What do you think of Purina's Proplan food for Small Breeds??? - YorkieTalk.com Forums

Yorkie_25 · 10-26-2008, 06:22 AM

When I picked up Chloe from the breeder, she gave me some food. She was feeding her Proplan for Small Breeds. It is made by Purina. Also she was feeding her this can food called Advantage for puppies. I gave Chloe some and she seems to like(mind you she is small eater). So this is the question: I was wondering if anyone recommends this food, and if you don't, what brand do you recommend and how can I wean her off of it??? Any information is appreciated!!!

Gracie2006 · 10-26-2008, 07:55 AM

My vet has recommended ProPlan for my cats for years, that is what they eat and they seem to do fine on it. From what I have learned here, there are higher quality brands. Do you need the Lexus or is the Camry good enough? The million dollar question when it comes to food. Personally, I feed by Yorkies Merrick Before Grain, Timberwolf, Evangers, Party Animal and Nature's Variety. I am going to try my cats on Wellness, grain free.

Yorkie_25 · 10-26-2008, 08:06 AM

Lol well i want the lexus but if my furbaby likes the Camry, I am fine with it...lol. She seems to like it but only mixed with the Advantage. I know for sure I am going to wean her off of the wet food...

TLC · 10-26-2008, 11:20 AM

Purnia is a very low quality food. There are sooooooooooo many better foods out there and ya know what they pretty much cost the same.

I wouldn't feed anything with yucky by-products

phfgkl · 10-26-2008, 11:51 AM

Ask your vet about it, a lot of ours recommend purina. I have our golden retriever on Purina for joints and hips or something like that, I can only get it through the vet. All my others are on eukanuba naturally wild and are doing really well on it.

romeos mommy · 10-26-2008, 12:00 PM

corn is one of the first ingredients. it may cause allergies and itching.

Small Breed Formula - Products - PurinaÂ® Pro PlanÂ®

yorkie_mama22 · 10-26-2008, 02:22 PM

I'm not too sure about the foods just yet. I just got my lil girl two weeks ago and I went to the petstore and picked up Royale Canine for Yorkies. I'm from Canada and I guess over here this is one of the better yorkie brands of food. My lil girl loves it so far and I talked to a breeder from the area and they feed their yorkies it too.

PrincessDiana · 10-26-2008, 03:10 PM

I personally think it's junk and would never feed my babies that. However, if it works for you -- it works. There are a lot of health problems associated with low quality foods, however. The most likely one has been mentioned - allergies/itching. Low quality foods use a lot of grains and animal byproducts as filler. You never really know what it's in it.

We feed grain-free only! Right now my babies are on Wellness Core but other foods I would recommend are Orijen, Nature's Variety Instinct, Taste of the Wild, Merrick Before Grain, and Ziwi Peak. There are some options that have grains that are good, such as Nature's Variety Prairie, California Natural, Merrick, Timberwolf, Fromm, and Natural Balance.

Yorkie_25 · 10-27-2008, 05:47 AM

Thank you all!!! Now I am about to put another post about how to switch her food!! Hopefully I can take this back to Petsmart and get an exchange!!!

Yorkie_25 · 10-27-2008, 05:53 AM

Also I noticed that Chloe has been itching since I have had her. I have washed her and don't see any fleas...maybe she is allergic....

stedmansmommy · 10-27-2008, 10:15 AM

I personally wouldn't recommend this food to anyone. To be totally honest with ya, Purina ISN'T a good brand unfortunately

There are plenty of good ones out there though - although none are sold at your local grocery store

jp4m2 · 10-27-2008, 11:12 AM

I have to agree with the people here who would NOT feed this to their pets....I have to agree with you Brooke, I'm always telling people that you just can't find a good pet food at the grocery store it's all junk......

Here is a link that lists good pet foods......

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...e-samples.html

This link rates foods......

Dog Food Analysis - Reviews of kibble

Yorkieluv · 10-27-2008, 11:15 AM

I agree with other posters as well...That food isn't the highest quality and I believe it contains by-products which are so disgusting...
Petco sells Natural Balance, Solid Gold, Wellness, and Halo's. Any of these would be better

Good luck finding a new food!

Yorkie_25 · 10-27-2008, 01:12 PM

Actually this food is not in the grocery store and I found it at the Petsmart. I am thinking about switching her to Royal Canine..that has been highly recomended and the ingredients look well within standard.

stedmansmommy · 10-27-2008, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Yorkie_25

Actually this food is not in the grocery store and I found it at the Petsmart. I am thinking about switching her to Royal Canine..that has been highly recomended and the ingredients look well within standard.

eeeeeeek STOP!! DON'T!! lol....I wouldn't recommend Royal Canin either

I'm so sorry - I'm sure you are probably sick to death of hearing all this bad news by now LOL. I know it's frustrating.

If you do a search on YT on Royal Canin, you will find that this food has caused MANY MANY Yorkies to itch like CRAZY. And not just Yorkies - but ALOT of dogs of many breeds cannot tolerate this food. It causes MAJOR itching.

If I were you, I would look into Natural Balance, Wellness, Natures Variety and even Orijen. These are GREAT foods and I don't think you can go wrong. However - if your baby suffers from a BAD case of the itchies...Natural Balance's Allergy Formulas are #1 in my book

P.S. - Yes you are absolutely right...Purina is also sold at Petsmart (shame on them!!)

