Acana Cat Food Review (We Tested It)
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- Опубликовано: 5 авг 2024
- In this week’s video, we go in-depth on the cat food brand Acana, learning about the brand’s background, sourcing and manufacturing practices, and history of recalls. Watch the full video to get all the details and find out if this brand is a good choice for you and your cat.
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0:00 Introduction
0:12 Company Background
1:36 Sourcing and Manufacturing
2:45 Recall History & Lawsuit
5:47 Customer Experience (The Cats React!)
7:04 About the Food
8:49 Lab Analysis & Nutrition
11:38 Price
12:01 Overall Impressions
14:16 Conclusion
Products mentioned in this video:
Acana Indoor Entrée Cat Food:
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Acana Grasslands Cat Food:
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Acana Homestead Harvest Cat Food:
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Acana Meadowlands Cat Food:
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Acana website: acana.com
Further reading related to the Champion Petfoods lawsuit:
Lawsuit dismissal: www.natlawreview.com/article/...
Champion Petfoods whitepaper on heavy metals in pet food: championpetfoods.com/on/deman...
Comparison of heavy metals in several dog foods (Frontiers in Veterinary Medicine): www.frontiersin.org/articles/...
Evaluation of toxic element levels in ingredients and commercial pet foods (Nature): www.nature.com/articles/s4159...
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Cat food companies should offer, or even sell, small sample boxes just to see if your cat likes it before shelling out $30.
I agree especially for the more expensive food. Luckily most pet stores even online will let you return or exchange food if your pet doesn’t like it.
@@sakuramoonas Really? I didn't know this. I always just gave the food away, thinking I was just stuck with the cost. And shelters won;t take open bags so I gave them to relatives and friends. Thanks for letting me know!
Yeah no problem. I've returned food to Petco before and my local small stores. Chewy has a great return policy also. Just make sure to ask about open bag returns whenever you buy food.
I once had luck from getting a refund from Chewy. Some cat food gave my cat a tummy ache and they allowed me to donate it to a local animal shelter :D
@@localchumb yeah chewy is really nice. We once ordered a cat tree from there and didn't realize it was made for kittens. We have kittens but wanted something that would last longer. They refunded us for the tree and told us to donate it. I plan to donate it in a few months to a rescue when my little ones get to big to navigate it.
Great review Malory. Looking forward for your review on Orijen. Thank you for your valuable work on helping us to take the best care of our fur babies 💖
When you do Orijen can you review the new guardian 8 formula? I've switched 3 cats seamlessly onto Orijen they much prefer it over other brands of kibble it's been going great 👌 one of them was skin and bones before I started feeding her Orijen now she has healthy weight and coat looking good
Yes!
Your reviews are so appreciated.
Hello! I work as a reciever at a small pet store chain in Canada. We have a PO for Acana/Orijen/Champion wet cat food, so even though it's not available in stores or online yet, it'll be appearing on shelves in the next couple months! Depending on any distribution issues, of course.
This review was incredible helpful. Thanks a lot!
Amazing depth and detail! Your dedication is inspirational and cats everywhere thank you!
Thank you, Phillip.
My cats eat the indoor recipe, they love it. Thank you for the video!
Thanks so much! Good research and reporting.
Impressive work! Thank you.
Thank you for the review, informative as always.
Thanks for commenting, Frank.
LOVED this video! please roll it out to more brands! 😻 Applaws, True Origins…
Thank you! We plan to review as many as possible.
Thanks for the detailed reviews. We need more knowledge on what we feed our animals. Great job!
John, thank you for the comment and support!
Wonderful 👍😊 thank you!
Bless you for this video
I feed my cat the Acana but also wet food from the pouches. She has a bit of a sensitive stomach but since she was a shelter cat she's used to the variety of the proteins (they would feed her whatever they could find there). Everyone comments on how shiny and nice her coat is. No real issues with her gut tbh. She goes nuts for it
Mallory thanks for informative stuff about cats.
Thanks for being here, Jason!
Love the video! I pretty much raised my kitten and bought things based on your reviews! Would you in the future do a brand review for Wellness and Instict as well? Would love to see some in-depth views on these two brands!
