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05-31-2013, 07:31 PM | #1 |
YT 500 Club Member | Going Blue I am thinking about switching my pups over to Blue Buffalo. They are currently eating Halo - Spot's Stew (one for adults and the other for puppies). I've been reading up and the Blue Buffalo has higher ratings. How long will I need to mix the two foods to switch them over? I don't want to upset their systems.
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05-31-2013, 10:25 PM | #2 | |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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06-01-2013, 09:08 AM | #3 |
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| I tried Blue Buffalo and Keno would not eat it. He went without if that was all that was offered. When I was trying to change him over, he would pick out the Royal Canin and leave the Blue Buffalo. Smart little dogs. |
06-01-2013, 09:17 AM | #4 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Urbana, IL USA
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| Wow, that's interesting! I switched Bella from Royal Canin to Blue Buffalo and she didn't skip a beat. I guess each Yorkie is different in how they respond to different foods! |
06-01-2013, 09:36 PM | #5 |
Dooney♥Madison Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: California, USA
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| My baby is picky also. He ate royal canin for 3 months and now decides he doesn't like it. I have tried multiple dog food but he does not like them.. He has finally decided on orijen for now. He's on the puppy formula and the six fish. Hopefully he will like it for awhile.
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06-01-2013, 09:48 PM | #6 |
and Shelby's too Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Millbrook, AL
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| I agree with Taylor...if they are eating the Halo just fine with no signs of allergies or tummy problems..I would just leave it be. Talking about picking out things. I just noticed this past week, that Mandie (who has always been on Blue Buffalo, but is now on the dog food instead of puppy) is picking out the "life source" bits. Or rather eating everything and leaving those in her bowl. She just started this and I will monitor, but I thought it was funny.
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06-01-2013, 10:26 PM | #7 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Canada
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| My dog went into seizures from this food. Bitsy is 9 years old, perfect health, and we were going to switch her to BB because my gf got a new Yorkie and wanted to put her pup on it. So rather than have 2 dogs on 2 different foods I tried to switch my dog to BB. My girl has been on Innova Small Bites Adult (SUPERIOR FOOD) for most of her life. It has never done her wrong, perfect stools, and she likes it. But my gf was really into putting her new pup on BB so I thought I would instigate the change and migrate my dog to BB. I chose a natural food from them for dogs with sensitive stomachs (dont remember the type, I threw it out) but it had no fillers and was natural. Biggest mistake I have EVER made with my dog. Shortly after giving her a few kibbles and starting to move her over to the new food she had really bad gas. I mean, it was horrible. Funny at the time but in hindsight the dog was sick as hell. She had runny stools from it the following day. Never thought much of it as I expected some change in bowel movements as it was a new food. Shortly after this, she actually went into seizures. I thought she was going to die. She would walk around "stiff" and could barely move. Keep in mind she is an older dog, but fairly active. Never had a prob with her git up and go. Shortly after her stiffening up, she was actually collapsing. She went into another room in our condo and was trying so hard to walk....but she would actually just fall over on her side and seize up. It was TERRIFYING!! We took step backwards and determined it was the Blue Buffalo food I tried to move her onto. It was my fault, and I feel so guilty to this day. I thought my dog was going to die.....never again!!!! I talked to my vet about it a few months later and he did not say anything bad about Blue Buffalo, but he did say that some foods are very rich and high in protein and it may affect dogs in the way mine was. I will never touch that food again. Never. I have never seen any dog I have had suffer as much as mine did, and I honestly thought she was going to die. She is back on Innova now, and I know they had a recall. But we were fortunate in the fact that her food was not involved in it and since I stopped feeding her Blue Buffalo and moved her back to Innova she has been perfectly healthy. There is also a web site where there are dozens of complaints about this company and food. I tried to file a complaint but it did not go through. I know there are people that have had success with this food, but my dog (before I put her on it) was 100% healthy...active, happy....and when I tried it out as stated above I thought I was going to lose her. |
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