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Lee B · 10-06-2008, 06:23 AM

Both the pups are just at a year old. They get fed raw stuff for breakfast, but I put crunchies out for them to nibble on for the rest of the day. They've been eating the Orijen puppy food, but Saturday I was checking out ingredients, thinking of maybe getting them off puppy food, and liked the ingredients on another type, so I got a bag of it. It wasn't until I got home that I noticed it was for Seniors.

It's still high in protein, and I don't think there's anything in there that they won't be able to properly utilize, but I just wanted to make sure it wasn't lacking something they needed, either. I had a hard enough time figuring out what was "good" in fish food ... dog food, well, I'm still trying to learn.

Is this OK?

Ingredients:

Fresh Regional Ingredients - Fresh chicken meat, chicken meal (low ash), turkey meal, steamed russet potato, fresh-caught Northern Whitefish, chicken fat, fresh whole eggs, salmon meal, salmon and anchovy oils, tapioca, chicken broth, sunflower oil, flaxseed, Atlantic kelp, steamed carrots, spinach, peas and tomatoes, sun-cured alfalfa, apple fiber, psyllium seed, rosemary extract, yeast extract (MOS), glucosamine HCl, cranberries, black currants, chondroitin sulfate.

Tonic Herbs and Botanicals - Chicory, burdock and marshmallow root (FOS), rosehips, stinging nettle, marigold flowers, L-carnitine, fennel seed, chamomile flowers, milk thistle, chickweed, summer savory.

Organic Minerals - Iron proteinate, zinc proteinate, manganese proteinate, copper proteinate. Probiotic Microorganisms - Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus casei, Bifidobacterium (B. bifidus), Saccharomyces (S. boulardii).

Premium Vitamins - Mixed tocopherols (source of vitamin E), choline chloride, vitamin A, vitamin D3, niacin, riboflavin, thiamine mononitrate, vitamin B12, folic acid, biotin, pyridoxine (source of vitamin B6).

Guaranteed Analysis: Protein 42.0% (min.) Carbohydrate 18.0% (max.) Fat 14.0% (min.) Moisture 10.0% (max.) Fiber 3.5% (max.) Calcium 1.5% (min.) Phosphorus 1.4% (min.) Omega-6 1.5% (min.) Omega-3 0.7% (min.) Glucosamine 800 mg/kg (min.) Chondroitin 150 mg/kg (min.) Microorganisms 50 M cfu/kg

Botanical Inclusions Marshmallow root 700 mg/kg Chicory root 700 mg/kg Stinging nettle 500 mg/kg Burdock root 400 mg/kg Fennel seed 350 mg/kg Marigold flowers 350 mg/kg Chamomile flowers 350 mg/kg Milk thistle 250 mg/kg Summer savory 250 mg/kg Chickweed 250 mg/kg

TIA for your input.

10-06-2008, 06:23 AM	#1
Lee B YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Land O' Lakes, FL Posts: 735	Orijen Senior for young adults? Both the pups are just at a year old. They get fed raw stuff for breakfast, but I put crunchies out for them to nibble on for the rest of the day. They've been eating the Orijen puppy food, but Saturday I was checking out ingredients, thinking of maybe getting them off puppy food, and liked the ingredients on another type, so I got a bag of it. It wasn't until I got home that I noticed it was for Seniors. It's still high in protein, and I don't think there's anything in there that they won't be able to properly utilize, but I just wanted to make sure it wasn't lacking something they needed, either. I had a hard enough time figuring out what was "good" in fish food ... dog food, well, I'm still trying to learn. Is this OK? Ingredients: Fresh Regional Ingredients - Fresh chicken meat, chicken meal (low ash), turkey meal, steamed russet potato, fresh-caught Northern Whitefish, chicken fat, fresh whole eggs, salmon meal, salmon and anchovy oils, tapioca, chicken broth, sunflower oil, flaxseed, Atlantic kelp, steamed carrots, spinach, peas and tomatoes, sun-cured alfalfa, apple fiber, psyllium seed, rosemary extract, yeast extract (MOS), glucosamine HCl, cranberries, black currants, chondroitin sulfate. Tonic Herbs and Botanicals - Chicory, burdock and marshmallow root (FOS), rosehips, stinging nettle, marigold flowers, L-carnitine, fennel seed, chamomile flowers, milk thistle, chickweed, summer savory. Organic Minerals - Iron proteinate, zinc proteinate, manganese proteinate, copper proteinate. Probiotic Microorganisms - Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus casei, Bifidobacterium (B. bifidus), Saccharomyces (S. boulardii). Premium Vitamins - Mixed tocopherols (source of vitamin E), choline chloride, vitamin A, vitamin D3, niacin, riboflavin, thiamine mononitrate, vitamin B12, folic acid, biotin, pyridoxine (source of vitamin B6). Guaranteed Analysis: Protein 42.0% (min.) Carbohydrate 18.0% (max.) Fat 14.0% (min.) Moisture 10.0% (max.) Fiber 3.5% (max.) Calcium 1.5% (min.) Phosphorus 1.4% (min.) Omega-6 1.5% (min.) Omega-3 0.7% (min.) Glucosamine 800 mg/kg (min.) Chondroitin 150 mg/kg (min.) Microorganisms 50 M cfu/kg Botanical Inclusions Marshmallow root 700 mg/kg Chicory root 700 mg/kg Stinging nettle 500 mg/kg Burdock root 400 mg/kg Fennel seed 350 mg/kg Marigold flowers 350 mg/kg Chamomile flowers 350 mg/kg Milk thistle 250 mg/kg Summer savory 250 mg/kg Chickweed 250 mg/kg TIA for your input.