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VeRUS vs. Wellness

In this comparison article for VeRUS vs Wellness, we'll highlight the key differences between these two pet food brands. To properly compare VeRUS and Wellness, we'll use up-to-date nutritional and price information.

There are many factors to consider when choosing the best pet food brand for your pet. Factors such as ingredient quality, guaranteed analysis, product safety, brand history, and cost are among the most important factors to consider.

Throughout this Wellness vs VeRUS comparison, we've utilized average data to make general comparisons. If you'd like to see individual product reviews, visit our VeRUS Review Page or Wellness Review Page.

Guaranteed Analysis: Wellness vs. VeRUS

According to AAFCO, all pet food labels must provide a guaranteed analysis of nutrient content. The analysis must provide guaranteed minimum percentages of crude protein and crude fat, and maximum percentages of crude fiber and moisture.

All percentages used in this comparison are averages reported on a dry matter basis.

VeRUS Dog Food vs. Wellness Dog Food

Dry Dog Food	VeRUS	Wellness
Crude Protein	25.6%	34.6%
Crude Fat	14.4%	15.8%
Crude Fiber	4.4%	5.6%

Wet/Canned Dog Food	VeRUS	Wellness
Crude Protein	39.2%	41.8%
Crude Fat	27.4%	24.1%
Crude Fiber	10.0%	4.9%

Crude Protein Comparison For Dog Food

Protein is an extremely important part of your dog's diet. Without sufficient protein, dogs can develop a wide-range of serious health problems.

When you look at the average percentages of crude protein for dry dog food, it's clear that Wellness provides significantly more protein. On average, Wellness guarantees about 9.09% more protein than VeRUS. For wet dog foods, Wellness typically provides a little more protein (about 2.65% more).

Crude Fat Comparison For Dog Food

Fats are an absolutely vital component of a balanced canine diet. Not only do fats provide energy, but they also serve important roles in the normal development and function of your dog's body. For example, fats help dogs produce prostaglandins, which reduce inflammation among many other significant functions.

VeRUS and Wellness both provide roughly the same amount of crude fat. For wet dog foods, VeRUS typically provides a little more fat (about 3.31% more).

There is a relatively insignificant difference between the crude fiber content of the two brands. For wet dog foods, VeRUS provides more fiber (about 5.18% more).

VeRUS Cat Food vs. Wellness Cat Food

Dry Cat Food	VeRUS	Wellness
Crude Protein	35.6%	42.0%
Crude Fat	22.2%	16.0%
Crude Fiber	3.3%	4.7%

Wet/Canned Cat Food	VeRUS	Wellness
Crude Protein	44.4%	45.0%
Crude Fat	31.8%	24.7%
Crude Fiber	5.2%	5.6%

Crude Protein Comparison For Cat Food

Protein is an extremely important part of your cat's diet. Without sufficient protein, cats can develop a wide-range of serious health problems.

Our analysis shows that Wellness guarantees 6.40% more protein than VeRUS dry cat food recipes. For wet cat foods, Wellness and VeRUS provide roughly the same amount of protein.

Crude Fat Comparison For Cat Food

There are many ways in which dietary fat contributes to the overall health of our feline friends. Here is a short list of benefits provided by fats (not exhaustive):

Fats help with the digestion and absorption of fat-soluble vitamins
Reduce inflammation associated with arthritis
Slow the growth of yeast infections
Prevent or reduce the likelihood of certain heart problems.
Aid in the development of the retina and visual cortex.

There is a relatively large difference between the fat content of VeRUS and Wellness. On average, Wellness dry cat food recipes contain 6.22% less fat than VeRUS recipes. In addition, VeRUS wet cat foods also provide more fat than Wellness wet foods.

Both brands provide roughly the same amount of crude fiber. With regards to wet cat food, Wellness and VeRUS also provide roughly the same amount of crude fiber.

VeRUS Pet Food Ingredients vs. Wellness Pet Food Ingredients

VeRUS and Wellness both use the following controversial ingredients in many of their products:

Pea Protein

Tomato Pomace

Here are some of the controversial ingredients used only by Wellness.

Garlic

Canola Oil

Brewers Rice

Caramel Color

Garlic Powder

Dried Tomato Pomace

Canola Oil (Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols)

We believe that certain pet food ingredients are linked to adverse health affects; these ingredients are classified as harmful.

VeRUS and Wellness both use the following harmful ingredients in many of their products:

Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex

Here are some of the harmful ingredients used only by Wellness.

Menadione Sodium Bisulfite

Product Safety: Recall History of VeRUS & Wellness?

According to our records, VeRUS has never been recalled.

Wellness has been recalled 5 times.

March 18, 2017: elevated beef throid hormone
Feb. 10, 2017: foreign material
Oct. 30, 2012: High Moisture
May 4, 2012: Salmonella
Feb. 28, 2011: Low Levels of Thiamine (Vitamin B1)

Price Comparison: Which Brand Is More Expensive?

Dry Dog Food	VeRUS	Wellness
Per Pound	$3.16	$3.61
Per Calorie	$0.0020	$0.0022

Wet Dog Food	VeRUS	Wellness
Per Pound	$4.57	$6.74
Per Calorie	$0.0093	$0.0140

Wet Cat Food	VeRUS	Wellness
Per Pound	$7.26	$9.09
Per Calorie	$0.0146	$0.0223

The average cost-per-lb is heavily influenced by the varying amounts of moisture present in each brand's food products (wet vs. dry food, dry vs. freeze-dried food, etc). However, the average cost-per-kcal eliminates the influence of moisture. Therefore, the average cost-per-kcal is the better metric to consider.

If you'd like to calculate the average cost-per-day or cost-pet-year of feeding VeRUS or Wellness, input your pet's weight into our cost analyzer widget.

Averages price data can identify whether or not there exists a significant price difference between two brands. However, the actual price that you'll pay for VeRUS or Wellness will depend on your shopping habits.

Pet owners who use our price comparison feature typically save more than 25% off retail prices for VeRUS and Wellness. In addition, we currently have some great coupons for our readers.

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Where To Buy VeRUS Pet Foods

You can purchase VeRUS pet foods from the following stores:

19 Recipes In-Stock Today

Where To Buy Wellness Pet Foods

You can purchase Wellness pet food products from these retailers:

213 Recipes In-Stock Today

166 Recipes In-Stock Today

172 Recipes In-Stock Today

21 Recipes In-Stock Today

Type Of Pet Foods Available

Product	VeRUS	Wellness
Dry Dog Food	8 Recipes	59 Recipes
Wet Dog Food	14 Recipes	53 Recipes
Dog Treats	None	25 Treats
Dry Cat Food	1 Recipes	19 Recipes
Wet Cat Food	13 Recipes	74 Recipes
Cat Treats	None	5 Treats