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01-08-2008, 06:27 AM | #1 |
YT 2000 Club Member | What Kind Of Food Hello everyone, I was wondering what kind of food you all feed your yorkie babies? Maggy May is 8 weeks and a few days old. When we first got her we just ran to the store and got purina puppy chow (I know, not a good brand of food) it's what we have to feed our white boxer boy cause he has allergies realy bad and we had tried SOOO MANY of the other dogs foods and he still ad realy bad reactions. I even done the BARF diet for him but tat wasn't working out well either. So, for the past 5 1/2 years, I've kept him on purina dog chow cause it's the ONLY thing he doesn't react to. Anyhow, when we got Maggy and Gibbs, I just grabbed a bag of purina puppy chow until I could read up on the breed and find a good food for them. With everything Maggy has been through though, our vet doesn't want me to switch her food right now, he doesn't want any digestive upset going on while she's still trying to get good and strong. So, for the moment, I'll leave her on the purina until our vet gives us the go ahead to change her food (and I'll do it slowly.) She's doing good on the purina but I also know it's to big for her. Any suggestions on a good food that would be the right size for her? Thanks in advance.
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01-08-2008, 06:32 AM | #2 |
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| Ellie gets homecooked. If I fed dog food it would be canned. I would probably use Evangers. If I had to use kibble I would go with Innova, Wellness, Canidae... and I wouldn't be too happy about it. I would also switch up kibble or canned food regularly (every 4-6 months). I had Ellie on a food with corn in it for too long and she acquired an allergy to it.
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01-08-2008, 06:49 AM | #3 |
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| there are so many opinions on dog food. One good place to look, even if it's just to compare ingredients is www.dogfoodanalysis.com - most yorkie owners avoid 6 star foods because of high levels of protein in the food. The 4 & 5 star foods would be good choices There is also a lot of info on home cooking for your yorkie here on yt, including recipes. Yes, you definitely need something better than Purina
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01-08-2008, 07:11 AM | #4 |
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| Mine get a combo of homecooked, supplements and various kibble. And, it's ever changing. Now, that being said, this is what I have found is best for MINE. Not what is neccessarily best for YOURS. So far, I have not been able to find a so-called "high end food" that mine can stomach. (Although I'm not really sure one really exists.) I would suggest also visiting the follwing site for links for more helpful info on your quest to find the non-existant perfect diet: http://www.consumersearch.com/www/fa...d/reviews.html It will link you to several sites that have examined the companies that produce them and give you a brief overview of what you should know when searching for a commerical food. The links also examine raw and homecooked diets as well. Please keep in mind that all of the information is based only on someone's opinion, so only take that for what it is worth. The most important thing is that you research and find a food that works for YOUR dog and make sure that you supplement as needed to accomodate for anythign the food is lacking. |
01-08-2008, 08:06 AM | #5 |
YT 2000 Club Member | Thanks so much for the wonderful info ladies, I sure do appreciate it tons! I have researched dog foods years back when we got Isaiah (our boxer) and I'm so very picky about what he gets, well what ANY of our fur, shell, scale and skin kids get, lol. I wasn't a happy camper about having to resort to Purina for him, but honest to God, it's the ONLY thing he didn't react to. Doesn't make any sense either seeing how it's corn, corn, and more corn, GRRR! but, at least he isn't breaking out in huge hives now and he isn't pouring blood from his rectum and he's healthy. It also doesn't have the BHA, BHT or ethoxyquin in it so I can live with it. Now, as for lil Miss Maggy May, I can't wait to be able to start switching her to a better food!
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01-08-2008, 08:28 AM | #6 |
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| You have a white boxer??? Can I please see pics??? Pretty please... I love white boxers. They are the most adorable large dogs ever.
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01-08-2008, 08:41 AM | #7 | |
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My 2 Yorkies are the same way--they cannot eat the 'so called high end organic foods' so they kibble that they get in addition to their home cooked is Nutro, Science Diet Natures Blend, Eukanuba and *maybe* once a week a small amound of Purina Pro Plan. And it's always changing...I'm always looking for the 'next best thing.' You'll find the right blend for yours. Just takes time. | |
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01-08-2008, 01:44 PM | #9 |
YT 2000 Club Member | Hehehe, yep, we sure do have a white boxer boy. His name is Isaiah and he's one of the loves of our life. Of course him and our oldest son (18 years old) are the best of friends, he's in some of the pics with Isaiah. We got him when he was only 6 weeks old, agai, way to young to be away from Momma, but he was in a real bad situation and I couldn't leave him there and the guy was selling the pups off. You couldn't even tell Isaiah was white when we got him cause he was covered in feces. He's now all grown up and is a porker let me tell ya, lol. The brown boxer in the one pic is Elijah, he's one of our other furbabies and he's 3 years old. The one where it's just Isaiah when he was a baby, he was six weeks old there.
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01-08-2008, 02:35 PM | #10 |
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| Hi Beabble - We have a boxer -- her name is Boo. She turned eleven this past May and we are at the point in her life where we just teasure each day we have with her. She has developed Boxer Cardiomyopathy and takes two heart meds twice daily. If you don't know abouthtis please discuss it with your vet at your next visit. She has a very sensitive stomach and the ONLY food that she can eat without regularly throwing up is Canidae. So everyone in our house - except for pregnant and nursing moms and very young pups get Canidae. I'm going to include a few pics of Boo the Boxer. Picture #1 - Boo with Chattie Picture #2 - Our beautiful elderly girl Picture #3 - Boo babysitting LoveSome Dovie Picture #4 - Boo at work with me - I worked in an elementary school library. |
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01-08-2008, 03:27 PM | #12 |
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| Thank you so very much for your kind words. I always get way too excited when someone posts that they have a boxer and I forget my manners. Your Boxer boy is beautiful! I would love to see pics of Elijah. Your friend's dog probably has the Boxer Cardiomyopathy. The condition is so common among Boxers that it was named for the breed. We were early last summer to expect 4 to six months with Boo, but she is doing fantastic. We decided as a family to let her live her life -- we are careful with her and don't let her overdo it, but we refuse to make an invalid out of her. She still enjoys going to the barn and going along when we feed - when the weather is nice. Each day is a blessling.. Please be sure to ask your vet about the Boxer Cardiomyopathy - when caught early the prognosis is much better. |
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01-08-2008, 07:08 PM | #15 |
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| Mine started out on the Science diet for puppies and then I switched to Royal Canine Yorkshire terrier...Her coat is healthy and silky..her eyes are bright, FULL of energy and she loves the taste. It's formulated especailly for Yorkies (coat, teeth and gums and digestive system) and a plus is it has components that smell wonderful to them to help those picky little furbutts.
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