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03-10-2010, 04:28 PM | #1 |
YT Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Knoxville, TN
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| Questions about rotating I am considering a rotation diet for Nick and Daisy. The idea of it sounds perfect - I mean, who really wants to eat the same thing for the rest of their lives? Plus, there has to be nutrients they can get from one kibble and not another. I have a few questions, though. My vet is always saying switching foods is not good for dogs. Will the vet look down on the way I care for my pups if I tell him I switch foods? At the retail store I get my kibble from, there is a "pet food consultant" and she said it is NOT a good idea at all to rotate between brands. She said if you rotate you should only do it within the same brand. Is this true? When you switch flavors/formulas, do you do it gradually? How often do you rotate? I know it is a long post with a ton of questions but any and all advise will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!! |
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03-10-2010, 04:35 PM | #2 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Crofton, MD, USA
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| Great question! I'm not sure of the answer, I am using Acana Prairie and Acana Grasslands and I rotate between the two. So far no upset stomachs and things are going well. I'd be interested to see what others think! |
03-10-2010, 04:40 PM | #3 |
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| I feed Natural Balance Ultra, NB Venison and Sweet potato and NB Chicken and Sweet potato I think it is. I mix all three together and they are used to that. I don't have to rotate that way and upset their systems. |
03-10-2010, 04:52 PM | #4 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | I side with your vet, I think it's best to keep them on a food they are doing well on. The yorkie is known for having a week intestinal system, and food changes are hard for them. I think the idea of a rotation diet comes from human nutritionists beliefs that say we need to have a wide variety of foods, but this idea came about because early nutritionists believed that was the best way to insure we got all the vitamins we needed. There is no evidence to suggest that a wider variety of diet is healthier if the diet you are eating is complete. For example, one of the healthier human diets consists of seaweed, fish, rice and turnips, that all they eat their entire lives, and they are said to be the healthiest humans, they live well into their 100's and are fairly disease free. Of course, American companies are looking at the turnips as the secret for the health, but I would say it's their diet and lack of bad things in it. The main thing is we really can't compare humans to dogs, humans don't have diarrhea when a new food is added to their diet, and most dogs do. I like this site about dog nutrition: The Dog Food Project - Myths about Dog Nutrition
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