Faye this is at least 6 months ago maybe 9months ago. I think they had a lot of unhappy customers so they are trying to keep all happy, I think I was told they may go back to the original recipe but that was back when I read the post on Holisticat.
Carla From: "Faye Lewis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [email protected] Subject: Re: Wellness and Eagle Pack Date sent: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 09:56:57 -0500 Send reply to: [email protected] > Well that really annoys me because when I called the company and read > them the code, they told me no change has been made. > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: Wellness and Eagle Pack > >Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 09:05:36 -0500 > >MIME-Version: 1.0 > >Received: from vlists.net ([208.186.168.62]) by MC8-F31.hotmail.com > >with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.211); Wed, 26 Jan 2005 06:06:45 -0800 > >Received: from localhost ([EMAIL PROTECTED])by vlists.net > >(8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id j0QE6ji12592for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > >Wed, 26 Jan 2005 08:06:45 -0600 Received: by vps.vlists.net (TLB > >v0.11a (1.26 tibbs 1998/09/22 04:41:41)); Wed, 26 Jan 2005 08:06:43 > >-0600 (CST) Received: (from [EMAIL PROTECTED])by vlists.net > >(8.11.6/8.11.6) id j0QE6gd12421for felvtalk-utils; Wed, 26 Jan 2005 > >08:06:42 -0600 Received: from americanfibertek.com > >(hermes.americanfibertek.com [12.144.61.67])by vlists.net > >(8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id j0QE6Po12194for <[email protected]>; > >Wed, 26 Jan 2005 08:06:26 -0600 Received: from morpheus ( > >[192.168.10.108]) by americanfibertek.com with ESMTP > >(Mailtraq/2.6.1.1690) id AMRC0DF97F1D > > for [email protected]; Wed, 26 Jan 2005 09:05:36 -0500 > >X-Message-Info: JGTYoYF78jGE7pK08rMMWiLB2tIjvW7l4MntPInym3c= > >References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (4.21c) > >X-Hops: 1 > >Virus-Information: Virus Scanned By VLists.Net For Your Protection. > >Virus-Status: VLists.Net Found No Virus Spam-Status: not spam, > >SpamAssassin (score=-2.589, required 5, AWL 0.00,BAYES_00 -2.60, > >NO_REAL_NAME 0.01) Precedence: list Return-Path: > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] X-OriginalArrivalTime: 26 Jan 2005 > >14:06:45.0889 (UTC) FILETIME=[4521AF10:01C503B0] > > > >Faye, > > > >The difference is noted on the can. I don't remember what the code is > >but there was a upc code and that's how someone told me the > >difference between the older stock (original ingredients and the new > >ingredient) She said her cat ate the one with the one code but didn't > >care for the other. So she inquired to the company and then they told > >her. > > > >I don't remember if its rice, corn or what the new ingredient is but > >for cat who was not suppose to use that one ingredient in her feeding > >Wellness now does. > > > >Carla > > > > > >From: "Faye Lewis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: Wellness and Eagle Pack > >Date sent: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 17:55:53 -0500 > >Send reply to: [email protected] > > > > > This is how it was explained to me. Wellness asked some investors > > > to come in on the scene in 2003. These investors forced all of > > > the original family members out last summer (2004). I do not know > > > who these investors are. > > > > > > Now, Eagle has investors coming in the exact same way. It will be > > > interesting to see what happens next. > > > > > > I don't know who they are. I do believe Wellness changed > > > something last summer. I had 5 cases of canned food, all > > > different flavors and from 2 different stores. The only common > > > denominator was they all came from the new plant in Boston. All 9 > > > of my cats refused to eat it. I have never had one cat even > > > refuse a brand new food much less all of them refusing a food they > > > normally eat and love. That is when I changed to Eagle Pack. > > > > > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Reply-To: [email protected] > > > >To: [email protected] > > > >Subject: Re: Wellness and Eagle Pack > > > >Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 17:32:43 EST > > > >MIME-Version: 1.0 > > > >Received: from vlists.net ([208.186.168.62]) by > > > >MC8-F11.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.211); Tue, 25 > > > >Jan 2005 14:35:41 -0800 Received: from localhost > > > >([EMAIL PROTECTED])by vlists.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id > > > >j0PMYes06399for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Tue, 25 Jan 2005 16:34:40 > > > >-0600 Received: by vps.vlists.net (TLB v0.11a (1.26 tibbs > > > >1998/09/22 04:41:41)); Tue, 25 Jan 2005 16:34:37 -0600 (CST) > > > >Received: (from [EMAIL PROTECTED])by vlists.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) id > > > >j0PMYbH06289for felvtalk-utils; Tue, 25 Jan 2005 16:34:37 -0600 > > > >Received: from imo-m18.mx.aol.com (imo-m18.mx.aol.com > > > >[64.12.138.208])by vlists.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id > > > >j0PMWto04835for <[email protected]>; Tue, 25 Jan 2005 16:32:55 > > > >-0600 Received: from [EMAIL PROTECTED] imo-m18.mx.aol.com > > > >(mail_out_v37_r3.8.) id x.a0.209c805e (4446) for > > > ><[email protected]>; Tue, 25 Jan 2005 17:32:43 -0500 (EST) > > > >X-Message-Info: 6sSXyD95QpVA1Z9jIvIDxDQzia5Lc7V1zJ8jQQrt5CU= > > > >X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 113 Virus-Information: Virus > > > >Scanned By VLists.Net For Your Protection. Virus-Status: > > > >VLists.Net Found No Virus Spam-Status: not spam, SpamAssassin > > > >(score=-2.482, required 5,ADDR_NUMS_AT_BIGSITE 0.08, AWL 0.03, > > > >BAYES_00 -2.60,NO_REAL_NAME 0.01) Precedence: list Return-Path: > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] X-OriginalArrivalTime: 25 Jan 2005 > > > >22:35:41.0187 (UTC) FILETIME=[332CA530:01C5032E] > > > > > > > >Did it say who had bought the companies, or why? > > > > > > > >Makes one wonder why...was it to do away with competition, or > > > >were these companies having $$ difficulty? > > > > > > > >I'm bummed by the news...hadn't heard it before. Wellness has > > > >been one of the best quality cat foods available, one of the few > > > >with no grains in their canned food and less grain in the dry > > > >food than most others. In the PM I feed my cats a raw-based diet > > > >that I make, myself, most of the time but do keep some top > > > >qualilty canned on hand when I can't get all the ingredients or > > > >don't have time. In the morning, to save time and $$ I feed a > > > >50/50 mix of Wellness Turkey & Salmon and Nature's Variety > > > >Chicken and Rice. The furkids all like it and are doing well. > > > > > > > >Some of my older kittys are decidedly finicky with the canned > > > >foods and I have to be able to offer them a choice. Wellness > > > >and Nature's Variety are canned brands with no grains. Most of > > > >them like both of those as well as Innova, Calif. Natural, > > > >Newman's Own and Evolve, though some flavors better than others. > > > >Recently, a store where I get lower prices on most brands started > > > >carrying Merrick, another top quality brand with some interesting > > > >flavor combintions and one of my finicky geriatric girls loves > > > >their California Roll. My two youngest will eat anything they > > > >can stick their noses into. > > > > > > > >Innova recently came out with a dry dog food formula with NO > > > >GRAINS, and it would be great if they would do the same for cats. > > > > > > > >I had not heard those companies had been sold...Guess I will have > > > >to pay more attention and keep reading those labels religiously. > > > > > > > >Sally in San Jose > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
