Wellness Super5Mix Dry Dog Food, Just for Seniors Recipe

by Wellness Natural Food for Pets

Product Features

• Limited ingredients to reduce the possibility of an intolerance problem
• Single animal protein source (fish) for sensitive stomachs and food intolerances
• Omega-rich to naturally maintain healthy skin and glossy coat
• Supports digestive health and maximum nutrient absorption
• No wheat, meat by-products, or artificial colors, flavors or preservatives

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 16 x 4.8 x 24.5 inches ; 30 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 30.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B001BORBII
• Item model number: 8910
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,767 in Pet Supplies (See Top 100 in Pet Supplies)

Product Description

Size: 30-Pound Bag

Some dogs may be allergic to certain proteins, carbohydrates and food additives that result in itchy, flaky skin and ear-related conditions. Feeding a limited ingredient diet reduces the number of possible allergens introduced to your dog through food. In creating our Super5Mix Complete Health Whitefish & Sweet Potato Recipe, we carefully chose a few, easily digestible ingredients to help dogs with skin and coat issues that may be related to food intolerances and allergies.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars used to love it, but a scary experience for my golden raised questions, January 25, 2009

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N. Ferguson "Two, Daisy, Hannah, and Kitten" (Ohio) - See all my reviews
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I fed my two golden retrievers and cat Wellness products for a long time with good results. I really respect the approach Wellness has tried to take and always thought their ingredients were excellent. Their ingredient list is outstanding-- human grade meats and veggies/ a holistic health approach.

Then we had a strange incident. I opened a new bag and gave it to my dog, and shortly after eating breakfast she became terribly sick for about a week---severe, severe diarrhea. I thought this was a weird coincidence, so I discarded the bag just to be safe, and went through another bag of Wellness with no problems. Then about a month later I again opened a fresh bag and my dog became terribly ill shortly after eating the first bowl-- same symptoms. (Both bags were not expired.)

I can't help suspecting that something about how the ingredients were mixed in those bags made my dog terribly sick. I stopped feeding Wellness to my pets and we have had no further problems over the last 6 months. I should add that my dog had never had any allergy problems of any kind and has always been very healthy. She has never had a bad reaction to any food-- she is a chow-hound and does not have a sensitive system.

I reported our experience to the store where I purchased the food and they agreed to notify Wellness. I don't know if the company has looked into this issue or not.

If your dog stays healthy on Wellness I would still support it as a good choice given the ingredient list. However, if your dog has symptoms like my dog's symptoms, I'd suggest to you take that seriously and switch foods.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Food, September 8, 2007

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J. Stoops (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
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Pet guardians, please take the time to educate yourselves on what goes into your pet's food. That initiative will give them the gift of a longer, healthier life, eliminate many chronic health issues that pets face, save you money in vet bills in the long run... the list of benefits goes on and on.

I have done extensive research on canine and feline nutrition and I highly recommend, if you are going to feed commercial food, Welless, California Naturals or Innova. For a great complete meal, I give my dogs all one of those dry foods mixed with a little bit of canned from the same brands, water for hydration, a touch of a good quality essential oil (such as olive, flax, etc.), a touch of powdered kelp and alfalfa, a splash of organic apple cider vinegar, Prozyme digestive enzymes to unlock the nutrients in all that good food and top with a dollop of plain yogurt. It sounds like a lot, but it takes me less than 5 minutes to assemble the meals for 6 dogs - and they are ridiculously healthy an full of energy, even our 3 seniors who are 11, 12 and 13. I have two seniors with heart murmurs and at our most recent vet check, my dog with the worst heart murmur, a 12 year old beagle that I love desperately, had a 2-grade improvement in condition severity - that is HUGE. Good nutrition makes all the difference and, as an added bonus, I have yet to meet a dog that doesn't like it! My only quibble with the senior formulation of this great food is that it is very dry - I really do recommend that you add at least a touch of a good oil and water to it to prevent dry skin - dogs get most of their hydration from food.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wellness, December 7, 2006

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Teri Zinda (Fremont Wi) - See all my reviews
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This food is well worth the money, my yellow lab has arthritis in his back legs and has not limped since he started wellness. He also would get a rash on his belly from allergies and hasn't broken out since!! Highly recommended!!!

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