30lbs Wellness Super5Mix Dry Dog Food (Complete Health Chicken Recipe) $9.50 + Free Shipping

Anyone get any cancellation or product has been shipped emails yet?

No cancellations (yet). And it is WAY too soon for it be shipped.

Damn, what a great deal. This is good food.

Holy price mistake batman. Bought some for my cat. Seems like it has the right ingredients for a cat.

1. Why dog food is not suitable for a cat.
• Physiologically, a cat is more carnivorous than a dog: its protein requirement is higher.
• Comparison of minimum protein requirements for dogs and cats (AAFCO recommendations, 2003 *):
• Adult dog - 18 %
• Puppy and reproductive bitch - 22 %
• Adult cat - 26 %
• Kitten and reproductive queen - 30 %
• In addition to this greater need for dietary proteins, the cat has a specific requirement for the amino acid taurine: a prolonged deficiency of taurine promotes blindness and cardiac disease. A dry cat food must contain at least 1 g of taurine per kg. This supplementation is not normally present in dog food.
• A cat does not adapt itself as easily as a dog to a high carbohydrate diet. Too great an amount of carbohydrates in the food can result in digestive problems. Consequently, there are fewer cereals in a cat food than in a dog food.
• Since the cat can digest fats very well, fats are the primary source of energy: a cat food generally contains more fats than a dog food. (AAFCO minimum requirement of fat for maintenance is 9 % for a cat versus 5 % for the dog).
• A cat has specific requirements for fatty acids from animal origin, especially arachidonic acid. Unlike dogs, cats are unable to synthesize arachidonic acid from other fatty acid precursors. Animal ingredients in general and especially chicken fat are rich in arachidonic acid.
• B vitamin requirements for a cat (thiamine, riboflavin, pyridoxine...) are superior to a dog's. This is associated with increased protein metabolism.

Those that inquired about the shelf life of dog food, it's generally 1 year from the production date stamp. Let's hope these are relatively fresh. Even if they're not fresh this was one heck of a deal.

Wellness is a very good brand of pet food, but cats and dogs have different nutritional needs, so your cat could end up with some serious health problems if it's fed dog food instead of cat food. Vitamin deficiencies don't sounds like a big deal, but they can make your cat very sick. Similarly, dogs can develop organ issues/damage is they eat cat food instead of dog food.

What happens if I eat it? Taxes are going up..