Yes, we plan to!
I feed my cats the Wild Prairie Acana from Canada. I noticed a difference in the cats coat and energy after switching to this food. I am surprised to hear that carb content as I had figured it lower when looking at the packaging. Thank you for the review.
Thank you so much!!
Another great video ;_; am happy :)
So glad it made ya happy, Chum!
I added this dry food in when my cat got sick and lost a lot of weight. It was hard for him to gain it back. He loved the Acana food and has gained all the weight back (though sadly he has a chronic illness). We are happy with it, no problems, but I am concerned about what heavy metals that you were talking about. I had no idea. I'd like to find a kibble cat food without any metals but have the qualities you spoke about.
Been wondering about this brand for a minute. Thank you for your take on it. Think I'm going to stick with the limited ingredient food my cats actually enjoy.
Thanks for the review!! I’d be interested in a review of the company Essence!
Thanks for the comment! We may do a video review of Essence in the near future, but you may also be interested in our written review of this brand: allaboutcats.com/essence-cat-food-review
I’d love a review of the canned food they have now
my dogs eat acana! I wasn't aware they made cat food! good to know
Would love to see a comparison between the US and Canadian manufactured Acana or Orijen! I heard about the drop in quality in the US and got nervous since I feed my 8mo kittens the Acana kitten dry food (mixed with wet food), but after I looked into it, it seems like the quality of the Canadian food has stayed relatively the same as before (I live in Canada). The carb content seems to be lower as well. I guess I’m just curious if you would rate the Canadian version around the same!
Hi! When we got our kittens at age 12 weeks, they were eating IAMS kitten, which they liked but their poop was really smelly, and they farted a lot. My kittens now eat a combination of Acana Kitten First Feast and Scrumbles (Kittens and Queens). They're 9 months old now, and love the food. They're certainly very energetic and their coats are so shiny and glossy since we switched from IAMS to Acana and Scrumbles. Their poop smells have lessened as well, which is a bonus!
Nice!
My cat (my profile picture) at Iams for all 7 years of his life 😢. He got sick and I wasn’t able to afford vet care at the time. Fast forward 10 years later and his adopted sibling started having potty issues. He was my sister’s cat and she is severely stubborn and won’t listen to anyone. He also had Iams all 15 years of his life so when the issues arose 13 years, she wasn’t able to get him to eat anything else. We put him down last April 😢. I am now on my own and about to find my next cat. They will not have Iams and will have a mostly wet food diet. After watching Malory and Jackson Galaxy, I know now that the dry food was the reason our cats were sick.
@Goosefang I'm sorry for your losses.
@@ilyanaismail5391 thank you. I am going to visit with a cat soon (his guardians are not feeling well at the moment). If I end up bringing him home, he will be transitioned to wet food. As I’m sure they feed him kibble.
Would like to see a review on Rawz food!
Can you do a review specifically for Origen ?
Thank You for reviewing Acana 😺
Of course, Roxanne! Thank you so much for being here. :)
Hello, what do ypu think about this food? Is my first time with Acana
My cat likes it, I add water. It either becomes soft or he eats it quickly and drinks the water. My cat doesn’t drink water. So I have to add it to everything. I think meadowlands is the most dense or dry, but I’m not sure. I was told to be careful of one these. Also he only gets a table spoon at a time, he no longer gets a dry bowl.
At first my cat wasn't a big fan of this food but he has become accustomed to it. I'm not sure we will stick with it after this bag though because I want him to enjoy his food :)
I started with them and then switched to Feline Natural wet food.
