What is the best food for yorkies? - YorkieTalk.com Forums

Brookef18 · 08-18-2006, 05:08 PM

Hi, I am somewhat new here... My yorkie (Chewy) is four months old. I needed to change his food because I live at the tip of Cape Cod, and to get his food I had to drive an hour! so I tried to change it a little bit at time... Then he got Diarrhea and the vet said to give him boiled chicken and rice until it went away... now I am trying to change him over to ewkanewba and he is being really fussy about it. (He has always been pretty fussy) What do you guys feed your puppies??? I'm a mess when he doesn't want to eat because he's still young... I wind up hand feeding him... He is spoiled rotten!

doortego · 08-18-2006, 06:25 PM

I feed Little Bit Canidae but I have to mail order it as there isn't a place to get it near me.
good luck

chachi · 08-18-2006, 06:53 PM

I feed Royal Canin. I get it at Petco and Petsmart.

makemepretty · 08-19-2006, 07:00 AM

I feed mine Chicken Soup For The Puppy Lovers Soul. It's tiny bite size pieces, has great ingredients and isn't that expensive. Yorkies can be prone to corn allergies so you might want to get a food that doesn't have corn. I bought mine at Pet Supplies Plus.

snickers mom · 08-19-2006, 07:07 AM

i started w/ekanuba for snickers and had to stop because of the corn in it/allergy
i went to nutro ultra puppy (you can get it at petsmart) its a higher quality food than ekanuba w/better ingredients and around the same pricing
i am now going to try chicken soup - it seems to be popular on this site and the ingredients seem to be healthier
i went to the chicken soup website and got a list of local retailers and i am picking it up later
hope this helps

Gracie2006 · 08-19-2006, 07:09 AM

Gracie is just 10 weeks old. She still eats primarily canned food, Merrick's or Natural Balance. She is beginning to enjoy her kibble. I put out both Chicken Soup (puppy formula) and Royal Canin (mini-puppy). She will eat both, but she prefers the Royal Canin. I know it has corn in it, but it does not seem to bother her. An option for you is to order online. Pet Food Direct has Chicken Soup and many other brands, and you can set up automatic monthly shipping. I have ordered other things from them and got good service. Here is the link: http://www.petfooddirect.com Just type in Chicken Soup or any other brand in the search box.

demitasse · 08-19-2006, 10:03 AM

After getting educated here at Yorkie Talk, I switched recently from IAMS to Canidae. At the same time, I started adding Missing Link Plus to Demi's food.

It's only been 18 days since I made the change and I swear her coat has gotten a ton better -- silky and shiny, when it used to look dry and grizzled, and her hair is growing like mad. I've had to trim her twice since I changed her diet.

I'm very pleased with the results! BTW, thanks to whoever it was that posted the link to dogfoodanalysis.com -- great site!

makemepretty · 08-19-2006, 02:20 PM

I also use Missing Link too.

Mardelin · 08-19-2006, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Brookef18

Hi, I am somewhat new here... My yorkie (Chewy) is four months old. I needed to change his food because I live at the tip of Cape Cod, and to get his food I had to drive an hour! so I tried to change it a little bit at time... Then he got Diarrhea and the vet said to give him boiled chicken and rice until it went away... now I am trying to change him over to ewkanewba and he is being really fussy about it. (He has always been pretty fussy) What do you guys feed your puppies??? I'm a mess when he doesn't want to eat because he's still young... I wind up hand feeding him... He is spoiled rotten!

Royal Canin puppy. My adults are on Royal Canin YT 28

If you plan to change do it over a few day period. Changing too quickly will cause diarreah. Lil yorkie's digestive system is their down fall.

amspoelstra · 08-19-2006, 03:00 PM

There are a lot of dogs that don't like Eukanuba, plus like Snickers Mom said, it has corn in it which can cause (???) allergies. Although Trixie has never had any problems with eating any sort of food, or non food for that matter

I've heard good things about Royal Canine and Chicken Soup.

GracieLou · 08-19-2006, 03:16 PM

i feed gracie nutro natural choice puppy and she likes it plus no corn or by products!

Brookef18 · 08-19-2006, 04:25 PM

Well i need to try some thing new because Chewy docent like the ekanuba and isn't eating much at all... I tried the nutro and it gave him diarrhea but now I'm wondering if it was just that his system was getting messed up with the change. I tried doing it little at a time but then had to do the whole chicken and rice thing... Now I am adding the dog food to the rice... HUH I don't know what to do with him. maybe I'll try the Nutro once more before I write it off! how many days do you add the old food and the new food before you can just give them the new food by itself??? HELP!

snickers mom · 08-20-2006, 05:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brookef18

Well i need to try some thing new because Chewy docent like the ekanuba and isn't eating much at all... I tried the nutro and it gave him diarrhea but now I'm wondering if it was just that his system was getting messed up with the change. I tried doing it little at a time but then had to do the whole chicken and rice thing... Now I am adding the dog food to the rice... HUH I don't know what to do with him. maybe I'll try the Nutro once more before I write it off! how many days do you add the old food and the new food before you can just give them the new food by itself??? HELP!

snickers had this problem - i switched her food too quickly
it could def be because chewy just started a new food i would give it a chance and let the body get used to it

Mardelin · 08-20-2006, 05:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brookef18

Well i need to try some thing new because Chewy docent like the ekanuba and isn't eating much at all... I tried the nutro and it gave him diarrhea but now I'm wondering if it was just that his system was getting messed up with the change. I tried doing it little at a time but then had to do the whole chicken and rice thing... Now I am adding the dog food to the rice... HUH I don't know what to do with him. maybe I'll try the Nutro once more before I write it off! how many days do you add the old food and the new food before you can just give them the new food by itself??? HELP!

