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03-01-2015, 12:10 AM | #1 |
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| A Pet Store's reasons for not selling certain popular foods Interesting. I had no idea some of these companies were sold to larger parent companies. Like that Zukes was sold to Nestle Purina or Merrick's past. Ironically the one time I bought Moxie zuke's, she wanted nothing to do with them, lol (I'm not a personal fan of nestle Purina myself, and I guess my dog isn't either!) Anyways, just some interesting reading and opinions. animal nature pittsburgh unnaproved products and manufacturers Last edited by LadyGemma; 03-01-2015 at 12:11 AM. |
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03-01-2015, 04:55 AM | #2 |
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| Interesting. I wish I lived near this store, I would love to have a look around. I feel bad because one of mine is on Science Diet Rx food, the other on Nutro. I'm so confused when it comes to food. My vets always tell me they don't need grain free. But Daisy is on a low protein Diet. What do you do?
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03-01-2015, 05:25 AM | #3 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Interesting. Wish they also had a list of what they DO recommend, ya know?
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03-01-2015, 05:43 AM | #4 | |
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animal nature product listing Thanks for posting this list.
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03-01-2015, 05:47 AM | #5 |
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| Picky Buggers According to that, the only premium foods I'd be able to feed my pup that I can buy local is Orijen, and the protein level scares me a bit. My dog goes on a walk every day, but he isn't incredibly active otherwise, and I heard that a high protein diet wouldn't be so great in that case. I don't know what to believe anymore. lol I know everyone says "oh anything manufactured in the Diamond plant is terrible, so many recalls" but I honestly don't see the big deal. Solid Gold, for example, has had only one recall, back in 2012. It was a small one, for salmonella, that no consumer even reported having issues with. I'll be sticking with Solid Gold Wee Bits until someone gives me a good enough reason to swap to something new. Supposedly there's going to be a new small breed turkey formula releasing in April/May, so I'll most likely be rotating between the two. |
03-01-2015, 01:55 PM | #6 |
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| Interesting. I see 3 or 4 good foods I recognize. Most of the bad I agree with. I won't buy Zukes any more. I only did to support the little company with Usa made treats. I feed homemade and Fromms. A good pet tore will order food for you if you don't want to purchase on line. |
03-01-2015, 01:56 PM | #7 |
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| Right or wrong at least the Pet store is trying to do it the correct way |
03-01-2015, 11:17 PM | #8 | |
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Learning and figuring it out. For treats, I like to feed freeze dried chicken from Stella & Chewey's or whomever and give carrots, brocoli, blueberries, and apples as treats. I'm still educating myself so idk what is best for your little ones but am happy to help in any way if I can! | |
03-01-2015, 11:21 PM | #9 | |
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03-01-2015, 11:22 PM | #10 |
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03-02-2015, 04:56 AM | #11 | |
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Here is what they do recommend, for those interested: Acana Answers Biobags Carna4 Cloudstar (Buddy Biscuits, Wag More Bark Less) Countryside Organics EarthAnimal Earthborn Earth Rated Feedsentials Filson Found My Animal From the Field Fromm Fur-Zoff Glacier Peak Holistics. Grandma Lucy’s Green Dog Naturals Help ‘Em Up Himalayan Dog Treats Honest Kitchen ModKat Musher's Secret NRG Orijen Oxbow Plaque Off Premier Primal Sam’s Yams Stella and Chewy's A Tail We Could Wag Weruva classic Wild Kitty Wysong Zupreem
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03-02-2015, 07:42 AM | #12 | |
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Daisy had elevated liver enzymes on her blood work in Aug 2014. ALP 690 (normal range is 20-150) ALT 348 (10 - 118) He wanted to find out why so he did an ultrasound and it came out ok. She was tested for cushings but that test was ok too. Vet did not rule out Atypical Cushings. She is on Denamarin daily and a special liver diet. We started her out on Royal Canine Hepatic liver diet but she didn't seem to like it. We tried Hills l/d Hepatic liver diet and she seemed to like it so that is what we are feeding her. On her next blood test her liver values had gone down after being on denamarin and the special diet. Oct 2014 ALP 574 ALT 128 We started adding green beans to her food to make it more palatable because she loves green beans. Then we added boiled chicken. She got itchy and developed a skin infection. Vet said he suspects she is allergic to chicken. Go back to square one. Hepatic diet only and nothing added. Skin infection cleared up with antibiotics but big scabs came off and left bald spots. Hair is slowly growing back in. Had another blood test and her readings were Jan 15 ALP 840 ALT 113 The vet said that only her ALP levels were high and did not concern him as much as if it had been her ALT. They have not been able to figure out why ALP levels more high but one of the vets thinks possibly Atypical Cushings. They said we may never know for sure. We were feeding Teddy Bear canned food and kibble with chicken. We changed to Lamb and rice so that when Daisy gets to his food and eats it, it won't be chicken. We looked at virtually every can of every kind of food in petsmart and only found one with no chicken mentioned on the label. Nutro lamb and rice. We are giving him science diet dry since he was trying to eat Daisys science diet food. Teddy bear seems to be allergic to corn as it makes him itch terribly. So here are the questions I would have for Daisy... Between Royal Canine and Science Diet l/d hepatic food, is either one better than the other? Is there any place that I can find a recipe for a low protein liver diet that I can cook myself that my vet would approve? Daisy does not want to eat her food anymore. She wants Teddy's food. She has gotten to it three times this week when we let our guard down and didn't notice. It gave her gas and tummy aches. Teddy Bear What is the best food I can find for him. It can't have chicken or corn. All of the vets we have been to, 3 at the current place, and two at our previous vet office, said they do not need to be on a grain free diet and they believe that grain free is just a fad. I don't know if that is a Midwest thing or what but I was going to try Fromm at one time but didn't because the vets discouraged the grain free diet. I would love to have them both on the same food that they both can tolerate and would be ok for Daisy's liver, her chicken allergy and Teddy Bears corn allergy. Sorry this is so long and detailed but we have been through the gamut over the years trying different foods. I am so worried about all of the recalls and worry that with mine being older, they would not be able to fight off the effects of contaminated food.
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03-02-2015, 08:19 AM | #13 | |
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03-02-2015, 09:05 AM | #14 |
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| I never go by what a vet says. They do not go to school for nutrition and usually get perks off the brands they sale. I do not know of a traditional vet where I would by the brands they carry in their offices. Now there are some good holistic vets that carry brands I would buy. |
03-02-2015, 09:08 AM | #15 |
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| Some of the info is outdated in that link...like Wellness, they stopped their business w/Diamond after the recall fiasco. Also, Evengers has a new owner, but sadly the past stories follow... Merrick has only had recalls on their treats, never on their food...but still.
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