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08-12-2009, 07:56 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: shirley, ny, USA
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| Diet for any small dogs? hi everyone, i just had a simple question about my future puppy's diet. My family lost our maltepom a couple years ago due to heart problems, and my mother was devastated. Muffin was about 12 years old, but it still felt too soon, and in her last weeks of life my mother brought her to a vet to find out what was wrong with her, only to hear him say that her high sodium diet was the most likely cause for her condition. For the next few weeks, and especially after Muffin had past away, my mother felt, above all else, lied to. No vet, breeder, or specialist had ever discussed a dogs diet, and my mother assumed that any puppy food would be beneficial, because after all, it was made for our small pups! Now that we are looking into adopting a yorkie, or possibly another variation of maltese or pomeranian, I'm concerned about our future puppy's diet. Is there any food you'd recommend, or know first hand to be healthy? Also, which is better, dry or wet dog food? Are there any safe "people foods" that can be fed to dogs that would benefit them? And what treats do you find to be most healthy? |
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08-13-2009, 05:43 AM | #2 |
YT Graphic Artist Donating Member | Most people prefer dry food to wet for our babies because it is better for their teeth. They can also have most fruits and veggies (no grapes, onions, garlic, chocolate) Mine like bananas, blueberries, carrots, strawberries, raspberries, green beans - just to name a few! Here is a site with dog food ratings: Dog Food Reviews - Main Index - Powered by ReviewPost
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08-13-2009, 07:48 AM | #3 |
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| aw thank you so much! I will look look into the website and make note of all the foods you mentioned. =) |
08-13-2009, 10:25 AM | #5 | |
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Some food brands I would recommend are (these are just a few of many good foods, but these are my favorites): Nature's Variety Innova Wellness Natural Balance Taste of the Wild Orijen Most raw and frozen veggies are good for pets. So is yogurt & skinless chicken. There's a sticky in the Health & Diet forum about foods that can be harmful to them. My babies favorite treats are frozen green beans, baby carrots, cheerios and, of course, Yorkie Yummies. They get bully sticks to chew on.
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08-13-2009, 10:30 AM | #6 |
Phantom Queen Morrigan Donating Member | Welcome to YT! I'm sorry to hear about Muffin. She had 12 long years with your family and i'm sure was very loved. What was she eating that you vet thought was the problem? Here on YT there are many threads about foods to feed. Most here would recommend a dry food that you buy in a smaller pet store. Some good foods are Wellness, Innova, Merricks, and Solid Gold. You can now find wellness and solid gold in Petco as well which is convenient. All these brands make a puppy food as well. They also have All Life Stages types too like Wellness Core.
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08-13-2009, 11:58 AM | #7 |
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| Welcome! I agree with posts above. Jackson eats Innova and does well on it. It's a very high quality food made with human-grade ingredients. I'd stick with a good that contains NO by-products, corn, wheat or soy. I'm sorry to hear about Muffin. We just lost a dog and it's been rough. Also, was your dog eating puppy food for her whole life? Because puppy food, no matter the size of the dog, is supposed to only be fed to up to a year or a bit older. They have adult foods specially for small breeds. I don't think that would have been the cause of death for Muffin but is that what the vet was saying?
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