicken at $1.22 lb or Chicken Soup for the Pet Lovers Soul at $0.80 lb which would you go for?
Is Super5 worth 53% more than Chicken Soup? This is the large 30 lb vs 35 lb bags.
The comparison only gets worse in 5 lb vs 6 lb bags (61% Higher).

The following is perhaps an oversimplification and to big an assumption:
Chicken Soup should require 3.5% less food by weight based on calorie content (More feedings per bag).
However by volume you will be feeding 21% more since it is less dense (more waste).

I am just having a hard time justifying the price difference.

Gene

Edit: I just noticed someone else asked the same question 2 weeks ago, but since they didnt get a response...

elegy · 07-11-2005, 03:57 PM

wellness measures in 4 oz cups instead of the standard 8 oz i think. i'd check on that to make sure. i think both are reasonably good foods and whichever works best for your dog would be the way to go. start with the chicken soup and if your dog doesn't do as well as you hope on it, switch?

personally i've never used wellness. one of my dogs eats canidae which is about $20/20 lbs and he does very well on it. the other eats innova evo which is ridiculously expensive but it's cleared up a lot of problems that she had on other foods.

Schwe · 07-11-2005, 04:08 PM

I have no experience with chicken soup, but I have tried out Wellness and know many people who have had much success with Wellness. Compare ingredients between the two and decide which is best for your dog. A kibble I would also suggest is Canidae. It is very reasonably priced and an excellent kibble.

I feed Solid Gold Wolf King. Solid Gold also makes many other varieties of kibble that are excellent. I use Wolf King because it uses uncommon meats, and I suspect my dog has an allergy to Lamb.

WingedFoal · 07-11-2005, 08:12 PM

I feed Chicken Soup simply because it has given me the best changes in my dog so far, although I haven't tried Wellness and may later on after this bag finishes (which could be another few weeks).

Pugdawg1 · 07-11-2005, 08:55 PM

I have 5 pugs on the Chicken Soup food, I am happy with it, and they LOVE it. They all look great.

07-11-2005, 02:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
Gene K Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Decatur AL USA Posts: 21 Rep Power: 0	Chicken Soup vs Wellness These are the easiest to obtain foods that meet my requirements ie No Soy, Corn, or Wheat. Primarily Animal Protein Sources. Given a Choice of Wellness Super5 Chicken at $1.22 lb or Chicken Soup for the Pet Lovers Soul at $0.80 lb which would you go for? Is Super5 worth 53% more than Chicken Soup? This is the large 30 lb vs 35 lb bags. The comparison only gets worse in 5 lb vs 6 lb bags (61% Higher). The following is perhaps an oversimplification and to big an assumption: Chicken Soup should require 3.5% less food by weight based on calorie content (More feedings per bag). However by volume you will be feeding 21% more since it is less dense (more waste). I am just having a hard time justifying the price difference. Gene Edit: I just noticed someone else asked the same question 2 weeks ago, but since they didnt get a response...
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07-11-2005, 03:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
elegy Pit Bull Junky Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,073 Rep Power: 109	wellness measures in 4 oz cups instead of the standard 8 oz i think. i'd check on that to make sure. i think both are reasonably good foods and whichever works best for your dog would be the way to go. start with the chicken soup and if your dog doesn't do as well as you hope on it, switch? personally i've never used wellness. one of my dogs eats canidae which is about $20/20 lbs and he does very well on it. the other eats innova evo which is ridiculously expensive but it's cleared up a lot of problems that she had on other foods.
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07-11-2005, 04:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
Schwe American Bulldog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Schenectady, NY Posts: 427 Rep Power: 75	I have no experience with chicken soup, but I have tried out Wellness and know many people who have had much success with Wellness. Compare ingredients between the two and decide which is best for your dog. A kibble I would also suggest is Canidae. It is very reasonably priced and an excellent kibble. I feed Solid Gold Wolf King. Solid Gold also makes many other varieties of kibble that are excellent. I use Wolf King because it uses uncommon meats, and I suspect my dog has an allergy to Lamb.
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WingedFoal Bostons Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Birmingham, AL, USA Posts: 1,035 Rep Power: 96	I feed Chicken Soup simply because it has given me the best changes in my dog so far, although I haven't tried Wellness and may later on after this bag finishes (which could be another few weeks).
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Pugdawg1 Pug Mom Join Date: May 2004 Location: Elko, Nevada Posts: 2,418 Rep Power: 135	I have 5 pugs on the Chicken Soup food, I am happy with it, and they LOVE it. They all look great.
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