10-26-2008, 07:55 AM	#2
Gracie2006 Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sequim, Wa Posts: 4,541	My vet has recommended ProPlan for my cats for years, that is what they eat and they seem to do fine on it. From what I have learned here, there are higher quality brands. Do you need the Lexus or is the Camry good enough? The million dollar question when it comes to food. Personally, I feed by Yorkies Merrick Before Grain, Timberwolf, Evangers, Party Animal and Nature's Variety. I am going to try my cats on Wellness, grain free. __________________ Gracie loves Bailey. Holly loves Tucker. Proud member of the YT Gracie Girls.

10-26-2008, 11:20 AM	#4
TLC Slave to My Rug-Rats Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Long Island Posts: 7,247	Purnia is a very low quality food. There are sooooooooooo many better foods out there and ya know what they pretty much cost the same. I wouldn't feed anything with yucky by-products __________________ Adopt Donate Foster www.yorkie911rescue.com

10-26-2008, 12:00 PM	#6
romeos mommy YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Pennsauken , NJ Posts: 4,068	corn is one of the first ingredients. it may cause allergies and itching. Small Breed Formula - Products - PurinaÂ® Pro PlanÂ® __________________ Bernadette & Romeo

10-26-2008, 03:10 PM	#8
PrincessDiana I ♥ Franklin & Maggie Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 2,068	I personally think it's junk and would never feed my babies that. However, if it works for you -- it works. There are a lot of health problems associated with low quality foods, however. The most likely one has been mentioned - allergies/itching. Low quality foods use a lot of grains and animal byproducts as filler. You never really know what it's in it. We feed grain-free only! Right now my babies are on Wellness Core but other foods I would recommend are Orijen, Nature's Variety Instinct, Taste of the Wild, Merrick Before Grain, and Ziwi Peak. There are some options that have grains that are good, such as Nature's Variety Prairie, California Natural, Merrick, Timberwolf, Fromm, and Natural Balance. __________________ Diana , Mommy to Franklin, Maggie, Oliver, and Millie - RIP Piper

10-27-2008, 10:15 AM	#11
stedmansmommy I Love My Lil' Punkin's Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Stedman and Tatum's World :) Posts: 15,331 Blog Entries: 5	I personally wouldn't recommend this food to anyone. To be totally honest with ya, Purina ISN'T a good brand unfortunately There are plenty of good ones out there though - although none are sold at your local grocery store __________________ Mommy Loves Stedman and Tatum! They have us wrapped around their little paws!

10-26-2008, 06:22 AM	#1
Yorkie_25 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 106	What do you think of Purina's Proplan food for Small Breeds??? When I picked up Chloe from the breeder, she gave me some food. She was feeding her Proplan for Small Breeds. It is made by Purina. Also she was feeding her this can food called Advantage for puppies. I gave Chloe some and she seems to like(mind you she is small eater). So this is the question: I was wondering if anyone recommends this food, and if you don't, what brand do you recommend and how can I wean her off of it??? Any information is appreciated!!!

10-26-2008, 08:06 AM	#3
Yorkie_25 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 106	Lol well i want the lexus but if my furbaby likes the Camry, I am fine with it...lol. She seems to like it but only mixed with the Advantage. I know for sure I am going to wean her off of the wet food...

10-26-2008, 11:51 AM	#5
phfgkl BANNED! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,376	Ask your vet about it, a lot of ours recommend purina. I have our golden retriever on Purina for joints and hips or something like that, I can only get it through the vet. All my others are on eukanuba naturally wild and are doing really well on it.

10-26-2008, 02:22 PM	#7
yorkie_mama22 Currently Suspended! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 2,275	I'm not too sure about the foods just yet. I just got my lil girl two weeks ago and I went to the petstore and picked up Royale Canine for Yorkies. I'm from Canada and I guess over here this is one of the better yorkie brands of food. My lil girl loves it so far and I talked to a breeder from the area and they feed their yorkies it too.

10-27-2008, 05:47 AM	#9
Yorkie_25 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 106	Thank you all!!! Now I am about to put another post about how to switch her food!! Hopefully I can take this back to Petsmart and get an exchange!!!

10-27-2008, 05:53 AM	#10
Yorkie_25 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 106	Also I noticed that Chloe has been itching since I have had her. I have washed her and don't see any fleas...maybe she is allergic....

10-27-2008, 11:12 AM	#12
jp4m2 Love my Boys Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: w/ my boys Posts: 5,056	I have to agree with the people here who would NOT feed this to their pets....I have to agree with you Brooke, I'm always telling people that you just can't find a good pet food at the grocery store it's all junk...... Here is a link that lists good pet foods...... http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...e-samples.html This link rates foods...... Dog Food Analysis - Reviews of kibble __________________ B.J.mom to : Jake J.J. Jack & Joey, momma misses you..... The joy found in the companionship of a pet is a blessing not given to everyone. The two most powerful words when we’re in struggle: me too.. Last edited by jp4m2; 10-27-2008 at 11:14 AM.

10-27-2008, 11:15 AM	#13
Yorkieluv Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA Posts: 7,178	I agree with other posters as well...That food isn't the highest quality and I believe it contains by-products which are so disgusting... Petco sells Natural Balance, Solid Gold, Wellness, and Halo's. Any of these would be better Good luck finding a new food! __________________ Miko 's his Mommy

10-27-2008, 01:12 PM	#14
Yorkie_25 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 106	Actually this food is not in the grocery store and I found it at the Petsmart. I am thinking about switching her to Royal Canine..that has been highly recomended and the ingredients look well within standard.