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Originally Posted by pstinard  Changing the diet too soon could have been part of the issue. I went on the Stella and Chewy's website to take a look at their protein and fat content for their dinner patties, and their numbers are through the roof: 48% protein and 28% fat minimum. Compare that to Blue Buffalo: 26% protein and 15% fat minimum. The recommendations from the book Small Animal Clinical Nutrition, 5th edition are: 15 to 30% protein and 10 to 20% fat for a healthy young adult dog and 15 to 23% protein and 10 to 15% fat for a healthy mature dog. Blue Buffalo's numbers are within the range for healthy young adult dogs, but Stella and Chewy's numbers are almost double that. Such a sudden change could have been a shock to the system.
I'm not going to debate the superiority of one dog food over another (at least not on this thread  ) but I'm glad that there is a diversity of products available and that you found a food that works best for your dog. We always try to do what's best for our dog, but once you find a product that works well for your dog, unless there is a compelling reason to change it, it's best to stick with what works. |
I guess this explains why my two go ga-ga when I feed them Stella and Chewy's meal patties as a special treat from time to time.
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Originally Posted by pokidee .
I’m actually confused and I hope someone can answer me my question that if Stella and Chewy’s raw food is expensive and considered a good quality dog food, why does it have double of the protein and fat that is recommended for a young adult dog like mines. My dog doesn’t overly exercise and I’m sure most house pets don’t. So how is that raw food that is double of the protein and fat healthier than the recommended amount? I actually want to switch Blue Buffalo to a better dry food since I noticed Paris yesterday is not eating all her small vitamin darker circular pieces from her BB kibble. But so far I haven’t really seen a dry food that entirely convinces me. I like Fromm, but it seems like it has too much ingredients that I’m afraid Paris could possibly be allergic to one. I’m thinking of getting Farmina. |
I'm not able to tell you about the quality of Stella & Chewy's, but I do feed my two the Freeze Dried Meal Patties sometimes as treats and they love it. The price per bag where I live is about $22 CAD for the medium sized bag - I think there's about 10 (?) patties inside.
Regularly I feed my two Acana Small Breed kibble. They do great on it and have very nice poops.
