I've been feeding everyone here at the home for wayward cats Evo dry and wet food for just over a month now. The dry, I received as a generous donation and the wet I was purchasing on my own. I felt happy with it, knowing it was a grain free product and that online reviews were overall positive.
However, in the last month, I have been dealing with a lot of mild digestive issues in almost all of the cats. Everything from poopy bum to loose stools to the occasional vomiting. Not to mention poor Kitty and his mouth ulcers. With the exception of Kitty and his mouth, no one cat would show symptoms for more than a day at a time, but all of the cats have experienced at least one of the symptoms over the course of the month. Because it was so inconsistent, and there were no other signs of being ill (no dehydration, activity levels were the same, everyone was bright eyed and bushy tailed, etc) I had assumed it was due to the stress of having so many new arrivals. That is until I randomly found this article this morning.
http://petfoodtalk.com/catfoodreviews/evo/
If you only read the info on the left hand side of the page, Evo gets glowing reviews, pretty much across the board. However, if you take the time to read through the reviews and discussions section on the right side of the page, a different story emerges. Evo was (unbeknownst to me) bought out by Proctor & Gamble about a year ago and as far back as last September, you can find complaints about the visible change in the quality of the food. Most tellingly, many of the posts from that point onward deal with cats suffering from vomiting, diarrhea, and food allergies causing mouth pain.
Hmmm... that doesn't sound familiar at all.
Looks like it's time to switch everyone back to Acana.
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