Hello, thanks for the review! I had a question, I would be glad if you answer it. We have been using Acana and Orijen's cat foods produced in Canadian kitchen for a long time and we are very pleased with these two brands. But this month, I won't be able to buy Acana or Orijen's upper segment formulas as I have a bit of a problem in my budget. That's why I thought about buying the new cat foods that Acana has released as a slightly more economical segment for this month. I hadn't tried these new cat foods from Acana before. Acana First Feast food looks better in this series, the protein and fat content of other foods seems low to me. Even if my cat is not a kitten, I don't think it would be a problem to give kitten food for once this month. My only question to you is that the ash content in this cat food is 10%. Other cat foods of Orijen and Acana have ash content between 8% and 9%. Is high ash content a bad thing or a good thing? In the article I read from several sources, it was written that high ash content means that the amount of bone added to the meat may be higher. I've also read that high ash content can sometimes cause urinary tract problems in cats but I don't know if that's true or not. As far as I know, the ingredient, pH value and magnesium content of cat food are important factors for urinary tract health. Do you have any information about the ash content? Could you please explain if you have any information?
I am also interested in this topic
Would appreciate a review on first mate Wet food?
My cats love the acana kittens food , but they have a mixed diet combining with raw :)
Please review nulo limited ingredient one
My 9 month old bengal has semi soft stool and a few droplets of blood. Some cat owner told me it was normal. My vet before the blood said he needs grains. I’m confused. He’s now on Orijen this week. I’m forcing him to eat pumpkin 😆 and I’m adding probiotics to his kibble. He does not like wet food.
have you ever done the test analysis of dr elseys kibble? im very interested in this brand as it sounds more species appropriate for my kitty
I don’t feed my cats kibble, they are on an 100% fresh food diet, I don’t even know if Acana is available in the U.K.. I still watched the video for your very professional, well researched and objective reviews. You obviously love your cats to death, but you never let that emotion or your personal views sway your opinions.
I wish you could review KatKin food which is a small British company dealing in frozen fresh food.
Hi Mark, did you know we have a website as well? We reviewed KatKin there. allaboutcats.com/katkin-cat-food-review
@@AllAboutCatsYT Thank you, I’ll go and look at that.
if possible it's be nice to provide some alterative recommended options perhaps similar in price and purported quality. it's very difficult to make educated choices for pet food. the acana pacifica and origin six fish seem to be really good when comparing to other options in the store in terms of protein, omega 3 and DHA or EPA or whatever.
Also i'm seeing acana wet food options now so maybe that's a recent advancement in their product line.
@All About Cats Hello, I'm wondering what you feed for dry and wet food you would recommend for a healthy 3 year old cat. I don't mind spending for the best cat food. I heard Orijen and Weruva are good ones. I'll be adopting the cat from a friend.
Hi there! You might appreciate our video on the overall best food on the market, which includes both wet and dry foods: ruclips.net/video/G9aCIjWN7xM/видео.html
Can you do a video of alternative vet prescribed dry foods for common issues? Was told by my banfield vet my cat needs to be on MRX Hills Metabolic or MRX RC Satiety Support dry food for weight loss. I asked them if there were other alternative brands since Hills is pricey and I know has bad reviews but they said no. Of course I been watching your videos and I know how bad dry food is for cats if that’s all they eat.
My cars likes acana indoor a lot, but my concern is about the quantity of tiamine. And please tell us about Brit Care. Thank you
What's wrong with dry food since cats will drink water seperately?
Please think about doing video for food brands for senior fur babies😜
That's a great idea! We will do that soon.
Have you done Orijen?
Please do review for nulo !!
Could you Please do a review on Open Nature dry food too.
We'll consider it!
Hello
thanks for your great videos. I have been feeding my cat Carna4 nuggets. Any thoughts on this?
You can learn more about our opinion of Carna4 cat food here: cats.com/carna4-cat-food-review
Hi Mallory, Can you Please do a review on Open Nature litter
Yes, we'll consider it!
If I add protein, fat, crude fiber, ash and moisture from Acana Indoor I get to 24% carbohydrates, how can the analysis in the video arrive at more than 37% carbohydrates??
This was on a dry matter basis, meaning that moisture was removed.
i think acana is getting into wet foods, saw they now have canned dog foods here in canada. i find they're quite good... i'd go with orijen but they're just way out of the budget
Good video I bought the acana itself, they liked it a lot. The problem is that it has very little taurine and I have a question about the minerals. I am using the meadowland line and it has 1.6 calcium and 1.2 phosphorus. I don't know if it is high for my 2 cats, one is 4 years old and the other is 7 years old and they are overweight. I would like you to guide me a bit🙏🙏👍
I have the same issue and question, my cat is 9 years old
Did you find the answer?
