A Kosher Food for the Observant Pooch, but Be Prepared for Flatulence

Evanger Classic Recipe Cooked Chicken Canned Dog Food

There’s no way our blonde Lab is Jewish – she’s a native of Galveston, Texas, which suggests she’s most likely Baptist. As for our little boy, he’s a our rescue pooch who came without a history. So as to not offend his religious sensibilities, when Rosh Hashanah arrives we changed his once-a-day canned food treat to a nice Kosher chicken recipe. Just kidding: it was pure accident that there was a can of Evanger’s Classic Recipes Cooked Chicken in the pet food cabinet, but this recipe is Kosher for Passover, so I thought, “What the heck?”

The Food Described When you open the 13-ounce can, its contents look appetizing enough. In fact, they look pretty much like what you see when you open a canned meat for humans – maybe even better than some of them. According to Evanger, this recipe is certified Kosher for Passover (by the cRc); it’s grain-free; and it contains neither artificial ingredients, salt nor fillers. The company says that says the meat they use is “USDA pure and locally-sourced.”  The label’s ingredient list is short: chicken, water for processing, liver, and guar gum. Of course, the meat only looks like chicken chunks – the guar gum on the list is used as a binder, which holds tiny bits of ground-up chicken and liver together to make them look more natural.

Feeding the Dogs

Whatever the ingredients may be, both dogs devoured the tablespoon or so they get with their dinner. Of course, neither one is all that finicky – both will readily devour “kitty leftovers” if they can get into the litter box. Given that it takes us four or five days to feed the two one 12- to 14-ounce can of food, we aren’t as picky about their wet food as we are about the dry food that makes up the bulk of their diets. I’ll admit, however, that we are picky about their poop and their farts. 

The Results

There were no noticeable changes in either dog’s poop – not volume, frequency or consistency. Both of them, however, experienced pronounced flatulence (farts, you know) while they were eating from this can; especially the little boy. You could smell what seemed to be burning rubber throughout the house for four or five days.

Evanger Classic Recipe Cooked Chicken seems to be a quality food that’s made of quality ingredients. On the plus side, it’s grain- and additive-free and it’s locally-sourced. On the minus side, this recipe made both dogs fart ferociously. That might have been the chicken; there’s no telling. I’m not giving up on Evanger, though: next time I have a head cold, I’ll try some other recipe… just not while I can still smell the results.

Summary

Plus: grain-free, no additives, locally-sourced
Minus: caused horrific flatulence

What They’re Saying: I might try a different recipe of this food, which appears great on paper – but not while my nose is in working order.