Hi-Tek Grain Free Lamb? Or any other lamb based diet suggestions?

[GatorDog]

It's a food that my local family owned pet store started carrying. I try to stick to lamb based foods for Aiden because it's the only thing that doesn't seem to give him explosive diarrhea. Right now he's been eating a mix of Natural Balance L.I.D Lamb and Rice and Acana. This Hi-Tek is really affordable for me, so it'd definitely be worth it if it is in fact a good food. Has anyone had good experiences with it? I would feed Instinct Lamb, but the price really puts me off. I tried TOTW Lamb, but Aiden lost a ton of weight on it. The Hi-Tek has much higher protein TOTW and higher calories.

If anyone has any other lamb based food suggestions, it would be greatly appreciated!

[LaRen616]

Solid Gold Hund-n-Flocken Adult Dog (lamb)
Lamb, Lamb Meal, Brown Rice, Cracked Pearled Barley, Millet, Rice Bran, Oatmeal, Ocean Fish Meal, Canola Oil, Tomato Pomace, Flaxseed, Natural Flavor, Salmon Oil (source of DHA), Choline Chloride, Taurine, Dried Chicory Root, Parsley Flakes, Pumpkin Meal, Almond Oil, Sesame Oil, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Thyme, Blueberries, Cranberries, Carrots, Broccoli, Vitamin E Supplement, Iron Proteinate, Zinc Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Potassium Iodide, Thiamine Mononitrate, Manganese Proteinate, Manganous Oxide, Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin A Supplement, Biotin, Calcium Panthothenate, Manganese Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin D Supplement, Folic Acid

Wellness Simple Food Solutions Rice & Lamb Formula
Ground Rice, Lamb, Lamb Meal, Canola Oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols, a natural source of Vitamin E), Tomato Pomace, Dicalcium Phosphate, Potassium Chloride, Vitamins [Vitamin E Supplement, Beta-Carotene, Niacin, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Riboflavin, Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Folic Acid], Minerals [Zinc Proteinate, Zinc Sulfate, Iron Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Manganese Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite], Choline Chloride, Taurine.

[LaRen616]

Nature's Variety Instinct New Limited Ingredient Lamb Formula
Lamb Meal, Tapioca, Canola Oil, Peas, Natural Flavor, Montmorillonite Clay, Coconut Oil, Potassium Chloride, Vitamins (Choline Chloride, Vitamin E Supplement, Ascorbic Acid, Biotin, Niacin Supplement, Vitamin A Acetate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Carotene, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid), Sea Salt, Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide), Dried Green Tea, Mixed Tocopherols with Citric Acid (a natural preservative), Rosemary Extract.

[Girth]

Holistic Select Lamb meal is what I'm currently feeding. I done TOTW but dogs seem to do better on holistic select. Only drawback is it is a little pricey .The store where I buy my food carries Hi-Tek but I haven't read any reviews on it.

[GSKnight]

I use this:

Lamb Meal and Rice Dog Food Formula Dog Food

Viktor like it, and seems to be doing well on it, but I would welcome any comments.

[Girth]

Originally Posted by GatorDog

It's a food that my local family owned pet store started carrying. I try to stick to lamb based foods for Aiden because it's the only thing that doesn't seem to give him explosive diarrhea. Right now he's been eating a mix of Natural Balance L.I.D Lamb and Rice and Acana. This Hi-Tek is really affordable for me, so it'd definitely be worth it if it is in fact a good food. Has anyone had good experiences with it? I would feed Instinct Lamb, but the price really puts me off. I tried TOTW Lamb, but Aiden lost a ton of weight on it. The Hi-Tek has much higher protein TOTW and higher calories.

If anyone has any other lamb based food suggestions, it would be greatly appreciated!

Found this that you can read through:

Hi-Tek Naturals Dog Food | Review and Rating

[LaRen616]

Nature's Variety Instinct = 433 calories per cup

Wellness Simple Food Solutions = 405 calories per cup

Solid Gold Gold Hund-n-Flocken = 367 calories per cup

TOTW = 338 calories per cup

[GatorDog]

Thanks for all the replies! I am leaning towards grain free foods, which weeds out a few of the suggestions. I really wish the Instinct wasn't so expensive here because I like that it has higher calories than the others. It's been a battle to keep weight on Aiden since he is so active and picky. Maybe I can mix the Instinct with the TOTW to save myself some money...UGH!

[Emoore]

If you're having problems keeping weight on I wouldn't feed TOTW. All their formulations are fairly low in calories, so you'll have to feed a lot more, especially to keep weight up.

[GatorDog]

Originally Posted by Emoore

If you're having problems keeping weight on I wouldn't feed TOTW. All their formulations are fairly low in calories, so you'll have to feed a lot more, especially to keep weight up.

Yeah, that was my initial problem with it about a year ago. That's why I was thinking that this new food wouldn't be a horrible idea. Maybe I should mix the Hi-Tek with Instinct?