Changed Ozzy's food.....

[piph]

A few days ago we decided to give up on trying to keep Ozzy on Eden and went and bought some Wainwrights - he's been having it mixed with the Eden now for a few days, and already his poohs are more solid, and he seems less hungry, and he's only on half and half at the moment.  Very sad   that we couldn't get the Eden to suit him as I know it's such a good food but we couldn't carry on like we were.  I would never knock Eden though, but it just obviously wasn't right for Ozzy, and I think 8 months is a long enough trial.

[Archie bean]

It's tricky when a food is great but just doesn't suit but it's good that you have found something that is working for him. Long may it continue. 

[pipkoi]

We are looking at changing Jarvis' food as he has been itchy since on it & trying to rule out recent changes
Hope Ozzy continues to improve

[Jane57]

You were very patient Pip but Im really glad that ozzy is doing better. You have to do what suits your own dog.
He wasnt even having very much eden either but more = worse poo,s
Hope he continues to do well on wainwrights.

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

No matter how good a food, if it doesn't agree then it doesn't agree. Hope he enjoys his new food

[jonnytrabant]

I was in Robertsons Pet Shop in Newcastle the other day taking to the owner about Eden, I was quite shocked when he told me that it's made by a third party (sorry can't remember the name) as he wanted to stock it. Eden couldn't gaurantee certain requests by Robertsons so he backed out.

[Jane57]

I was in Robertsons Pet Shop in Newcastle the other day taking to the owner about Eden, I was quite shocked when he told me that it's made by a third party (sorry can't remember the name) as he wanted to stock it. Eden couldn't gaurantee certain requests by Robertsons so he backed out.

What requests was this ?  maybe that the price wouldnt be increased?
made by a third party?  surely they dont think that the owners of eden stand in their kitchen and make it?
Eden isnt yet available in any shops yet till next year. Not really able to back up his information me thinks this guy at Robertsons 

[elaine.e]

The third party thing ties in with something I read on one of the raw feeding forums on Facebook a day or so ago. I'll try and find it again and ask the person who posted it, but it was something along the lines of a lot of the branded kibbles, including Eden, which was mentioned specifically, are made either by one big manufacturer, or are all processed at the same place. I'll see if I can find anything more from the person who posted.

It isn't necessarily a bad thing though

[Jane57]

I do know its made at the largest processing factory in Europe,  I actually read this from eden themselves.

[elaine.e]

I do know its made at the largest processing factory in Europe,  I actually read this from eden themselves.

That's probably what the person on Facebook meant then, although he/she didn't make it clear. The plant probably has lots of production lines for lots of unrelated dog food companies.

[Jane57]

I do know its made at the largest processing factory in Europe,  I actually read this from eden themselves.

That's probably what the person on Facebook meant then, although he/she didn't make it clear. The plant probably has lots of production lines for lots of unrelated dog food companies.

Thats likely what is its elaine.

What really matters is anyone independantly testing the product can validate what the authenticity is , which eden is and has been extensively tested.

[jonnytrabant]

Agree it certainly doesn't really matter, but it would be nice if there was a bit clarity. I have not seen anything on the Eden web site that says where it's actually made. The web site indicates that it's made by them, certainly to me anyway.

[elaine.e]

Feeling curious about this, not least because there are so many brands of dog and cat food in the UK that I don't see how they can all have their own manufacturing plants. So I did a quick internet search and came up with this company in Lancashire http://www.goldenacres.co.uk/.

They don't say which foods are made there, but I read on another website that JWB and Nutrix are amongst the many brands produced there.

We seem to have hijacked your thread piph, so apologies for that. Hope Ozzy thrives on his new food

[Archie bean]

I was in Robertsons Pet Shop in Newcastle the other day taking to the owner about Eden, I was quite shocked when he told me that it's made by a third party (sorry can't remember the name) as he wanted to stock it. Eden couldn't gaurantee certain requests by Robertsons so he backed out.

What requests was this ?  maybe that the price wouldnt be increased?
made by a third party?  surely they dont think that the owners of eden stand in their kitchen and make it?
Eden isnt yet available in any shops yet till next year. Not really able to back up his information me thinks this guy at Robertsons 

Eden is already available in some shops. I checked because I thought I saw it in Totnes (well known round here for its alternative, green, healthy hippy lifestyle, so not surprised it is there already!) and you had me doubting my sanity!!

http://www.uk.edenpetfoods.com/retailers-13-w.asp

Sorry, Piph, back to the thread.....  Have you seen the grain free wainwrights? It's on special introductory offer at the moment. I think £5 for a bag.

[piph]

Don't worry about hijacking the thread, it's all very interesting!  Of course Eden obviously use a third party, as some else said, they don't stand in the kitchen and cook it up themselves!!  But it will be to their specific recipe, in the same way that lots of our food is produced, where factories make different brands of, say, pies, to different recipes.

Anyway, back to the subject - Ozzy seems to be doing well on half Wainwrights and half Eden - we'll mix the rest up and he'll probably be fully on Wainwrights by the end of next week.  Will keep you posted.