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Hello,
I have a 14 week old yorkie pup. When I got him he was being fed Pedigree hard food. When we brought him home I noticed he didnt want to eat at all. When he did eat he seemed miserable chewing the kibbles. Anyway, I started him on the can of Pedigree soft food (for Adults) the breeder gave me.
After taking him to the vet and confirming he was underweight the recommended switching his food to a puppy soft.

With my other yorkie I fed him a Iams/Nutro mix. That was the vets idea. So I bought Nutro for my new baby. I decided to look online and found an article that in the last couple months there have been numerous illnesses and 6 deaths related to the Nutro food. It hasnt been confirmed, but the evidence seems rather obvious.

My question is: What is a safe food to feed my puppy? Is Eukaneuba a good food?

NO Eukanuba is NOT good. Any food you can get at wal mart or Petsmart is not a good food. While people will go back and forth on what acutally IS good food... some good brands are Orijen, Wellness, Solid Gold.

You can usually go on each website and find a store near you. When you change ... expect some diarrhea... to put it bluntly your dogs have been eating "crap" (sorry.. it's like us eating McDonalds every day) so when you introduce a high quality food their body is going to go through a cleansing. Also after being on this food for a bit they will poop MUCH less. Beacuse all the ingredients are high quality their body uses more of it and has less to poop out.

NNNoooooooo
 

Canidae, Merrick, Fromm [kibble or wet] etc

Look at the sticky under Health & Diet for great recommendations :thumbup:

I checked that thread out and the local PetSmart doesnt carry any of the 4 star and up brands.

Petsmart will NOT carry those foods. you need to go to each website and see where there is a store near you. Petsmart only carries bad food. I hear they are going to carry Wellness soon and that is a good food but everything else there is horrible for our babies.

I found that out! My husband was there and was telling me what their "top brands" were. After looking them up I found so many bad reports!! Pet Supplies Plus carries Wellness brand. I will start the switch here soon. I just wanted to get him off Nutro for fear that he may be the next victim. It is sad how hard it is to find a "Good" pet food!

Wellness is great. I home cook for Layla but there are times (travelling into the US) that we have to use kibble for short periods of time and we feed Wellness Super 5 Mix. Good choice! and just remember what i said about their bodies making the transition. It could take a week.

I LOVE Wellness! Petco is supposed to be carrying it soon - do you have one of those near you? Petco also carries Solid Gold, Natural Balance, and some other great holistic foods.

We use Natural Balance and can usually find it at the smaller, privately owned pet stores as opposed to the chain stores. Glad you found out about the problems with Nutro....and good luck on the switching.

Our dogs eat mostly Evo but I supplement that with some stuff I cook for them. It isn't sold in any of the stores around here, so I have mine shipped. It's kind of expensive but lasts forever because Yorkies don't eat all that much compared with other dogs. It's a very high-protein food, and our dogs have done very well on it. They always have lots of energy (sometimes too much), and wonderful shiny coats.

Does that food have a tendency to cause the dog to become over weight? I read a few other posts on other threads that had that comment. I found some local stores that carry Evo, so I'll check it out once I get Monty a little bit more stabilized. He's still pretty weak and underweight. Thanks for the advice.

We buy our Canidae at Pet Supplies Plus. They also sell Merrick's, Solid Gold, and many other top quality brands..

I am finding with research, Pet Supplies Plus seems to carry most of the good brands. I think I'll drive the extra couple miles and go there for my food needs.

I've done tons of research on dog foods, and I don't remember ever seeing anyone say that this food caused dogs to be overweight. (I didn't search this forum for it because at the time, I didn't know this forum existed, but I looked at tons of veterinary and user reviews before I settled on a permanent food.) The only thing I've seen regarding weight is that dogs that were underweight to begin with gained up to ideal weight. You're obviously concerned about feeding the right food, and more pet owners should be like that. I see WAY too many feeding stuff like Dog Chow. I've even met breeders who do that, and needless to say, I've never bought a dog from any of them. Do some research and find one you feel good about.

Just so you'll know the potential cons of Evo, the only three I've consistently seen is that it can cause gas, it has a strong odor, and it's too expensive. I have four dogs on it, and I haven't seen the problem with gas. I never understood the complaints about the food having a strong odor. I can't even smell it unless I stick my nose right in the bowl (which I did only because I saw complaints of a strong odor, not because it's something I'm in the habit of doing). I had already mentioned the part about it being expensive, and I guess if you were feeding a Great Dane that could be a problem. However, since Yorkies typically just nibble off and on and eat so little overall, I've never found the cost to be an issue.

Best wishes,
Jade

I feed Maximum Nutrician it IS sold a walmart and my babies do great on it. They eat a lot less. Poop a lot less and mantain great weight. I do agree a lot of walmarts food is crap but....I have tried several foods and this is what I have found to be a decent food!

I guess now all the flaming will start!