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06-25-2013, 08:13 AM | #1 |
YT Young Pup Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Atlanta, GA,US
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| Grain free dog food??? Diet Help Hi everyone, I recently convinced my parents that we need to use a new dog food for our two yorkie poos, and I need some help deciding what food to feed. Our current food is Royal Canin 28 (the one for yorkies), but I really want a higher quality food for them and they have developed systematic yeast infection, an allergy to grains, so the new food needs to be grain-free. The dogs are picky eaters, especially my little Lily. Lately, when I have been feeding the dogs I spend about ten minutes every meal going through the fridge picking out clean raw and cooked vegetables, cheeses, meat which I grind together to add as a topper to their food. For a while we were even buying organ meats to cook to try to encourage lily to eat but the fat content of the kidneys we were using concerned me, and lily (the only one who would benefit from weight gain) stopped eating that as well. I have tried Merrick before but they would NOT eat it at all. So my question to you is what foods do you recommend for picky eaters that would not cost significantly more than royal canin. So I am looking for a good grain free, to minimal grain, dog food and unfortunately I am not allowed to feed raw, so freeze-dried or kibbles. The foods I have been recently looking at are Orijen regional red, Acana duck and Bartlett pear, Honest Kitchens veal and love, and Ziwipeak. Out of these what would you suggest and how much would you say it would cost to feed. Lily weighs 6-7 pounds (when eating), and Emily weighs 10 pounds. Also since these are higher fat higher protein diets what supplements, probiotics, etc. would you recommend for easing the transition between foods. Lily is only a fourth poodle and looking at her she looks pure yorkie so what are good supplements for coat as well. Side Note- Over everything I would love to feed raw but have had no success in convincing my parents, if you feel you can post a convincing argument for raw, please go ahead!!!!!!! |
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06-25-2013, 08:24 AM | #2 |
YT Young Pup Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Atlanta, GA,US
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| Oh and I forgot to add, I have been considering Canine Caviar to! |
06-25-2013, 08:24 AM | #3 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | First, WELCOME to YT !!! Glad you're here. I don't think you could go wrong with any of the food you're looking at, to be honest. You've picked some nice choices there (although, I will say I'm categorically against veal, in any form; the cruelty is too much for me). I feed pre-made raw, but if I had to feed kibble again - I always think it'd be Orijen. They've had a few probs as a company, but I don't know of one who hasn't. I do like Honest Kitchen too, and love their treats, called Beams - love! As for feeding raw - since your parents are against it - have you thought about freeze dried raw? The one caveat to freeze dried is that it is even more expensive that premade raw bc it involves more steps in preparation...so I don't know if cost is an issue for you.
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06-25-2013, 08:30 AM | #4 | |
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I feed Canine Caviar (Open Sky). For about… 8 months- we love it.
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06-25-2013, 08:32 AM | #5 |
YT Young Pup Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Atlanta, GA,US
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| My parents don't really want to spend probably more than what we would pay for Orijen and I thought for now I would switch to something as maybe a stepping stone, and when they see how much good a high quality food can do for the dogs maybe then I can switch them over to raw. |
06-25-2013, 08:36 AM | #6 |
YT Young Pup Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Atlanta, GA,US
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| I feed Canine Caviar (Open Sky). For about… 8 months- we love it.[/QUOTE] So how do you have to use a topper, or do they just eat it . I think I have a fundamental disbelief of my dogs ever just eating their food, after the way Lily eats. The only thing she consistently eats are steak and lamb bones. (not spoiled at all ) |
06-25-2013, 10:25 AM | #7 | |
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| I also feed my guys Canine Caviar, they're currently enjoying Wilderness (grain free venison). Mimi is very picky, but she loves this kibble, she'll eat it moistened w/water & no toppings. Just for variety, I add unseasoned boiled salmon or whatever protein I have @ the time, I share w/them. I used to feed the THK, they loved it but got tired of it...I think I'll go back to it when they get old & if they ever lose their teeth & are unable to chew. It's all ground up except for the chunks of fruit. I also feed them raw for 1 meal sometimes, currently they're devouring & loving OC Raw Dog Rabbit...I try not to think about the poor bunnies. Quote:
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06-25-2013, 11:21 AM | #8 |
YT Young Pup Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Atlanta, GA,US
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| Haha sorry guys I did mean zeal, poor little cows
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06-25-2013, 11:26 AM | #9 | |
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06-25-2013, 11:27 AM | #10 |
YT Young Pup Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Atlanta, GA,US
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| If I fed on a rotation would that prevent the dogs from getting tired of the foods maybe?
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06-25-2013, 12:44 PM | #11 |
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| I'd feed Acana over Orijen. My dog has always done very well on Acana, even after the formula changes. I tried others and have never been as happy as I am when he is on Acana. We do the Duck & Pear (which is not totally grain-free, it contains one grain: oats) and Wild Prairie Grain-Free. Also look into Annamaet.
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06-25-2013, 01:19 PM | #12 |
Don't Litter Spay&Neuter Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: So Cal
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| I have 1 that is intolerant of pumpkin, so we didn't have too many choices & I wanted grain free, so we tried Thrive & Embark. Thrive has quinoa in it, not necessarily a grain, but a seed I think & they did well on it. Some people say it's good to do a rotation of proteins...I would stick w/what your dog does best on.
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06-25-2013, 10:38 PM | #13 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| I like Now Small Breed. My yorkie is pretty picky and never really liked dog food until I got this food and she loves it when have been through 2 bags and she still loves it as much as the first time she ate it!
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06-25-2013, 10:43 PM | #14 | |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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Not cooked bones though right?
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06-25-2013, 10:44 PM | #15 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| It could also make them picky.
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