All my aussies have been eating NB Potato & Duck for quite some time. They have always done really well on the food.Would love some feedback from people who have tried this food. I'm considering this food next for Ava since she is due for a switch.
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How is Ava doing on the taste test? I am thinking of switching Meka's food. She's been eating California Natural - Venison. Switched from Lamb Grain free before that was Lamb & Rice --- but she's been scratching alot and vet says it's the food. So thought I'd switch brands since I've already tried all the flovors from CN. And she can't eat grains - so this seemed like a good alternative.Thank you everyone for your replies! I got her a small bag of NB Duck and Potato and a small bag of the California Natural Venison so we shall see which one she likes better. Thanks again!
Look at one of new Annamaet GF's or Annamaet Option if you need something less likely to cause a reaction.I agree that this is virtually a bag of taters BUT she does have to be on a LID and I need to switch her food but have very limited options. I would like to try California Natural Venison but it's almost $70 a bag which is not an option.
The problem with this food is that it is NOT a grain-free food. If the OP is looking for a limited ingredient diet (LID), then this is not a good food choice. When dealing with food allergies and feeding kibble, the first thing you want to do is eliminate all grains and try to get onto a single novel protein if possible (the best option is homecooked, but sometimes that just isn't feasible). The food you are recommending looks like a decent enough food, but the second ingredient is brown rice and the fourth and fifth ingredients are pearled barley and millet...all three are grains. Sadly, not an option for the OP.Look at one of new Annamaet GF's or Annamaet Option if you need something less likely to cause a reaction.
Annamaet Option is a very creative food using Catfish & Venison. Several of the major vet schools dispense it. It is also a human-grade food.
100% wrong but I will tell the allergists at Penn & Cornell of your findings.The problem with this food is that it is NOT a grain-free food. If the OP is looking for a limited ingredient diet (LID), then this is not a good food choice. When dealing with food allergies and feeding kibble, the first thing you want to do is eliminate all grains and try to get onto a single novel protein if possible (the best option is homecooked, but sometimes that just isn't feasible). The food you are recommending looks like a decent enough food, but the second ingredient is brown rice and the fourth and fifth ingredients are pearled barley and millet...all three are grains. Sadly, not an option for the OP.
Yes it is entirely that. Dogs with allergies have a very broad spectrum of issues & sensitivities and 90% of those are environmental. Thus 10% are bonafide dietary issues. Only a very small fraction of that 10% have any thing to do with grains even if you include wheat. Rice and Corn are the least allergenic by the way.Wow...I guess I'm talking out my butt according to you? Internet blabber, you say.
I guess having an allergy dog who IS allergic to grains, including barley, millet AND rice, then that means nothing. More internet blabber? I do not advise lightly or without experience.
The first protocol for my dog's dermatologist, who btw IS a Cornell graduate, regarding possible food allergies is to feed the dog an elimination diet, removing all food/treats and feed a single a novel protien and one carb, perferably, NOT a grain. He does not recommend kibble, instead, a home cooked diet. That was not possible for me, so we did kibble like NB. Slowly adding back over the course of a year, other proteins and then adding certain grains back, first rice, then barley/millet. WOW, lo and behold, ALL grains were an allergen for us.
Why don't you take some time to read up on nutrition about potatoes, sweet potatoes and grains. Not every dog who has allergies has the same food allergies, but taking out all possible allergens including grains and certain proteins (usually chicken or beef) which are common to most foods is a starting point. Over the course of the past two years, I have painstakenly taken my time to find out what works for us and what doesn't.
Good for Penn and Cornell veterinary schools. I think it's about darn time more is done about why all these dogs are coming up with food allergies. BUT, talk to those same allergists and I'm sure they'd dump all over a raw diet that many have found to greatly help their dog's allergies. And correct me if I'm wrong, but most raw diets are grain free, aren't they?
And I never said potato is better than millet, barley and rice....