Pretty Bird Natural Gold Ferret vs. Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten

Pretty Bird has a better protein to fat ratio. Merrick's ratio of 2.8 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.) Pretty Bird has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing. Pretty Bird has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches. Pretty Bird is 100% pea-free; Merrick has peas as its 5th ingredient. Pretty Bird contains sugars, which have been linked to insulinoma.

Pretty Bird Natural Gold Ferret

Pretty Bird has a better protein to fat ratio. Merrick's ratio of 2.8 to 1 is too high (not fatty enough). (The ideal ratio is 2 to 1.)
Pretty Bird has slightly fewer ingredients, which is usually a good thing.
Pretty Bird has a slightly lower concentration of fruits, veggies, grains, and starches.
Pretty Bird is 100% pea-free; Merrick has peas as its 5th ingredient.

Legend

First 10 ingredients:

hydrolyzed pork chicken meal poultry fat potato starch powdered chicken l-lysine tomato pomace dl methionine cellulose potassium citrate

Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Kitten

Pretty Bird contains sugars, which have been linked to insulinoma.

First 10 ingredients:

deboned chicken chicken meal turkey meal potatoes peas natural flavor salmon meal potato protein chicken fat sweet potatoes