[ashleywong]

hi

acana is manufactured by championpetfoods - a company out in canada - the same people who manufactured orijen the brand i feed my cats.

yes, you're right, it's got all the right ingredients in the appropriate amount and you can really see that it works wonder with your pet's health. it showed up in their general health, the lovely state of their skin and fur, their alertness and energy level and even in their "poop" yes, i used cat's poop as an indicator of their health and whether they're eating the correct food and whether they're feeling okay or not.

acana has a lower meat content than orijen and it has rice as the source of cabohydrate besides oatmeal.

as for myself, i prefer orijen as although it has a higher meat content, the protein ratio is just nice and it doesn't contain rice as one of my cat doesn't react properly to rice and any grain content.

you're right again on another score - it's availability or lack of it. there's only a single distributor importing in acana and orijen and so far i've tracked down several places that really stocks up on orijen

1) pet epicure in tmn melawait
2) pets people in plaza damas, sri hartamas
3) home pet in sri petaling
4) tails unlimited in kajang or is it sg buloh
5) sea park pet supplies in pj ss2 - their stock should be in now
6) a pet shop in tmn danau desa okr - they're willing to order for you although they specialises only in dog food


pet wonderland in mdvalley also stocks up on acana however their supply of acana has an expiry date of aug 2008 when i last looked in march 2008. hopefully they have new stocks in by now.

i suspect one of the reason that supply is not easily available at all retailers is that there is lack of awareness about acana and orijen and the distributor doesn't really do any promotion, not even at pet exhibition. hence it is difficult for pet owners who wishes to feed their pet this brand.

by the way, if any of you is using acana/orijen, especially the largest bag of food and you notice that the food exudes an oily smell over time, that's due to the hot and humid weather over here in malaysia. just repack your pet food into airtight containers and store in the freezer of your refrigerator. what i do is those unused portion, i stored in cool and dark cupboard, and put the box that's currently in use in the fridge. it works to keep the food "cool" all the time.

lynielime have you noticed that your cats and dogs tend to eat less of each serving of acana? i was told by the folks at championpetfoods that this is because of the high quality protein in the kibbles, the pet will be able to satisfy its protein requirement in a smaller portion.

so, spending on good quality food may seemed "more expensive" an investment each time you buy a bag of food but in reality, you spend less cos you don't have to buy so often.

but this doesn't mean you have to ration the food to the poor pet in order to make it last - that's only last resort if the food is running out and you haven't managed to restock.