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03-08-2006, 06:31 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Missouri
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| New & need help with food sugg. First I want to say Hello & tell you all what a wonderful group you have here. I have been "peeking" in the last couple of days & have gotten some great info. We have 2-7mo female yorkies who are sisters & just got a 10wk old male on Monday. The puppy is eating Eukanuba & I was thinking of switching to Science Diet which is what I feed the other two. I would like to get them on the same food for simplicity sake, but cannot decide if a need to switch to something totally different. The girls are not real crazy about their food now & LOVE the new puppies food. But ...... I read on here that Eukanuba might not be the best because of the corn. I would like to find something the size of Eukanubas food. It seems they do better with the smaller kibble. Does anyone have any suggestions for us ? I would like to find something that they would have at Petsmart for convenience sake ( that's really all we have around here) Also should I be feeding them a wet food also ? The breeder we got them from didn't but I saw here where alot of you do. Any suggestions on that? Melissia Mom 2 Lexus Harley & Kai |
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03-08-2006, 06:44 AM | #2 |
BANNED FOR NOT MAILING PRODUCTS PURCHASED | Welcome! My Kloey is 9 months old and when I brought her home she was so picky she would only eat out of my hand, well finally after trying so many different kinds of food I finally have her on Royal Canin for Yorkshire Terriers and she really likes it. I also tried Eukanuba and Natures Choice, but she did not flip over it. I also read that if you give them meat, beef is the best for them so I thought about getting her some wet food (beef) and giving her that in the evening, I would think eating the same thing over and over would get boring. Also I was not sure on what chewie to give her, she was not that fond of Greenies, so I had some suggestions on here about Bully Stix and so I got her one yesterday and she really seemed to enjoy it. But it was almost $3.00 for 1 mg: But it seems like it will last a long time! Where are all your pictures ???? We want to see your babies! 3 Yorkies ? Boy you have your hands full! |
03-08-2006, 06:46 AM | #3 |
I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| Its up to you if you want to feed a hard and a moist food. I do because my dogs are picky eaters. The better foods really arent at Petsmart. Although someone on here said they have Nutro so you might look for that. The next best woulld probably be Royal Canin. It has corn in it too though,
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03-08-2006, 06:50 AM | #5 |
I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| Well it can flare up allergies and cause itchiness and that is why some people trry to avoid it.
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03-08-2006, 06:52 AM | #6 |
Donating YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Jersey
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| My Dezi was eating Eukanuba and I had to hand feed her. I switched to Nutro (which they sell at Petsmart) and she loves it. |
03-08-2006, 06:54 AM | #7 |
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| Tatum eats Innova - I get it at a pet boutique in my town but you can do a search on their website to see where it's sold in your area. It's come highly recommended by a lot of YT members and we've had good results with it.
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03-09-2006, 12:44 AM | #8 |
Donating YT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Iowa
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| I highly recommend Flint River Ranch. It has no by-products and the company has zero bloat compalints. If you go on the web you can read about the product - but I believe every website selling Flint River Ranch is operated by a distributor - not the actual company. The number to the company will have it shipped directly to your door from their ovens with no shipping charge. the # is 909-682-5048. If you want a distributor # to order it under, PM me and I'll give it to you - it's my holistic vets. you can get them to send you some sample packs. It looks unlike any other food - because it is twice baked and then broken into pieces, so the pieces are not some uniform size and shape. And you can add water to it if you want - I don't. Flint River Ranch uses only wholesome ingredients. No by-products, commercial meals, products contaminated with chemicals, or any chemical preservative. This doesn't make them unique, as other pet health foods are essentially human quality. The oven baking process changes the molecular structure of the starches into an "easier to digest" form. There is less stress to the digestive system and, to my knowledge, this is the only company using this process. My vet say's the change in a pet's health is almost always noticeable within a short time. The food is very concentrated and highly digestible resulting in less digestive health problems and smaller stools to clean up. Flint River also is very compact - so you feed a whole lot less than other foods and it costs no more, usually less, to feed than any premium commercial food. I feed 1/4 cup a day to each dog - mine are both 3. You would probably feed a puppy less, maybe only 1/8 cup the company has never had a "bloat" claim against it. The manufacturing process prevents this. The oven-baking and "cracked kibbles" only absorb enough moisture to start the digestion process, then they break down. Other meals/products, continue to absorb a great amount of water. I normally feed Flint River Ranch Puppy & Adult Kibble Dog Food - with at least 37 ingredients including chicken, whole wheat flour, ground rice, lamb meal and fish meal. Have also tried Flint River Ranch Trout & Potato - it has Trout, Potato, Course Ground Millet, Herring Meal, Oatmeal and Sweet Potatoes for the first 5 ingredients and also cranberries and blueberries in it. Years ago with previous dogs I fed Science Diet - you might want to search on YT or the web to get the truth on this food. I believe high quality healthy dog food or cooking for your dog is the best route to go - Result one healthy, happy dog! If my life wasn't so hectic I might switch the Yorkies food to Sojourner Farms. I used it for awhile when one of my Bichons was ill. But it does take more time than measuring out a scoop of dry dog food. It's a great product made froma human quality raw grain and supplement mix that you mix at home with water, meat, and vegetables. My vet believes the best nutrition is wholesome fresh foods prepared at home. He advocates fresh raw meat and vegetables with added properly prepared carbohydrates. Along with proper supplements. My dogs love baby carrots, apples and banana for treats! sorry so long |
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