Help!! our cats shoulder seems to be swollen, it feels like a small water balloon!! unfortunately he can’t go to the vet since theres no open space, how can we help him!!??
Are you sure you can't get into an emergency vet either at your main clinic or another one nearby? In the meantime, I would try to prevent him from moving around too much and monitor him for any changes in behavior. You can also try calling the vet and asking for their assessment over the phone-some will be willing to give advice without seeing the cat.
Can you review nature's logic
older cat has been eating acana/orijen for years, now hes got heart issues (murmur and arrhythmia). Idk if thats related to the high legume content, but im now feeding all wet food, which we were incorporating anyways.
That's a good observation. I would definitely talk to a vet about a possible correlation.
My two 6 month old kittens love their acana, although i do add a nice heap of weruva wet food into it so they go absolutely bonkers when its dinner time.
That’s what we feed at our cat cafe, Acana dry and Weruva wet 😺
1 good video, this I think has very little taurine I think it is the only worrying thing, greetings from Colombia We have been looking at several brands and these 2 are the ones that give us the best protein and only Orijen arrive here only cat and kitten and six fix and from Acana if several arrive and I have my 2 overweight cats 👍
Pls do one on Little Big Paw which is grain free.
We'll consider it!
@@AllAboutCatsYT thank you
@AllAboutCats Please review Lotus raw.
Okay, it's on the list!
@@AllAboutCatsYT Fantastic - thank you!!
Yeah there's not alot of reviews I can find on Lotus raw. My kittens seem to like it, I rotate it with other raw food brands. The only thing I don't like is it is so finely ground up compared to other raw I feed which is more chunky.
Should we still buy this? I see People complaining about cats suddenly puking etc
Can you review Orijen cat food?
She said she would in another video
@@swettyspaghtti dope, thank you
Yes!
we are cat breeder do You have a program for us
Fed acana awhile to our cats , one didn't eat it the other got literally fattt eating it . Might be good but won't purchase it again. Overall the one that got fat from it did get a shiny, soft coat after tho !
I've never seen Acana in the UK.
Hello, while watching your video i checked myself.
NRC doesn't have any info about upper limit for heavy metals for cat and dog food?
Can you provide the source please?
BPA is ok to exist in canned food but shouldn't be in dry food. According to which info did you say finding that much BPA in pet food is ok?
Company says their products are natural which was proven they weren't %100 natural.
Fish from farms, chicken raised inside buildings that aren't fed naturally. Maybe they think chicken eating shit is natural?
I also read the lawsuit, it was dismissed because there was no proper research on cats and dogs about heavy metals. Only 1 research i could find was only lasted 183 days on dogs consuming 1 certain heavy metal had weight problems. Which is a very short term research. So, again according to what source did you say the heavy metals are inside the limits?
Acana has wet food too
Origen Kitten dry cat food please
Michigan- Amazon At $5.00++a pound I find the info printed misleading additionally
The cats do not like this food…
Switched to Hills Science Diet…
Thanks for the feedback!
Please review I and love and you. Thanks
I love you too, man!!
@@localchumb me too i love!!
Love the love in this comment thread! @Jason Sivongsa @Chum
And yes, we plan to review I And Love And You soon-we already covered it on the All About Cats website as well if you'd like to read a review in the meantime. allaboutcats.com/i-and-love-and-you-cat-food-review
can you review fromm cat food ??
Yes, we'll consider it!
@@AllAboutCatsYT awesome thank you so much!! its really enjoyable to watch your content, it's so informative fully researched and offers something for literally everyones budget window which is also really awesome and refreshing.
Have you done a cat review on Lotus cat food, they have really good reviews. They bake their kibble, I know it is kibble but it is interesting . They make wet foods and raw food as well.
This food was very expensive where I live and it made both my cats sick for two weeks after only eating it for 3 days, they didn’t want to eat it in the beginning and never ate much of it. This has never happened with any other brand of food. I will never buy this again.
