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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  Sigh....
One thing you want to ask yourself is why, for sure, would a vet know what's best nutritionally when they only receive about 1.5 hours of nutritional education during their entire education? There are a FEW vets who will truly admit to the travesty of what vets really know about nutrition - and here's one of them who is truthful.
Also, READ labels. You will see for yourself that some "Puppy Foods" have the exact same analysis as many "Adult Foods". For many others, the real differences are marginal or scant. For some, there are differences - but not necessarily bc they are Puppy or Adult, but perhaps bc they are grain free or not (or whatever).
The one you're feeding is 24% protein, 15% fat - a midrange food if I ever saw one - there is nothing radical, no red flags, nothing concerning there - in my opinion.
I would encourage you to read this white paper and perhaps give it to your vet as well.  |
I feed Orijen puppy - it may be a gimmick, but I feel "safer" doing it
I do feed my 2 year old shihtzu the same food though. I wasn't willing to spend another 400.000 rupiah ($40)
for a 7kg bag she might not like as she is really picky, but she loves Orijen puppy, so I'm feeling good about switching her to the adult version.
The puppy has about 4% more fat than the adult one.. I don't think it makes too much difference, but some people might scream at the thought of feeding "more" fat to an adult dog.
It's crazy how people here (in my country) have no idea whatsoever what makes good dog food and what not.. Just yesterday I walked into this pet store with loads of chihuahua in crates.. Turns out he was "breeding" them
I asked around for the prices and all. He was selling them real expensive too. There were some new pups there, and he "proudly" pointed out the stud. The stud was real skinny even for a chihuahua, bones sticking out everywhere, and really dirty ears. I asked him what the hell was going on with the ears, he said, oh it's the tattoo (when you register dogs here to the Indonesian AKC, they get tattoos in their right ear), I said no, that's not the freaking tattoo, that's DIRT or WORSE right there. I asked him what food he feeds them and he proudly says "Eukanuba". I have a feeling he was lying too. Probably feeds them cheaper food as Eukanuba is one of the more expensive here. I went to a crate with a white chi inside, just stroked her paws, and she was trembling with excitement, yet she looked so sad too. I wonder how many times she has been out of that crate her whole life.
Makes me want to open up a pet store myself, and only carry "good food".
I'm soooooooo upset for dogs owned by these people..