Is TOTW Pacific Salmon okay for puppy?

HeyJude · 12-31-2011, 11:49 PM

I've been feeding Harley TOTW PS for quite awhile now, he seems to do best on this food. Is this okay for a 3.5 m/o puppy? She looks quite heavy, so I am going to cut her way down (she was free fed). She was on some junk food, I didn't ask what it was, it looked to be one of the cheapest foods I've seen. I switched her right away (didn't want the crap food in the house for Harley or Hannah to try), she has some runny stools, but not too bad. Its only been a week on the food. Should I feed her something different?
Thanks for all your advice. Oh, I live in the middle of no-where, there are no petstores within 40 or so miles, so TSC is the easiest to get to (24 miles).

Emoore · 01-01-2012, 12:01 AM

Too much calcium.

**Samba** · 01-01-2012, 05:15 AM

I don't know of many who would feed this food to a German Shepherd puppy.

Jax08 · 01-01-2012, 10:15 AM

I wouldn't feed it to a puppy. TSC has Blue Buffalo and Merrick. You might want to look into those.

HeyJude · 01-03-2012, 11:25 AM

Checked out all the food. I bought the diamond naturals large breed puppy. Reason for this, it was the one I could afford since I have to buy two different dog foods. Around here the dog food prices have increased weekly almost. How much of this food should I feed her? It says 4-5 cups on the bag, but that seems like more than she was eating when I was free feeding them! She doesn't have a waistline, and she has lots of fat on her.

robk · 01-05-2012, 06:36 PM

At what age would you folks suggest switching back to TOTW? I had my boy on it but took him off it because so many people on this board said it was bad for pups. He likes it and the price is right but I don't want to switch him back to soon. Is there a general consensus on a safe age?

brandeeno · 01-05-2012, 06:45 PM

Can anybody prove some proof from a valid article written by a valid person in the industry?.... thats regarding the amount of calcium thatbis good or bad. I see all the posts about it, but never anything to back it up. I have not found much whwn googling my self. Ideallu the proof would be a peer reviewed article.

BlackGSD · 01-05-2012, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by robk

At what age would you folks suggest switching back to TOTW? I had my boy on it but took him off it because so many people on this board said it was bad for pups. He likes it and the price is right but I don't want to switch him back to soon. Is there a general consensus on a safe age?

Like anything else, depends on who you ask! LOL

I changed from Canidae ALS to TOTW when Siren was 12 months old. I prefer to feed all of my dogs the same thing, ( I had a puppy and 2 seniors.) so they were all on the Canidae, then I switched them all to the TOTW.

**Samba** · 01-05-2012, 10:57 PM

I don't think this article lists amounts of calcium, but it does speak to feeding a large breed pup....

http://www.lgd.org/library/Optimal%2...%20puppies.pdf

And this...

http://www.skeptvet.com/index.php?p=...eed-Puppy-Food

https://www.msu.edu/~silvar/hips.htm

I didn't go looking for peer reviewed articles, but I think vet med has researched the calcium and skeletal issues pretty well.

I try to grow them slow and keep them lean. Even a food with appropriate levels of Ca can be overfed and result in too much intake.

Jods · 01-08-2012, 05:35 PM

I have been feeding Zeus, my 16 week old, Taste of the Wild Pacific Stream Puppy for about 2 weeks now and his stools are much better and his coat looks better, But now this thread has me worried. He has a Vet appoitment on Thursday I will get his opinion. the post what he says.

12-31-2011, 11:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
HeyJude Master Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 728	Is TOTW Pacific Salmon okay for puppy? I've been feeding Harley TOTW PS for quite awhile now, he seems to do best on this food. Is this okay for a 3.5 m/o puppy? She looks quite heavy, so I am going to cut her way down (she was free fed). She was on some junk food, I didn't ask what it was, it looked to be one of the cheapest foods I've seen. I switched her right away (didn't want the crap food in the house for Harley or Hannah to try), she has some runny stools, but not too bad. Its only been a week on the food. Should I feed her something different? Thanks for all your advice. Oh, I live in the middle of no-where, there are no petstores within 40 or so miles, so TSC is the easiest to get to (24 miles). __________________ Owned by: Hannah-Toy Poodle-15 years young! Harley-GSD-12/19/10

01-01-2012, 12:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
Emoore Crowned Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: North DFW, TX Posts: 9,214	Too much calcium. __________________ Rocky vom Backyard- 10 years young Kopper vom Felssclucht Bach - 17 months At the Bridge: Cash van der Animal Shelter 2006-2010

01-03-2012, 11:25 AM	#5 (permalink)
HeyJude Master Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 728	Checked out all the food. I bought the diamond naturals large breed puppy. Reason for this, it was the one I could afford since I have to buy two different dog foods. Around here the dog food prices have increased weekly almost. How much of this food should I feed her? It says 4-5 cups on the bag, but that seems like more than she was eating when I was free feeding them! She doesn't have a waistline, and she has lots of fat on her. __________________ Owned by: Hannah-Toy Poodle-15 years young! Harley-GSD-12/19/10

01-01-2012, 05:15 AM	#3 (permalink)
Samba Administrator Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: USA Posts: 6,447	I don't know of many who would feed this food to a German Shepherd puppy.

01-01-2012, 10:15 AM	#4 (permalink)
Jax08 Crowned Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: NNE PA Posts: 14,329	I wouldn't feed it to a puppy. TSC has Blue Buffalo and Merrick. You might want to look into those.

01-05-2012, 06:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
robk Master Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Fayetteville, NC Posts: 572	At what age would you folks suggest switching back to TOTW? I had my boy on it but took him off it because so many people on this board said it was bad for pups. He likes it and the price is right but I don't want to switch him back to soon. Is there a general consensus on a safe age?

01-05-2012, 06:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
brandeeno Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: New York, NY Posts: 57	Can anybody prove some proof from a valid article written by a valid person in the industry?.... thats regarding the amount of calcium thatbis good or bad. I see all the posts about it, but never anything to back it up. I have not found much whwn googling my self. Ideallu the proof would be a peer reviewed article.

01-05-2012, 10:57 PM	#9 (permalink)
Samba Administrator Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: USA Posts: 6,447	I don't think this article lists amounts of calcium, but it does speak to feeding a large breed pup.... http://www.lgd.org/library/Optimal%2...%20puppies.pdf And this... http://www.skeptvet.com/index.php?p=...eed-Puppy-Food https://www.msu.edu/~silvar/hips.htm I didn't go looking for peer reviewed articles, but I think vet med has researched the calcium and skeletal issues pretty well. I try to grow them slow and keep them lean. Even a food with appropriate levels of Ca can be overfed and result in too much intake.

01-08-2012, 05:35 PM	#10 (permalink)
Jods New Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Bellingham, WA. Posts: 1	I have been feeding Zeus, my 16 week old, Taste of the Wild Pacific Stream Puppy for about 2 weeks now and his stools are much better and his coat looks better, But now this thread has me worried. He has a Vet appoitment on Thursday I will get his opinion. the post what he says.

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