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Originally Posted by Marc  .so I picked up Orijen samples and now I read that it is far too high in protein for a pup. What am I doing?
I took a real close look at her and where she is itchy. Her skin seems "dandruffy" and dry and I would venture to say that her hair is on the dry, not soft side. Is there anything at the local health food/vitamin store that I can give her for her skin and coat? Like fish oils or something oily?
please help. I am so confused. She is such a good girl and I REALLY want to help her not be itchy and dry. |
I FORGOT, you're in CANADA - I LOVE Orijen!! Before I was homecooking and then moved on to raw - I had my guys on Orijen - and I have so much respect for that company. I actually corresponded a bit w/ their STAFF nutritionist (yes, they have one - and yes, he actually will get back to you) bc I had questions. And, ya know - if you have doubts - give Orijen a call and see if you can talk to the nutritionist directly.
Anyway! Don't let higher protein scare you - it really is a concern only for dogs who have kidney/liver/pancreas issues - and unless you think your pup does - then, personally, I wouldn't worry about a disease until it presents itself. Also, dogs tend to go crazy for Orijen - so hopefully, she'll love the taste.
As for the itchies - you could either try just the Orijen for 6 weeks and see what happens. Or, you can supplement w/ Eicosaderm -or- you can do fish oil, BUT - if you do fish oil, you must also supplement w/ vitamin E - so, you'd have to get E capsules, pierce them - and do all that. (this is why I like Eicosaderm bc it is fish oil and the vit E together)
Btw, I would stay away from flax oils for the fatty acids since she is itchy...