I tried my two year old Goodle c Cavoodle on Petzyo kibble after a recommendation from our trainer. I had such high hopes but unfortunately on both the chicken and the kangaroo kibble my dog had runny poos that even with a decent amount of time, additions of probiotics etc, did not improve. We’ve just gone back to BH chicken and rice and the problem has cleared right up. Such a shame!

He was always really fussy with regard to kibble and tended to leave it but gobble up the meat (after a long process of elimination, we also found that he’s allergic to chicken and he dislikes kangaroo!) so not surprisingly he was increasingly finding his diet of beef (human grade) beef rather boring.

Three months ago we transitioned him to the Salmon and Ocean Fish kibble and the beef patties. He now ‘asks’ for more kibble and cleans his bowl every time. Plus his tummy is really good with no bottom burps (which had always been a really unpleasant problem) and his business is perfect.

Thank you for all the hard work you put into this website, it is a really valuable resource and when asked on the greyhound chat pages about feeding, I always refer them to here.

Hi Gabby, I can assure you I’ve not once received any dry or raw food free of charge from Petzyo! I actually get offered free pet food from various companies regularly, but I always politely decline (although Frontier Pets did at one stage give me some free trial bags).

Petzyo is one of a set of brands I feature a bit more (such as on the best rated pages) as over the years I found most people wanted simple recommendations based on different budgets, quality, breed sizes etc, and I’ve found Petzyo to be a reliable recommendation for those wanting a decent American brand which is affordable for which I receive positive feedback for.

Hi Lauren,
Pet Review man gets FREE Petzyo DRY & RAW food this is why its gets a good review & other kibble doesnt, Contact Petzyo & you get a bag of Petzyo.

Interesting!! Thanks for your reply. Ultimately my dog likes it and he’s healthy, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Hi Annie,

Meat meals have a bad rap, but there are pros and cons. Neither “chicken” or “chicken meal” offers any guarantee on quality, so in that sense we need to rely more on what a pet food company tells us about where the meat is sourced.

When you boil it down to meat or meat meal it’s more about processing. Meat meal is basically a form of cooking “meat” and separating the protein and fat. That leaves a protein-dense powder which is easy to include in a pet food formula, and the fat content is often the other part. Cooking effectively twice could be considered a downside, or being protein-dense could be considered a positive.

When it comes to “meat” which isn’t in meal form, quite often marketed as “real meat” on American pet foods, this is inclusive of moisture. That means, even if the meat is the first ingredient, once cooked into a kibble may not be as significant as we think. Usually real meat is combined with a stack of non-animal ingredients, which means the end result is very little “real meat” at all.

Also just noticed the ‘Kangaroo and Sweet Potato” Petzyo bag I’ve been ordering for years says ‘Kangaroo meat meal’ in the ingredients! Maybe it always has and I just thought they used fresh. This is making me reevaluate this product given the price.

From Pet Food America?

I would suggest you get those facts straight as there is no sustainable chicken (fact) and no real meat (fact). It’s meal. Far from transparent.