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07-10-2009, 11:54 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Lafayette, LA, USA
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| Puppy or Adult Food?? Hey everyone! Addie will be 10 months on the 13th and I was wondering when did everyone start feeding the adult food? The bag says 9-12 mths feed as adult and 1-2 years feed as adult, does that mean the adult food or the portion size? Thanks for the help!
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07-10-2009, 12:18 PM | #2 |
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| Sorry i am no help...i use an all stages dog food.
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07-10-2009, 12:28 PM | #3 |
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| Yes, I would love to know too...Lola is 7 months and I was wondering when would I start to switch to adult food. |
07-10-2009, 01:15 PM | #4 | |
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What is she eating? | |
07-10-2009, 01:18 PM | #5 |
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07-10-2009, 01:29 PM | #6 |
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| I think 10 months to a years old is a good time to switch to adult food. |
07-10-2009, 01:35 PM | #7 |
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| I asked my vet about this at our last visit since the boys are one next month. She told me to continue feeding puppy food until their birthday and start giving them a 1/4 of food twice daily instead of allowing them to free feed. Hope that helps. |
07-10-2009, 01:37 PM | #8 |
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| Jemma is 8 months and I'm feeding her adult food. I give her Canidae. It's not too high in fat nor in protein. Liver shunt pups, I think, aren't suppose to have a high protein. And too much fat can contribute to pancreaitis. (sp?) So I'm playing it safe. Knock on wood Jemma hasn't been diagnosed with either. But I'm still playing it safe
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07-10-2009, 01:44 PM | #9 |
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| ooppss forgot. She gets 1/4 cup in the AM and then 1/4 at 5 PM. She weighs 4 pounds and is too skinny IMO. She doesn't seem to have fat under her skin. I can feel her ribs and spine, yuck. But that's all she'll eat. She loves her food, is a happy healthy pup. She's pretty long so that may be another reason why she looks so skinny. But still, I wish she was a little fatter.
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07-10-2009, 02:27 PM | #10 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Lafayette, LA, USA
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| She is on Purina Pro Plan Small Breed. I just bought another bag so I will switch her when she's done with this one.
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07-10-2009, 02:29 PM | #11 | |
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Thanks for all the info everyone! We appreciate it!
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07-10-2009, 02:54 PM | #12 | |
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07-10-2009, 03:23 PM | #13 |
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| I switched Jackson to an all life stages food (Before Grain) at the age of 5 months. I put him on Innova adult food at 8 mo. old. He's a bigger boy at 14lbs and pretty much has stopped growing so I figured it'd be fine. Occasionally, I will still mix in wet puppy food.
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07-10-2009, 07:22 PM | #14 | |
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But Purina,oh no, it is full of grain and even has corn gluten, YIKES!!!!
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07-10-2009, 07:36 PM | #15 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member | My pups start with California Natural Lamb and Rice puppy. The adults eat the California Natural Lamb and Rice low fat. The puppies sort of wean themselves from the puppy food to the adult food at about 6-8 months. The only real difference is the % of fat and protein in the foods. My vet says that with a high quality food there is no need for supplementation. |
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