I was told by Chewy that they were temporarily out of stock. I replaced my order with PPP 30/20 this month. Was hoping to return to the Euk. ☹

 

They Coming out with a New Line of performance food, should hit the public in less than a month.

From a Eukanuba Pro

 

A friend of mine, sponsored by Eukanuba, was running some tests on the new formulas with some of his clients dogs (with owners permission, of course). Eukanuba was paying for blood and stool samples, along with some other metrics, to help measure the effectiveness of the new food in real-life, competitive dogs.

I think this is going to be the new product: https://www.eukanubasportingdog.com/premium-performance.html

 

Is there any info available yet as to which formula best suits our field dogs? This sounds interesting if the research is solid. Don’t want my pup to be a guinea pig!

 

It appears from the link the only thing new is the addition of 3 new protein:fat ratio formulations in addition to the old EPP 30:20 which I fed for years. It is a good diet but the company abandoned support of the retriever world several years ago which caused me to switch to Purina PP. I have no regrets and have picked up significantly less dog feces in the last 10 years.

 

It appears from the link the only thing new is the addition of 3 new protein:fat ratio formulations in addition to the old EPP 30:20 which I fed for years. It is a good diet but the company abandoned support of the retriever world several years ago which caused me to switch to Purina PP. I have no regrets and have picked up significantly less dog feces in the last 10 years.

Was true Ed, but they are really making an effort to right that wrong. MARS is putting a lot of support into performance events.

 

From the peanut gallery: Euk is likely a good food for our performance dogs however there is a huge difference in the support of performance sports. Euk has been in and out of performance sports with regard to financial support at least a 1/2 dozen times in the last 30 years. Every time they get a new bean counter off they go .

We fed Purina ; one it’s a good food, 2) they support our performance sports 3) Purina has field representatives that actually speak retriever and understand our sport.
Purina writes a check to all the US National clubs I believe.

Now with tongue in cheek - go back to when I was a kid with beagles and later bird dogs . Those dogs never quit, hunt all day and they ate the cheapest stuff I could find. Because I had to mow yards to earn that dog food money. Yep it was cheaper but a big yard and push mower for $1 was a lot of work.
Today I feed Purina and Chewy delivers it to the door.
Dk

 

Went to local Farm/feed store today so I would not run out before new stuff comes out. Noticed the bag looked different and was Eukanuba Performance 30/20 and in gold Sport. I pulled the old bag out and compared ingredients and there is a difference. Good or Bad, I am not a scientist so I don't know. Time will tell. /IMG_0332.jpeg

 

Does anyone have any idea of when n the 30/20 Premium Performance (and the other three new premium performance) wil be available. Chewy just keeps saying it is discontinued

 

the website says “coming soon”, I bet you can find out when at 888-385-2682 or help@eukanuba.com

 

Mars has done a very poor job on the transition. Since I could not get The 30/20 from Chewy or anywhere else, i am feeding PPP. The longer i feed it the more satisfied with my dogs’ condition I get.

 

Strange how people have such different experiences with a product. I have the opposite. No problem with food or support from Euk. Might it be the region ? I am just happy they are back promoting sporting dogs and hope people can appreciate that and if you use the food , great. If not, at least respect the effort.

 

I appreciate the link Mike. But i tried both of the retailers listed near me and one does not carry Euk at all and the other is out of stock. I really did try.

 

Believe me, I get it. I recently went to Petsmart, and just for laughs, strolled the dog food aisles. In general, I would say Purina and Eukanuba occupied 5% of the shelf space. They are clearly not the "in" brands right now for the general pet population, and thus, harder to get in person.

I quickly searched amazon, and did find a few vendors with it in stock, albeit at seemingly higher prices. Purina launched a new program called "Vet Direct", where you order through a Purina website, and your vet's office gets a sales commission. The prices were within a couple of dollars compared to Chewy. The major advantage is you order directly from Purina, so in theory, there is always food in stock. The food goes directly from Purina to your door, and your vet does not need to approve the order. It has been just as easy as ordering from Chewy or Amazon.

 

Here’s my response from Eukanuba Consumer Care a couple of days ago, they don’t seem to be too pleased with Chewy informing customers that the 30/20 product is unavailable/discontinued...

Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to contact us. It has come to our attention that there has been a miscommunication from Chewy regarding the Eukanuba 30/20. A message went out stating that this diet was discontinued and to contact Eukanuba regarding an alternate diet recommendation.

Recently the Premium Performance line has been optimized and we have added additional diets to the Premium Performance line. We are still producing the Eukanuba 30/20, however the former UPC was discontinued and the name is now Eukanuba Sport 30/20. We are currently working with Chewy regarding the previous messaging and to have the Eukanuba Sport 30/20 listed on their website for purchase. We sincerely apologize for any confusion regarding the Eukanuba Sport 30/20.

