Inaba Chicken Dinner Salmon & Beef Wet Dog Food, 2.4-oz pouch, case of 15

I confess, I don’t love pouch meals. I find them messy – you cut open the packet, squeeze out some of the food (since a whole packet would be too much food), and then you must either scrape it out into a storage container or roll up the top and clip it closed. I like a can that I can close with a snap-on lid and recycle when finished. However, many people must like packets, or they wouldn’t be sold. Inaba’s Chicken Dinner comes in a box with three cartons in it. Note that the outside container box says “5 pouches,” but it would be more accurate to say ’15 pouches.’ In each carton are five pouches: three are chicken with salmon and two are chicken with beef. Each packet has a use by date on it. Information on the boxes is about 2-point font size and hard to read. The first ingredient in both flavors is chicken broth, then chicken. Then comes either the beef or salmon. All good ingredients, but after that it’s more complicated: tapioca starch, agar-agar, guar gum, and yeast extract. Tapioca is a thickener/binder with no nutrients; agar-agar (seaweed derivative) adds texture – no nutrients; guar gum is a thickener; yeast extract is a good one as it is a flavor enhancer and a source of B vitamins. Because these ingredients are after the main protein, they should be in small enough amounts to be fine as used. The food is a product of Thailand but does meet AAFCO standards. The package says there are no artificial preservatives and Vitamin E is added, which is fine. The smell is like real chicken, and it looks like good quality. My sheltie ate it up, but I admit he is not that discerning a judge! I do like adding some wet food to his diet and his kibble as we want to get some water into his meals. For me these are a ‘no’ because of the packet inconvenience, but if you are a fan of pouches, I think you will be happy with these. As always, though, check with your vet before changing foods.

These are fantastic for dogs less than 10lbs. They’re like pate and slide right out of the package with great individual packets, one for each meal. There’s no having to figure out what to do with leftovers. Plus the dogs love the taste.

My dog did not like Inaba chicken dinner. Kyo smelled the dinner…looked at me & walked away. I then, fed him his usual dinner & as usual ate everything. Dogs are very fussy with food & treats…just as most people are. Sorry it didn’t work for us.”