With Alpo, A Is for Awful
Written: Mar 09 '07
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Pros: Convenient
Cons: Poor contents
The Bottom Line: Never again. I put the unopened cans in the garage as a food backup but after the second problem,tossed it all
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| pambo's Full Review: Alpo Prime Cuts Canned Dog Food |
Here's how I spent the Ides of March, also known as my birthday, last year:
Hobbling around on crutches because of an ankle surgery.
Being lied to by a creepy salesman for a pest-control
company
Trying to oversee a contractor doing a countertop repair and watching him break tiles
Cleaning up after a pooping dog who had chosen to visit pretty much every room in the house on her road to recovery.
It's the last item that is of concern today.
What do we have to thank for the charming dog problem?
Ah, yes, I believe that would be Alpo. Specifically, Alpo Prime Cuts Canned Dog Food
My Lab, who is 20 months old and capable of eating anything--food, paper, car fuel sensors, TV cables, shoes, plasterboard--anything, can't handle Alpo.
We tried it twice, a week apart, with exactly the same effects, sudden, uncontrollable pooping. And she eats other canned or moist dog food with absolutely no problem.
No other product has had the same effect.
Here's what comes out of the can and goes into the dog, at least for a little while:
Water, meat byproducts, wheat flour, beef, rice, wheat gluten, corn starch-modified egg product, whole chicory root, mineral supplements, salt, natural flavor, caramel color, titanium dioxide, vitamins, folic acid, biotin.
When I started reading up on dog food recently on some pet discussion boards, I found this information about "meat byproducts": Experts say this could include zoo animals, road kill and... , '4-D' livestock (dead, diseased, disabled, dying). Most shockingly, "meat by-products" can even include euthanized dogs and cats. ...pet owners should look for specific origin, such as 'chicken by-product' or 'lamb by-product.'
The smell wasn't any worse than any other canned dog food, which is to say I certainly wouldn't want to eat any of it but dogs, including mine, love the smell.
The cans come with a pop-top, which makes opening them easier. Since I was on crutches, it seemed helpful to have a can that didn't require an opener.
And the price, about 45 cents a can, is pretty good.
This may be a good product, as a treat, for your dog, though I doubt it because of the "meat byproducts" issue but it definitely wasn't good for our dog. She had no other symptoms beyond the pooping problem and quickly turned to other foods.
We tried the Alpo just to give her a little treat, mixing it with dry food, and to try to get her to focus on dog food and not ours.
What a mistake.
Recommended:
No
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