Nature's Variety Question

[lauraopi]

Originally Posted by trini&coco

lauraopi, I am also watching your thread and I am going to switch my Yorkies too. I just ran out of food today and I am going to do it cold-turkey and post how it goes for us, for you too

I am almost out too...this is a little scary for me..i just want to do what is right for Reese

[edumma]

I have been feeding Tia my shih tzu cross natures variety kibble in the morning and the raw medallions in the evening . She has been on this diet for five years, Remy my yorkie pup has been on this diet for about one month ,she is 10 1/2 months old now. The raw is a little more expensive ,that is why i feed a good kibble in the morning. Both dogs get raw knuckle bones to chew on as well as bully sticks. Treats are raw veggies some fruits the odd biscuit. Tia also has a problem with some dog foods making her sick so the raw was a good solution to that problem for me. Tia came to me as a puppy mill rescue and was in very bad shape , it took a year of trying different foods to find some that didnt make her throw up
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this is Tia today
Eileen

[MyFairLacy]

Originally Posted by lauraopi

Thanks for all your help...Just a question....is this a very expensive diet to have her on. Please don't get me wrong, I am going to do it, and I will do whatever it takes to keep Reese as healthy as possible..I am just wondering how it will effect my monthly budget...This stuff is pretty expensive right?? But as long as it has all of what she needs then it's worth it...

Lacy eats 4 medallions a day - 2 in the morning and 2 in the evening. I alternate venison and rabbit each day. The rabbit is the most expensive at $15 for a 3lb bag of medallions (48 medallions) and the vension is about $13. The Chicken/turkey is the cheapest at closer to $10. Beef, Chicken, and lamb are somewhere in between there but don't know for sure what they are priced at.

[kalina82]

I feed Nature's Variety and a few other pre-made diets as well. morgan is 4lbs and gets 3oz a day. I switched her cold turkey. I usually buy two bags at a time. Then when i get home i separate the food into meals in sandwich bags and freeze them all. I take out 1-2 days of food at a time and put it in the fridge. It isn't expensive to me, doing it this way because the food lasts at least 1 1/2 months before i have to go buy more. I also supplement with a join sup and fish oil. She usually gets 2oz in the morning and 1oz at night. i sometimes feed her just once a day but she's a piggy and likes to eat so i separate the meals to make her think she's eating more. I also give raw chicken drumsticks and turkey necks sometimes as a meal. For chewies she has bully sticks, buffalo tendons, and beef tendons to keep her occupied.

I love this diet and so does Morgan.

I recently found another brand that i like. Its called Animal Food Services. It comes in little nuggets. so what i do is measure out 1oz or 2oz in sandwich bags depending on which meal i want it for. Then when it comes time to feed i just dump the contents of the bag in her bowl and don't have to touch it to break it up. much cleaner IMO.