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08-08-2008, 08:33 AM | #1 |
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| Should I continue feeding Puppy food? Sasha is a little over 5 months and a solid 5 pounds. I just decided to switch her from Nutro Ultra to Wellness. I was able to get some free samples of Wellness Super 5 Mix Just for puppies and she seems to like it. But how long should she remain on puppy food? If I buy a 5 lb bag it's going to last months! Will I need to switch her over to adult food during that time? If so, should I just go ahead and buy adult food? I noticed Wellness now has an adult formula for small breeds so if I need to switch to adult food I think I'll try that out. By the way I'm speaking of dry food only. Thanks in advance! |
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08-08-2008, 09:16 AM | #2 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | You could probably switch her over around 7-8 mths or so - or, buy an all life stage food and start that now. She is so close to being an adult though, and there is honestly not a *huge* difference btwn puppy/adult foods - so you could switch over now and be fine.
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08-08-2008, 11:17 AM | #3 |
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| 7-8 months is a good time to switch normally but if you compare the Wellness Puppy to the Small Breed Adult (dark red bag) the ratios are very very close to each other. I can't remember the exact difference but I believe the puppy has 2% more fat and a little bit more fiber. So either one is not really going to matter, I would switch to the small breed adult. Now if you are talking about switching to the Super 5 (green or purple) bags I would stay on the puppy formula because the ratios drop dramatically
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08-08-2008, 11:50 AM | #4 |
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| True. I was reading the ingredients of the puppy and adult food and it was basically the same just the percentages were higher. I guess it's better for an adult to still be fed puppy vs a puppy being being fed adult. Thanks for the reply! |
08-08-2008, 11:53 AM | #5 | |
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This is a purple bag but it's new. Is this the one you were referring to? Edit - Never mind I see which one you were referring to. It's a truer purple, lol. Thanks again! Last edited by Sasha311; 08-08-2008 at 11:54 AM. | |
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