LOLing at the bug-eyed appearance. His mommy is a purebred Brussels Griffon, that's where he gets the bug-eyes
He's had them since birth, it's normal for the breed. I wuv them!
As far as protein is concerned, Orijen is high in the healthy proteins. He's on puppy food, not dog food. The vet actually is the one who urged us to have him on a high protein puppy food (but he gets his liver enzymes tested once every 3 months). He's done absolutely wonderfully on puppy food for his entire life, and his enzymes always come back normal. We've been really blessed with him, with only 1 serious sickness about 7 years ago. It was brief.
These are the ingredients for Orijen puppy:
Fresh boneless chicken*, chicken meal, fresh boneless salmon*, turkey meal, herring meal, russet potato, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), sweet potato, peas, fresh boneless turkey*, fresh whole eggs*, fresh chicken liver*, fresh boneless lake whitefish*, fresh boneless walleye*, sun-cured alfalfa, pea fiber, fresh boneless herring*, organic kelp, pumpkin, chicory root, carrots, spinach, turnip greens, apples, cranberries, blueberries, licorice root, angelica root, fenugreek, marigold flowers, sweet fennel, peppermint leaf, chamomile, dandelion, summer savory, rosemary, vitamin A, vitamin D3, vitamin E, niacin, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine, folic acid, biotin, vitamin B12, zinc proteinate, iron proteinate, manganese proteinate, copper proteinate, selenium yeast, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Enterococcus faecium.
* DELIVERED FRESH, preservative-free and never frozen.
It's 4am here, and the vet opens at 7. We'll probably just take him in at 8. Phone calls are hard for them, because without seeing the actual pet itself, it's almost impossible to give a valid reason for any changes.
Hopefully they'll just say "yup it's the food, this is why, etc" and we'll be on our way back home. :]