Comments on: Northwest Naturals Cat Food Review

By: Kendall Welk

Kendall Welk — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 20:06:29 +0000

NORTHWEST NATURALS HAD A RECALL OVER BIRD FLU ( CAT FOOD – TURKEY FLAVOR ) I THINK IT WAS END OF 2024.

By: Mallory Crusta

Mallory Crusta — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 17:20:22 +0000

In reply to Tessa Lee. Are you using this topper in lieu of liver mixed into the food? You'll need to make sure to provide the right amount, and I'm not sure of the conversion from these freeze-dried topper products to fresh raw liver quantities. You may be able to get some help from the employees at Northwest Naturals. Hope this helps.

By: Tessa Lee

Tessa Lee — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 16:08:31 +0000

Hi Mallory! Hope you are well. I’m just wondering if you could help me. I feed my cat a raw diet but he is very opposed to liver. Even though I feed him raw spleen (which he accepts), I’ve started feeding him the liver with turmeric topper from Northwest Naturals. He hasn’t had any negative reaction to it and he’s had it for about 2 weeks now. Is it alright to continue feeding him this topper?

By: Mallory Crusta

Mallory Crusta — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 17:38:23 +0000

In reply to Gisela Andrade.

Hi Gisela, thank you for commenting. Overall, Northwest Naturals foods appear to be higher in phosphorus compared to Stella & Chewy’s foods. On a dry matter basis, Stella & Chewy’s food is between 1.4% and 2% phosphorus. Northwest Naturals’ turkey recipe, for example, appears to have 4.5 grams of phosphorus per 1000 calories, while Stella & Chewy’s turkey food has 3.9 grams per 1000 calories. In practical terms, both brands appear to be on the higher-phosphorus side and might not be the best choice if you’re looking to control phosphorus intake. I’m not sure where you saw Stella & Chewy’s ranked higher than Northwest Naturals. In our brand reviews, Stella & Chewy’s earned a 39 out of 60 rating or B- grade, while Northwest Naturals got 45 out of 60 or B+ grade.
Let me know where you’re seeing an inconsistency and I’ll see if it needs to be updated. Thank you again for stopping by, and I hope this helps you to get some perspective on the differences between these two brands in terms of phosphorus.
– Mallory

By: Gisela Andrade

Gisela Andrade — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 06:27:00 +0000

Dear Mallory,
Thanks for the clarification on the phosphorus calculous.
I really love your reviews. that being said I was a bit surprise with your last review of stella and chewy’s though. you say that didn’t like the lack of clarity on their part in regards to the nutrients but you still rated them as the best as opposed to this brand Northewestern Naturals ?? I kind of feedmy cat both brands and was definitely concerned on which of them had higher fosfuros.

best

By: Meow cat

Meow cat — Fri, 04 Dec 2020 00:28:46 +0000

In reply to Ms.Kittens. Hi Ms Kittens, I’m looking to switch my cats’ food because of the same concern about phosphorus. Did you ever find a raw/ freeze dried brand with an acceptable level? Thanks very much!

By: Mallory Crusta

Mallory Crusta — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 20:16:35 +0000

In reply to Ms.Kittens.

Hi Ms. Kittens,

Thanks for pointing that out! I know that the different percentages are confusing—they threw me a bit as well.

The percentage discrepancy you mentioned comes from the fact that the percentages in the Stella & Chewy’s review were calculated on an as-fed basis (with added moisture), while the Northwest Naturals percentages are calculated without any water added to the equation. On a dry matter basis, Stella & Chewy’s food is between 1.4% and 2% phosphorus.

Once we make things even by taking away water, you can see that Stella & Chewy’s has more phosphorus by weight. But these percentages still don’t tell the full story. I took another look at the phosphorus content of foods from both brands and it does appear that Northwest Naturals is the higher-phosphorus of the two. Their turkey recipe, for example, appears to have 4.5 grams of phosphorus per 1000 calories, while Stella & Chewy’s turkey food has 3.9 grams per 1000 calories. In practical terms, both brands appear to be on the higher-phosphorus side and might not be the best choice if you’re looking to control phosphorus intake.

I apologize for the confusion. We’ll update the reviews to make sure that everything is clear and accurate.

Thank you for reading our reviews and being a part of the community!

Best,

Mallory

By: Ms.Kittens

Ms.Kittens — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 18:44:33 +0000

Hi, I’m confused about phosphorous levels and perhaps you can clarify. I am feeding my two kittens Stella and Chewy freeze dried formulas but was looking to switch because of the reportedly high phosphorous content, which you list as .45% – .67% on your review. You like Northwest Naturals for their “moderate” phosphorous content, but on their website their recipes (chicken, duck, rabbit, turkey) contain between 1.26% and 1.7% phosphorous. Isn’t this higher? What am I missing? I found the AAFCO guidelines and it lists a minimum .8% for growing cats and .5% for maintenance, with no maximum listed. Thank you for your excellent reviews, they’re very helpful!