The updated packaging is indicative of the formula optimization. Each diet is evaluated and formulated by a team of veterinary nutritionists and professionals with years of experience in pet nutrition. Changes in our formulations will occur as science and ingredients are updated. Any change is not taken lightly, it is reviewed by our veterinary team and is implemented based on the information from our research. The formula optimization is to best suit the needs of the pets for which they are intended. I have included information below comparing the changes.

Previous Packaging ( image did not transfer)

Previous Guaranteed Analysis: Crude Protein, minimum 30.0%; Crude Fat, minimum 20.0%; Crude Fiber, maximum 4.0%; Moisture, maximum 10.0%; Calcium, minimum 1.1%; Vitamin E, minimum 140 IU/kg; L-Carnitine, minimum 40 mg/kg*; Docosahexaenoic Acid, minimum 0.1%*; Omega-6 Fatty Acids, minimum 2.6%*; Omega-3 Fatty Acids, minimum 0.45%*; Glucosamine, minimum 375 mg/kg*; Chondroitin Sulfate, minimum 35 mg/kg*. *Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles.

Previous Ingredients: Chicken, Chicken By-Product Meal (source of Chondroitin Sulfate and Glucosamine), Corn Meal, Brewers Rice, Ground Whole Grain Sorghum, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Dried Beet Pulp, Natural Flavor, Fish Meal (source of fish oil), Dried Egg Product, Fish Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Brewers Dried Yeast, Potassium Chloride, Fructooligosaccharides, Salt, Sodium Hexametaphosphate, Choline Chloride, Minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Potassium Iodide), Calcium Carbonate, Vitamins (Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin A Acetate, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Thiamine Mononitrate (source of vitamin B1), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Niacin, Riboflavin Supplement (source of vitamin B2), Inositol, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (source of vitamin B6), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid), DL-Methionine, Vitamin E Supplement, L-Carnitine, Beta-Carotene, Rosemary Extract
Previous Calories/ Cup:380

Current Packaging ( image did not transfer)

Current Guaranteed Analysis: Crude Protein (min.) 30.0%, Crude Fat (min.) 20.0%, Crude Fiber (max.) 4.1%, Moisture (max.) 10.0%, Leucine (min.) 1.74%, Methionine (min.) 0.5%, Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) (min.) 0.17%, Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) (min.) 0.08%, Vitamin E (min.) 490 IU/kg, Ascorbic acid* (min.) 240 mg/kg, Lutein* (min.) 14 mg/kg, Beta-carotene* (min.) 2 mg/kg, Glucosamine* (min.) 500 mg/kg, Chondroitin sulfate* (min.) 4 mg/kg.

Current Ingredients: Chicken by-product meal, corn, brewers rice, chicken fat, wheat gluten, corn gluten meal, natural flavors, dried plain beet pulp, pea fiber, fish oil, vegetable oil, sodium silico aluminate, calcium carbonate, potassium chloride, powdered psyllium seed husk, sodium hexametaphosphate, salt, monocalcium phosphate, marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.), hydrolyzed yeast, choline chloride, vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), biotin, D-calcium pantothenate, vitamin A acetate, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), niacin supplement, folic acid, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin supplement, vitamin D3 supplement], taurine, glucosamine hydrochloride, DL-methionine, magnesium oxide, trace minerals [zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, copper sulfate, sodium selenite, calcium iodate], L-carnitine, chondroitin sulfate, carotene, rosemary extract, preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid.

Current Calories/Cup: 447



Please let me know if you have further questions and thank you for choosing Eukanuba.

Regards,
Mandy

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Email: Eukanuba.consumer.care@effem.com
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It is available, I just received many bags from Midwest Greyhound Supply. Not super pleased with the price increase and the changearound of ingredients,but will give it some time. If I dont notice any difference in the dogs I will keep at it. Have fed Euk P P for 25-30 years, hate to switch now. I will go to PPP If I have to ,though...... Time will tell

 

I see first ingredient is now chicken by product meal as opposed to chicken in the previous blend. Also noted the addition of pea fiber to the new formula. I thought latest research indicated legumes not good? As to the price increase, the new formula has almost 100 kcal s more than previous. Might offset the cost?

 

Legumes as a protein source can cause infertility, not sure if it is for fiber purposes.

All the TV ads scoff at first ingredient being “Chicken by-product meal” so it seems odd they would change from whole chicken to the meal (other than for cost savings).

Meredith

 

My local pet store had a couple bags of the Eukanuba when I was in there this past weekend. I used to feed their Performance 30/20, but switched to Pro Plan Sport 30/20 and BROOKS has done better on it. Firmer, small poo's, good coat, great energy.

 

Chewy has the 30/20 in stock now