I want my cats to love orijen but they prefer farmina. I’m concerned
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OMG!!!! What to give my cat? I’m from Ukraine. Origen and Acana are the best of the best in our shops. Maybe give him meat and it would be cheap and true.
Same here! I currently give Acana as dry food and Schesir as wet food. Their caned meat is pretty good.
Did you try Acana meadowlandd??
Acana has wet cat food...
My cats tear open the bag.
37% carbohydrates! Keep that away from your cats at all costs.
Carbohydrates aren't problem by themselves. It is important to know the source of carbohydrates. Most of dry foods have "empty" carbohydrates, meaning they offer no nutritional value. Like white sugar for us humans. But whole oats are very healthy for cats, providing protein, fiber, vitamins, minerals, and contain acid that makes cat's fur shinny. Of course, oats cannot be used as a main or major source of this things and as long they are used only as a supplementary addition to meat, then it is fine. Not ideal, not perfect, but fine. And still a superior alternative to sweet potatoes which ARE empty carbohydrates and are used in most dry food to make it even cheaper.
@@Terepin64 Cats are obligate carnivores; they don't benefit from having carbohydrates in their diet.
@@wyliecoyote1696 They benefit from oats. You can look it up.
Just let them eat your left overs
That works for farm working dogs not for indoor cats. You'll kill them doing that.
Pizza, brownies, and peanut butter?
Most stuff we eat can have some pretty toxic stuff for them. For example most cooked foods with have onion, salt, spices. Search what it good for them and what not. I give her peas sometimws
Many owners feed their cats exclusively on dry foods which all contain large amounts of carbohydrates, yet there’s no evidence to show they suffer from nutritional deficiencies or shorter lifespans than cats that eat only animal sourced diets. Maybe cats aren’t the obligatory carnivores we thought they were.
My cat disagrees
I had a male cat die from repeated kidney issues when I was a child because he only ate dry food and drank little water. Even when my mother knew better and switched him to canned food it was a little too late. My cats get a little Pro Plan dry as a nighttime snacks sometimes. Other than that it is wet food.
My Dads first cat fed dry only. Got overweight and developed diabetes and passed. Second cat fed the same diet and is getting fat and I see her drinking a lot of water. Wish I could transition her to wet food, but he is stuck in his ways. My 2 kittens I recently got are on a main raw food diet with a wet pouch once a day, they get a little Rawz kibble for a tiny overnight snack before we sleep. Going to switch to Dr. Elseys because carb count is much lower.
Good point! The research on carbohydrates negatively affecting cats is certainly not substantial, but we CAN definitely say that water, as a vital nutrient, is deficient in dry foods, and that moisture deficiency can and does increase a cat's risk of urinary tract disease. You're right, though, that carbohydrate metabolism and the effects of dietary carbohydrates on a cat's blood sugar and pancreatic function are not well-understood, and we are only starting to see some research suggesting that a high-carbohydrate diet may cause as well as exacerbate feline diabetes. Cats can, however, digest and utilize carbohydrates in the diet, and many live well on starchy kibble. But as obligate carnivores, they do not need any of the components in plants to survive and do require animal matter-exclusive nutrients. With that in mind, a cat will do just as well or better on a meat-based diet. So why not err on the side of caution and opt for a meaty diet for your carnivore?
Agreed with others above, there is evidence of dry food causing or exacerbating several diseases.
My childhood cat was fed only dry food plus whatever she caught outdoors for 16 years. Once I moved out and took her with me, I learned the risks of dry food and switched her to wet food. Unfortunately, it was too late, as she had developed chronic kidney disease. However, on the wet food, her CKD never progressed and she lived to be over 19.
You’re not a horrible pet parent if you feed dry - some cats do fine on it. But you do need to weigh the risks.
People act like they are such animal lovers by feeding dead animals to their animals. Imagine if the world used all of those resources to take care of humans, not stupid cats and dogs that do almost nothing. The world is backwards and people are inhumane.
They are carnivores dude
@@cooliipie Cats are, not dogs. Dogs are omnivores like humans. Regardless, point is the same.
@@jokers7890
This is a cat video
@@cooliipie Your making progress, keep going.
@@jokers7890
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