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10-23-2011, 11:24 AM
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At the crossroads with my food obsession.
OK, I know I've brought this up many times, so I won't come off as redundant.
A few weeks ago, I expressed a desire to switch foods. There were no specific reasons, other than to assure myself that I was giving my puppy the best I could. If you recall, last week Kira's vet put her on ID wet food to firm up her stools. Right now, she's down to her last 5 days of wet food. During this phase, I've been introducing her snacks and treats from Taste of the Wild, EVO Red meat, and Wellness. I've seen no side effects from giving her those foods. While there may not be much relevance in my "food test", giving her the ProPlan softens her stools. So I've pretty much narrowed it down to those three foods. All three are readily available for a considerable discount at a local pet food wholesaler. I intend to spend the next week transitioning her over to one of those three foods. Opinions welcomed. |
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10-23-2011, 12:05 PM
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There is no way I would feed TOTW or Evo to a growing puppy
Far too high in Calcium and the ratios are off. I fed TOTW to may working adult male before but pulled back when his blood proteins went out of whack. --- Did you read the articles in the sticky note at the top of the forum section? Good place to start.
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10-23-2011, 12:19 PM
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What Nancy said - TOTW and Evo are not recommended for puppies.
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10-23-2011, 12:20 PM
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It's so easy for an uniformed consumer to read some advertisement, and be convinced that something is good for their dog, when in fact it isn't. I didn't read the sticky. I'll read it now. Thanks |
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10-23-2011, 12:24 PM
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Pet Products - Healthy Dog Food, Natural Cat Food, Gourmet Dog Biscuits ? Innova Holistic Pet Food
I like to suggest what I fed my puppy. There are a lot of threads on puppy foods here. I would read a few to see others comments and suggestions. They are really helpful threads. hope this helps.
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10-23-2011, 01:08 PM
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I feed TOTW to mine BUT not until after they are 12 months old.
What Wellness product have you ben giving her? A lot of folks have had good luck with feeding Wellness Super 5 products to puppies. But NOT Wellness CORE. Wait until they are older to fed CORE.
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10-23-2011, 01:17 PM
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The Innova Pupy is not that different than the Fromm puppy gold ... The fromm is a little higher in calcium and phosphorus but also higher in calories/cup so you feed a little less.
I would be comfortable feeding that.
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10-23-2011, 01:21 PM
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10-23-2011, 01:39 PM
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I agree with the others. Wellness or Innova Large breed puppy, Fromm Puppy Gold, or Wellness Complete Health Chicken is all great for a growing pup. TOTW and EVO not so much.
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10-24-2011, 11:17 AM
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I use Sportmix 24/20 in the black bag and couldn't be happier. (Nor could my wallet!) I fed it to Chance as an adult (He was raised on higher priced brands until I realized I was getting the same results on the $25 Sportmix compared to the $60+ other brands) and been feeding it to Eevee since she was 6 weeks old. Very happy with coat, stools, energy, weight, ect. And did I mention it's only $25 for 50lb? Never been recalled, no GMO ingredients and used by a lot of hunters for their working dogs.
 High calorie too so you'll feed less of it than some other foods.
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