Usually, if I have to, I change food over a course of a week.

Mary

Breny · 08-20-2006, 08:01 PM

After being educated here at YT, I've switched ALL my dogs over to Chicken Soup. I didn't even do it slow, I did it all at once and had absolutly no problems with anyone and everyone really likes it and is eating it just fine. I buy it at Pets Supplies Plus. Good luck!

08-18-2006, 05:08 PM	#1
Brookef18 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Cape Cod Ma Posts: 1,710	What is the best food for yorkies? Hi, I am somewhat new here... My yorkie (Chewy) is four months old. I needed to change his food because I live at the tip of Cape Cod, and to get his food I had to drive an hour! so I tried to change it a little bit at time... Then he got Diarrhea and the vet said to give him boiled chicken and rice until it went away... now I am trying to change him over to ewkanewba and he is being really fussy about it. (He has always been pretty fussy) What do you guys feed your puppies??? I'm a mess when he doesn't want to eat because he's still young... I wind up hand feeding him... He is spoiled rotten!

08-18-2006, 06:25 PM	#2
doortego Little Bit & Buttons Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 2,134	Canidae I feed Little Bit Canidae but I have to mail order it as there isn't a place to get it near me. good luck

08-18-2006, 06:53 PM	#3
chachi I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 23,307	I feed Royal Canin. I get it at Petco and Petsmart. __________________ Chachi's & Jewels Mom Jewels http://www.dogster.com/?132431 Chachi http://www.dogster.com/?132427

08-19-2006, 07:09 AM	#6
Gracie2006 Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bellevue, WA Posts: 4,063	Gracie is just 10 weeks old. She still eats primarily canned food, Merrick's or Natural Balance. She is beginning to enjoy her kibble. I put out both Chicken Soup (puppy formula) and Royal Canin (mini-puppy). She will eat both, but she prefers the Royal Canin. I know it has corn in it, but it does not seem to bother her. An option for you is to order online. Pet Food Direct has Chicken Soup and many other brands, and you can set up automatic monthly shipping. I have ordered other things from them and got good service. Here is the link: http://www.petfooddirect.com Just type in Chicken Soup or any other brand in the search box. __________________ I love my precious girly girls Gracie Mae and Holly Rose! Holly wuvs Tucker! Gracie Wuvs Bailey! Proud member of the YT Gracie Girls!:

08-19-2006, 03:00 PM	#10
amspoelstra Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: US Posts: 955	There are a lot of dogs that don't like Eukanuba, plus like Snickers Mom said, it has corn in it which can cause (???) allergies. Although Trixie has never had any problems with eating any sort of food, or non food for that matter I've heard good things about Royal Canine and Chicken Soup. __________________ Trixie

08-19-2006, 07:00 AM	#4
makemepretty YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Middleville Posts: 875	I feed mine Chicken Soup For The Puppy Lovers Soul. It's tiny bite size pieces, has great ingredients and isn't that expensive. Yorkies can be prone to corn allergies so you might want to get a food that doesn't have corn. I bought mine at Pet Supplies Plus.

08-19-2006, 07:07 AM	#5
snickers mom YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 687	i started w/ekanuba for snickers and had to stop because of the corn in it/allergy i went to nutro ultra puppy (you can get it at petsmart) its a higher quality food than ekanuba w/better ingredients and around the same pricing i am now going to try chicken soup - it seems to be popular on this site and the ingredients seem to be healthier i went to the chicken soup website and got a list of local retailers and i am picking it up later hope this helps

08-19-2006, 10:03 AM	#7
demitasse Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 90	After getting educated here at Yorkie Talk, I switched recently from IAMS to Canidae. At the same time, I started adding Missing Link Plus to Demi's food. It's only been 18 days since I made the change and I swear her coat has gotten a ton better -- silky and shiny, when it used to look dry and grizzled, and her hair is growing like mad. I've had to trim her twice since I changed her diet. I'm very pleased with the results! BTW, thanks to whoever it was that posted the link to dogfoodanalysis.com -- great site!

08-19-2006, 02:20 PM	#8
makemepretty YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Middleville Posts: 875	I also use Missing Link too.

08-19-2006, 03:16 PM	#11
GracieLou The grace of god Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: LA Posts: 1,945	i feed gracie nutro natural choice puppy and she likes it plus no corn or by products! __________________ Gracie Lou

08-19-2006, 04:25 PM	#12
Brookef18 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Cape Cod Ma Posts: 1,710	Well i need to try some thing new because Chewy docent like the ekanuba and isn't eating much at all... I tried the nutro and it gave him diarrhea but now I'm wondering if it was just that his system was getting messed up with the change. I tried doing it little at a time but then had to do the whole chicken and rice thing... Now I am adding the dog food to the rice... HUH I don't know what to do with him. maybe I'll try the Nutro once more before I write it off! how many days do you add the old food and the new food before you can just give them the new food by itself??? HELP!

08-20-2006, 08:01 PM	#15
Breny My Tiny Treasures Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 8,156 Blog Entries: 3	After being educated here at YT, I've switched ALL my dogs over to Chicken Soup. I didn't even do it slow, I did it all at once and had absolutly no problems with anyone and everyone really likes it and is eating it just fine. I buy it at Pets Supplies Plus. Good luck! __________________ GreensTreasuredYorkshireTerriers.com Pups Available! www.furbabytreasures.com Premium Health Food and Products FREE SAMPLES!