Open Farm Cat Food review

Thank you Glenn for doing this review on Open Farm. This is a Canadian based company located in Ontario which manufactures their food in the USA. I used to give Open Farm to my Cocker Spaniel as I thought, being Canadian myself, that it was the best food in the world! My dog loved it of course but I noticed overtime that he was developing yellow eye stains on the white part of his face, and as he was licking his white paws, he was developing yellow stains on his white paws as well. Since I have switched him to Hill's SD, thanks to your great videos, well, surprise, surprise, the yellow stains under his eyes and on his paws disappeared completely and he is now as white as one can be! I think that the protein and nutrient levels were perhaps too high for him or maybe an enzyme that did not agree with my dog??? Anyway, I am no expert but switching him to SD has solved the situation and he seems very happy with his food. On the other hand, my cat Rosalie, didn't want to touch Open Farm cat food, no matter which kind I tried to give her. Now, she is also a happy-go-lucky girl with her SD!!! Very interestinig as always! Thanks!😻🐕

The problem I have with Hills is it has powdered wood (which actually caused one of my cats to start losing hair), gums and soy ... The long term effects of those ingredients no matter how good the nutrients panel looks are not good for cats. If they took those out they'd be ok.

We’re you a Hills pet food rep ? With veterinarians? Are you now being funded by Hills to promote their products?

What’s your take on fresh food diets sold by companies. Also if kibble is so good, why does it take months/years to expire ? I don’t think that can be good can it ?

I noticed that not many brands include antioxidants in the clinically effective levels, do the nutritionists at those brands not care about that? Oh wait, there aren't any nutritionists hired at most of these brands!

@The Pet Food Puzzle Guy - why do you never discuss carbohydrate % of foods, especially in regards to cats?

Thank you, sir, for being so attentive and considerate to your subscribers. You do know how much we all love our four-legged family members. As soon as I heard you read the openers/questions from the Open Farm package and their website, I quickly became suspicious of their product. But I WILL wait for your dog food review of the company before final judgement.

Thanks!! I've been feeling a big sales pitch from these smaller expensive companies. One big guilt trip regarding sourcing and protein content. All brands are selling something.

Good idea!

I think the reason they tried to tie sustainably-sourced meat to nutrition is because they are with the school of thought that believes meat from grass-fed beef, free-range chicken, wild-caught fish, etc. is nutritionally superior to conventionally-raised/farmed meat. The philosophy is that they eat more natural diets so therefore their meat is more nutritious. Apparently grass-fed beef has more omega-3’s than grain-fed beef. Buuut whether that makes a difference nutritionally in a complete and balanced pet food that is anyone’s best guess (unless there’s a study out there??). Seems like it’s just human food marketing leaking into the pet food industry again. Anyway, thanks for the cat video!

Another commercial food I would not use. Your reviews of most dry cat food only reinforce my decision not to feed it. Thank you for the entertaining video! LOL The inorganic Ca and P of Open Farm and Wellness are both way too high. A 10 lb. cat should get about 150 IUs of Vitamin E per day. So OF and Hill's are too high. Here are two foods: #1 Chicken By-Product Meal, Ground Yellow Corn, Corn Gluten Meal, Whole Grain Wheat, Rice, Soy Flour, Salt. Food #2 Corn Meal, Whole Grain Corn, Sugar, Corn Starch, Salt. Any guesses as to what they are?

Not sure if there’s a video on this, but what are your thoughts on the company Balance-it for dogs?

It's fit for human consumption, is that important?

How much protein should an adukt cat have. I feed her Hills adult 1-6 (shes 6 yrs 4 mos), a little chubby, but as a treat i feed her Tiki carnavore 42% protein. Only feed her a tablespoo .

Nice video

What about ash content? I don't see any stats on that. Many years have passed since I was told by my parents that a low ash percentage was important. I was wondering what your thoughts would be.

Can you do a review on Kirkland Maintenance Cat food?

Thank you for reviewing Open Farm, which led me to your channel during the research, and I wish I found you earlier. For the past three months I have been feeding my cats OF Rustic blend and freeze dried raw. My cats seemed like them and doing OK but my guts told me I need to dive deeper, as the long term harm can not be seen immediately - cats can do well until they don't. Their rustic blend is just way too much veggies which is red flag for me - what's your thought on that?  Also thanks for reviewing Smalls in another video. Smalls gave my cat constipation and cost me $750 emergency visit. I have since canceled it.

Cats are obligate carnivores compared to dogs, who are not obligate carnivores. Corn is not needed in the cat diet and used mostly as a filler in dry food. It can cause inflammation in some cats.

Can you do a review on Smalls Cat Food?