[LilMissy]

Originally Posted by carmen in nj

What kind of food is best for puppies?
welcome to YT and congratulations on your pup, My Relay is a yorkie jack too.. he is wonderful and 11 months old. I keep him on a good all stages dog food, solid gold wee bits.
What kind of treats are good for the puppy? I use wellness treats or all natural chicken treats
and for training?same wellness or chicken
What shampoo is good? I use calm coat shampoo and conditioner, my Relay has a mix of silkie and wire hair..LOL
Do you think a puppy litter box is good for the home
I use the grass potty in my enclosed porch for him.
here's a picture of my boy..
hugs,
Carmen in nj

Missy loved Solid Gold "Wee Bits'" too (we tried a sample bag), but I had to stop giving it to her because I found out it contains ethoxyquin.

Wellpet - Nutrition - Commercial Pet Food - Ethoxyquin in Pet Food

Ethoxyquin reduces the blood plasma level of Vit E, it also impairs Selenium (vit E keeps selenium at the +2 oxidation state and selenium reduces Vit E once it has been oxidized,thus 'recycling' it) Ethoxyquin also reverses active transport of glucose, causes cancer of the kidneys, liver, esophagus and stomach, caueses cycling problems in bitches, and motility in intact males, cardiomyopathies, skin and coat problems and 'trashes' the liver. In an internal memos from the FDA from 1959 (bless the freedom of information act) it was declared a poisonous and deleterious substance, but then a special ammendment to the Food and Cosmetic Act was passed in '59 and it was allowed in animal foods.

The scarey thing is...

Even if the label doesn't list ethoxyquin (a carcinogen used, among other things, as a rubber preservative), it could still very well be in that food. "Because of labeling law loopholes," says Anitra, "many pet foods containing ethoxyquin do not have to list it on the label. If the food you buy already has ethoxyquin in the fat, it doesn't have to be listed on the label, because the food manufacturer didn't actually put it in.

Here is a link to a thread where we just recently discussed Ethoxyquin use in dogfood. On that thread, I copied and pasted a list of foods that are "safe" or "unsafe". I just thought that I'd share with you what I have learned.

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...dog-foods.html