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06-22-2011, 01:05 PM | #1 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Alexandria, MN USA
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| Any food recommendations for my lab/springer? I started feeding my lab/springer mix dog who is 6 years old Nutro but now I am hearing in general that is not such a good food. He acts like he is starving when I feed him so I don't think he is getting enough to make him feel full yet we need to watch his weight because he is right where he should be. He is about 65 lbs. I have thought about feeding him Blue Buffalo, Royal Canin, or maybe Natural balance. My Yorkie is on Fromm but I don't know if that is good for older dogs too? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
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06-22-2011, 05:33 PM | #2 |
♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia
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| I vote for Natural Balance.
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06-23-2011, 06:07 PM | #3 |
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| Kristin~you are my only taker on this thread Thanks for your reply!! I am thinking that may be a good one too...the owner of Lea's has a lab/collie mix so I think I will ask her what she feeds her dog (which looks A LOT like my Tubby) and go from there.
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06-23-2011, 06:18 PM | #4 |
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| Anything but Nutro even if that means Purina Dog Chow. Natural Balance
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06-23-2011, 06:36 PM | #5 | |
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I had asked my old vet (before we moved) to recommend a dog food as I was feeding Iams and I knew that was not as good as I thought it was and she recommended Nutro...then to my surprise I found out that is probably even worse so back to the drawing board. I knew Nutro was bad because he acts like he is starving when I feed him and he didn't use to act that way.... I have hard a lot of good things about Blue Buffalo and the way they process the food and I also know Natural Balance is good so I just have to make the decision soon before the nasty stuff is gone so I can slowly introduce the new food. Tubby has always been soon healthy~I am so mad that I started feeding both Tubby and Lucy Nutro...ugh!
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06-23-2011, 07:42 PM | #6 |
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| I use Castor and Pollux Ultramix.
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06-23-2011, 07:44 PM | #7 |
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| I have never heard of those before, I will have to google them to see more info. Do you find them at specialty pet stores?
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06-23-2011, 07:48 PM | #8 | |
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Here is a link to their site: We Are The Leader In Organic & Natural Food for Pets | www.castorpolluxpet.com
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06-23-2011, 07:51 PM | #9 | |
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| I don't have a Petsmart near me anymore I will check with Lea's Pet Products because she says she will order anything they don't have! Thanks, I will check into it!! Quote:
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06-23-2011, 07:54 PM | #10 |
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| I just looked it up and they sell it at one of the grocery stores here and also a health food store here in town!
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06-25-2011, 09:08 PM | #11 |
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| I think Castor & Pollux is a great food. I also like Natural Balance. Though I have never fed either (except samplings of NB). We are extremely happy right now with Taste of the Wild. It's also pretty inexpensive for the quality, IMO. If I had a larger breed, I would probably feed any one of those three foods, because of the good quality and the cost.
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06-26-2011, 09:11 AM | #13 |
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| I like Castor & Pollux and Taste of the Wild too. When a dog is coming of off something like Nutro, I think I would choose something that isn't such a radical change in protein/fat/carbs and general richness. That is why I voted for Natural Balance. Max started on Nutro, then we went to Natural Balance for over a year. This is just my personal opinion. Ann, whatever you choose, buy a small 5 pound bag first to test that it works for your lab/springer.
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06-27-2011, 06:05 PM | #14 |
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| Thanks for all your inputs everyone! I appreciate your help and I think Natural Balance might just be the one for us to try.....I will let you know how he likes it!
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06-28-2011, 02:20 PM | #15 |
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| I priced all of them and Natural Balance is quite expensive, Taste of the Wild seems a little more reasonable for the quality. I got samples of T of the W but they didn't have any samples of NB.
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