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04-04-2011, 10:04 PM | #1 |
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| How many protein does yorkie needs? When im buying dog food, first i will look on the protein. I know most puppy needs atleast 28% protein but my question is how many protein in food does adult yorkie needs? Most puppy food have 28% protein. There are many good quality adult dog food with different amount of protein. There are 22%, 28% and 34%...etc. I don't know which should i buy for my puppy when she turns adult. Anyone know about informations in protein? |
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04-04-2011, 10:51 PM | #2 |
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| I feed Life's Abundance, it's formulated for all stages. For puppies you need to feed them more, 3-4 times a day. Adults are fed 2-3 times a day. For other brands, I used to feed anything from 20% to about 27% protein to my adult Yorkies. I would rotate and mix brands of different foods, hoping to avoid any deficiencies in their diets. I also mix canned with dry kibble, and add some vegetables, and other supplements.
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04-05-2011, 06:26 AM | #3 |
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| It's not so much about the simple number in the percentage as protein, as it WHERE the protein is coming from. You will see some foods that have hardly any meat in there, but their protein is 28%-32%, meaning most of their protein is probably coming from PLANT sources. Which is not good. Just look for a food with at LEAST the first two ingredients being meat (i.e. chicken and chicken meal) and I tend to stay away from soy, wheat and corn as well. I feed Acana right now which has a 33% protein and it's an all life stages food. He is now 2.5yrs old but I've fed it over a year now on-and-off. I also feed different canned foods and mix it in his food, or I'll add real meat, like boiled plain chicken, etc. IMO, there is no set protein percentage that a dog has to have... it all depends on the individual dog and what works for them. There could be two foods, both with 28% protein, but the dog could do horribly on one and not the other. It's more about the ingredients agreeing with them.
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04-05-2011, 07:29 AM | #4 |
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| I want to buy wellness core is 6star dog food this means its better than 5star. It have 34% of protein im afraid is too much for my yorkie. Other 5star wellness food is around 22% and 28%. I just want to know the difference and which should i get. I want to know if more protein more better? |
04-05-2011, 07:51 AM | #5 |
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| Louie was on Wellness puppy with 28% protein. We just switched him to Wellness Super5 mix which has 22% protein. He did really well on the puppy mix. I was under the impression that when they are puppies in the critical growth stages that they needed more protein than when they are older. He is 12months right now so I figured after checking with his vet it would be a great time to make the transition. Plus the Wellness has similar ingredients in terms of puppy/adult mixes.
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04-05-2011, 08:37 AM | #6 | |
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04-05-2011, 10:05 AM | #7 |
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| I will say that I used to feed Wellness small breed formula and my dogs loved it. However one of them developed bladder stones and my vet said one of the things that causes them is too much protein. So you have to be careful. Some of the premium foods have too much protein for smaller breeds. Of course each dog is different and yours may be able to handle higher amounts. |
04-05-2011, 03:53 PM | #8 |
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| In a healthy dog of mine I wouldn't consider over 30% protein or so. In the short term super high protein foods may seem good, but the long term consequences concern me- what happens when my dog is 15? or older? Especially in small breeds, who aren't "working" dogs I don't see a need for anything above that. Mine are on a food that is 24% protein and they are very active and healthy.
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04-05-2011, 04:39 PM | #10 | |
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Far too many dogs (and cats) develop kidney problems in their senior years and it is just considered "normal" by people and vets now. They expect to put animals on low protein foods and kidney medicine as they get older- that just doesn't cut it for me. I have read all the data and no one can provide a legitimate reason for why a small breed dog whose main job is being a companion needs super high protein foods.
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04-05-2011, 04:59 PM | #11 | |
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And high protein foods are a fairly new thing when it comes to processed dog kibble, so I dunno why vets would be blaming kidney problems in older dogs on high protein foods.... when they most likely have been eating low to moderate protein levels their whole life. As I said, a dog eating high protein coming from plant sources definitely has the potential to cause kidney problems... dogs were not designed to digest carbs either, which is what most kibbles (even grainfree, etc) are full of (all kibbles must have carbs). There's also no legitimate reasons why a small breed dog should NOT be on high protein food... I'm just saying the issue is debatable both ways because not enough research has been done on this subject. I'm not against feeding a 24% protein food, like I said... I'm more concerned about ingredients, company reliability, and where food is manufactured than protein numbers. I do know that the original studies that convinced people that high protein was bad for the kidneys was done on RATS who are omnivores... and all the protein came from plant sources... so IMO, it makes the argument completely invalid.
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