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01-27-2005, 05:35 PM | #1 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Upstate S.C.
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| "What kind of dog food???" OH!!!!!! ONE MORE QUICK QUESTION!!!! What kind of dog food is preferred??? I have heard so much discussion about many different types of food....many I have never heard of. I want to be able to locate something locally before I pick up my little baby next week. I am currently feeding my tiny chihuahua "Pro Plan" by Purina....30% protein.....20% fat......"optimal protein / fat ratio"......"for puppy breeds weighing under 20 pounds at maturity". My little one here has really thrived on this. Actually, the 13 year old greyhound loves it too and I have to keep the bowl under something or she will eat it up in a flash...Then the little one will stand up on her back legs and 's-t-r-e-t-c-h' until she can reach the Lori's elevated bowl and eat up her "senior formula" food......(It's all a hoot around here.......)! Any suggestions?????? THANKS |
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01-27-2005, 06:50 PM | #2 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Tuscaloosa
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| My sister-in-law-to-be uses Pro Plan and she's worked for 2 different vets and is going to vet school ... don't guess that matters how the food works for her dog though. Well, Abby's about the shiniest dog I've ever seen. I think Pro Plan is fine if your pup's doing well eating it. As long as the first ingredient isn't corn or corn something or another, but instead is meat, and the protein level is 20-25%, it should be good. Avoid beet products though -- it's just a stool hardener, which a yorkie doesn't seem to need. Protein comes in many forms, and the highly digestible, quality protein is the most important thing in a puppy's diet. There are a lot of fillers that provide protein, but not a highly digestable kind. |
01-27-2005, 07:10 PM | #3 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Aug 2004
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| There are a lot of good dog foods out there, but the best one is the one that your dog will eat. You want to look for natural products, not by products. By products are the parts of the meat that is unusable for human consumption. Like chicken beaks, and diseased beef, or chicken feet, and even feathers. Meat, poultry. or lamb should be the first ingredient listed. As already said, try to avoid corn. Look instead for rice. |
01-27-2005, 07:28 PM | #4 |
YT Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NY
Posts: 360
| I agree. Some of the foods that I feel comfortable feeding my dog are: Innova, Wellness, Neura (his favorite), Merrick (which is so delicious and tasty that you wonder why they don't make people food like this, but it's a little too "rich" for Archie although he LOVES the Mediterranean Banquet Flavor), Chicken Soup for the Puppy Lover's Soul. I try to avoid grocery store brands, like pedigree, purina, cesar, etc. I guess Pro Plan is good (never tried it) because I think chicken is the first ingredient (?) As long as there are no byproducts, or fillers, soy or wheat protein or gluten. |
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