Iams is a very popular brand of food. It’s widely available and an easy go-to option due to its price point. The question is: should you buy this for your dog or cat?
Due to the fact that all recipes are extremely similar, we won’t be reviewing a lot of recipes.
- Iams for vitality adult small breed.
- Iams for vitality adult large breed.
- Iams for vitality puppy small and medium breed.
Large Breed. Dried Chicken & Turkey 24% (Including Chicken 14%), Maize, Maize Grits, Barley, Animal Fat, Fresh Chicken (4.7%), Sorghum, Dried Beet Pulp (2.7%), Chicken Gravy, Minerals (Including Sodium Hexametaphosphate 0.38%), Fructooligosaccharides (0.21%), Brewers' Dried Yeast.
Small Breed. Dried Chicken & Turkey 30% (Including Chicken 18%), Maize, Maize Grits, Barley, Animal Fat, Fresh Chicken (4.8%), Sorghum, Dried Beet Pulp (2.9%), Chicken Gravy, Minerals (Including Sodium Hexametaphosphate 0.38%), Fructooligosaccharides (0.21%), Brewers' Dried Yeast.
Puppy: Composition: Dried chicken and turkey 32% (including chicken 19%), maize, maize grits, animal fat, fresh chicken (5.0%), rice, dried beet pulp (3.3%), chicken gravy, minerals, fish oil, dried whole egg, fructooligosaccharides (0.21%), brewer's dried yeast.
Do puppies need more animal protein than large breed dogs?
How come fresh chicken only accounts for 4.8% of the small breed when it’s displayed across the front of the pack?
Why does a pet food have to contain maize grits?
What specific animal is ‘’animal fat’’? Why can’t they specify the animal?
Brewer’s dried yeast? Rice? Maize? Barley?
A pet food which contains large amounts of refined carbohydrates cannot be appropriate for carnivores. If us as omnivores were to consume 65%+ carbohydrates and exercised little, we would put weight on.
If your dog or cat, who don’t have the ability to chew food, consume vast amounts of carbs for extended periods of time, they will be more prone to being ill, struggle to cope with their food, and live a poorer life.
Always read the ingredients.
Stay away from foods like this.
