|
Just for informative purposes let me tell you that the last time Bandit was hospitalized with HGE the Vet told me Purina One is the best dog food aorund. I fed my Yorkie Purina One from the time it came on the market until the time she passed away. She was never sick at all either.Same with her Sister. When I got these new special breeder Yorkies they recomended Eukanuba and then Roayal Canin, so I switched to those. Now I have been giving all o of mine Royal Canin but I am about to try switching back to Purina One. I felt guilty thinking it was not a designer dog food since some breeders say don't buy supermarket dog foods....Hmmmm . So what do you think about that ? |
I don't feed Purina One because it has a ton of corn (two kinds in the first three ingredients - makes up most of the food), brewer's rice, by-products and because of the preservatives. I wouldn't consider the human-grade dog foods to be "designer". I consider them to be better for my dog. I feed Chicken Soup and it's not expensive at all. I'd rather pay a couple more dollars for a bag and get something that I feel is a great food. It is important to read the ingredient label. Brewer's rice is low-quality small fragments left when the kernels of rice are separated. Corn is a known allergen for dogs. Corn gluten meal is a cheap protein source. Poultry by-product meal is parts of the carcasses of slaughtered poultry from turkeys, ducks, geese, buzzards, etc. It is a low quality inconsistent ingredient that has NO standard. Animal digest is heated broth from unspecified animals that can be obtained from any animal source so there is no control over the quality or contamination. There are a lot of dog foods on the market do not have negative ingredients; they're not that expensive compared to Purina One or Science Diet or Eukanuba and can be found at any feed store. Ingredients of the Purina ONE Beef and Rice: Beef, brewers rice, whole grain corn, corn gluten meal, poultry by-product meal, oat meal, beef tallow preserved with mixed-tocopherols (source of Vitamin E), whole grain wheat, fish meal, natural flavors, defluorinated phosphate, potassium chloride, L-Lysine monohydrochloride, salt, choline chloride, vitamin supplements (E, A, B-12, D-3), zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, riboflavin supplement, niacin, calcium pantothenate, manganese sulfate, biotin, thiamine mononitrate, folic acid, pyridoxine hydrochloride, garlic oil, copper sulfate, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity), calcium iodate, sodium selenite. |
Dang... And I thought I could take it...waaaaaaaaaaaaa!! :( Quote:
|
Thought I'd post this since I was looking at their site.. Chicken Soup food.... Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul™ Your adult dog will love the taste and you'll love the results. Higher energy levels and stamina, improved coat and skin. Conditioning for the upcoming Senior years. Fresh, Pure, Wholesome Ingredients Chicken, turkey, chicken meal, turkey meal, whole grain brown rice, whole grain white rice, oatmeal, potatoes, cracked pearled barley, millet, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), duck, salmon, egg product, flaxseed, natural chicken flavor, kelp, carrots, peas, apples, dried skim milk, cranberry powder, rosemary extract, parsley flake, potassium chloride, salt, choline chloride, dried chicory root, vitamin E supplement, iron proteinate, zinc proteinate, copper proteinate, ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, copper sulfate, potassium iodide, thiamine mononitrate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, ascorbic acid, vitamin A supplement, biotin, calcium pantothenate, manganese sulfate, sodium selenite, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin, vitamin D supplement, folic acid. |
I feed Miko Royal Canin Prescription Hepatic diet...I have to feed him this because of his liver shunt, but he actually loves it. Before we found out he had a liver shunt, and before we put him on this diet, he was a finicky eater and didn't seem to like to eat very much. Now he eats as much as he's supposed to with no problems :) |
Quote:
|
Quote:
|
[B]I totally agree with you. The "better" dog foods were not around years ago. Only Science Diet purchased from the vets and we called that "smelly poop food" lol it was unbearable. I have been using Royal Canin for 2 years now just for the reasons you pointed out here. Now I am having all this digestive problems with my babies and my Vet tells me to feed them the Purina One. I love this Forum....you breeders sure do seem to know more then the Vets do about Yorkies that should not be classified in with all other dogs because they are different. Very difficult to find a vet that knows the difference and treats them in a different manner. Thank you for posting all of this information. |
Quote:
|
Natural Balance is the ONLY food Sabrina will eat unless literally spoon fed. She does great on it, though I'm having to cut her back - she's getting older and gaining too much weight. Pro Plan for puppies (Purina) is what my new vet forced on me for my new baby girl. He says it's the best of the "have it everywhere, all the time" foods for her and it will keep me from having to switch around. All this other stuff sounds wonderful - but we don't have pet stores in small towns and really hard to get ahold of and keep on hand, so I'm going for plain for now if she does well on it. |
I am a Chicken Soup feeder.....And I feed him this b/c it was reccommened to me. |
Ladies, Just like we find different foods appealing so do dogs. What might be right for 1 dog might be totally wrong for another.. As I have said in th past post, I feed all three of mine Purina 1 and I have to say the first three ingridents are: lamb, brewers rice and oatmeal. (Brewers rice is just broken pieces of rice, that they won't seel for humans) |
My Miko's vet is excellent, and he recommended this food for him...Since my baby has been on his veterinary prescription Royal Canin hepatic diet, he has not had any problems. This food has lower % of protein, increased amount of zinc, and the right amt. of everything that his body needs. |
I feed Guinness BLUE... because that is what his owner feeds him. I think petsmart trainer feeds her own dog BLUE so my friend decided with BLUE. |
Quote:
|
| All times are GMT -8. The time now is 08:09 AM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.9
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Copyright ©2003 - 2018 YorkieTalk.com
Privacy Policy - Terms of Use