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gracie may · 11-23-2008, 01:08 PM

I need some advice on what brand to feed my 5 month old yorkie, she is currently eating a tablespoon of ukaneba lamb and rice with a little of hills science diet in the morning and just the science diet in the evening, i have been reading a lot of thread about natural balance and wanted to know if that was better, sometime it seems like her stools are very soft. I also notice her knawing at her paws and she has been treated for fleas. thanks. Gracie

marcerella02 · 11-23-2008, 01:35 PM

oh poor thing. It is the food that is causing her loose poop and her itching. All of those food are sadly bad quality but sold everywhere. Natural Balance is a WONDERFUL food- but you need to change over slowly- her body has to rid itself of the old food- take about a week to change over- slowly adding more and more new food. Her poop might get even softer but it is just her body adjusting to the new food- that shouldn't last longer than 2-3 days.

gracie may · 11-23-2008, 01:43 PM

should i slowly get her off wet food and just keep giving her hard food instead???

marcerella02 · 11-23-2008, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by gracie may

should i slowly get her off wet food and just keep giving her hard food instead???

you should change brands all together. wet or dry- the brands she is eating are not good for her at all.

phfgkl · 11-23-2008, 03:34 PM

My 5 1/2 mo old biewer is on purina pro plan puppy food, and is doing really well on it.

marcerella02 · 11-23-2008, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by phfgkl

My 5 1/2 mo old biewer is on purina pro plan puppy food, and is doing really well on it.

Purina is a very low quality food. He may be doing well currently but if you start to see health issues - it is probably the food. There are bi prodcuts in it which can cause huge health issues.

luvfla · 11-23-2008, 03:45 PM

I switched the boys to NB venison & sweet potato. Clarence rarely pees inside anymore (he's 12 & taking a diuretic) & Keegan does NOT chew on his paws anymore. This chang has been great for us.

marcerella02 · 11-23-2008, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by luvfla

I switched the boys to NB venison & sweet potato. Clarence rarely pees inside anymore (he's 12 & taking a diuretic) & Keegan does NOT chew on his paws anymore. This chang has been great for us.

WOW that's great! Vension is a rare meat and usually goes over great for dogs who have allergies which is what it sounds like Keegan had!

luvfla · 11-23-2008, 03:54 PM

Really! The vet couldn't give us an answer but YT sure did! THANKS YT!

I'd love to go prey model but I don't think I have the "fill in excuse" for it right now. Keegan would be perfect for it...Clarence is like an old "Queen", he'd look at it like...well, lady...what the hell do you expect me to do with THIS mess???? He is 7# of pure funny (reference avatar).

phfgkl · 11-23-2008, 04:07 PM

Yes, purina is supposedly a bad food, but, not all purina foods are bad. For one thing, the food we had to have our golden retriever on, was made by purina, it was only sold through the vets, and the pro plan is also one of their better ones. When our chihuahua was growing up over 40 years ago, purina was one of the only foods out there on the market, he was on purina dog food all his life, and lived to be 19, never had any health problems. As I've said before, no matter what kind of food anyone feeds, as long as the dog does well with it, no allergies, etc then keep them on it..I truely believe in this, I have seen many dogs sicker on supposed "good food", than some of the "bad food"..

gracie may · 11-23-2008, 04:17 PM

did anyone ever hear of the food called promise, i recieved coupons in the mail for their food, it says they sell it at pet smart.

Gracie

marcerella02 · 11-23-2008, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by phfgkl

Yes, purina is supposedly a bad food, but, not all purina foods are bad. For one thing, the food we had to have our golden retriever on, was made by purina, it was only sold through the vets, and the pro plan is also one of their better ones. When our chihuahua was growing up over 40 years ago, purina was one of the only foods out there on the market, he was on purina dog food all his life, and lived to be 19, never had any health problems. As I've said before, no matter what kind of food anyone feeds, as long as the dog does well with it, no allergies, etc then keep them on it..I truely believe in this, I have seen many dogs sicker on supposed "good food", than some of the "bad food"..

i suppose as long as you feel good feeding it that is all that matters.

phfgkl · 11-23-2008, 04:56 PM

The breeder had her on pro plan, if she didn't feel it was a good food, she wouldn't have been feeding it. I know our golden retriever lived to be 17 or 18 being on kibbles and chunk all her life(she died of cancer, never ever paid a vet bill for her, except the yearly rabi shots..), the same with our 19 year old chihuahua..Now, I've had mine on good food and have had plenty of vet bills. Now, they're all on eukanuba naturally wild, they all do well on it, their poop is more solid than it was on other "good" foods, and YES, I do feel good feeding it to them.

marcerella02 · 11-23-2008, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by phfgkl

The breeder had her on pro plan, if she didn't feel it was a good food, she wouldn't have been feeding it. I know our golden retriever lived to be 17 or 18 being on kibbles and chunk all her life(she died of cancer, never ever paid a vet bill for her, except the yearly rabi shots..), the same with our 19 year old chihuahua..Now, I've had mine on good food and have had plenty of vet bills. Now, they're all on eukanuba naturally wild, they all do well on it, their poop is more solid than it was on other "good" foods, and YES, I do feel good feeding it to them.

You didn't need to defend yourself- I just wanted to OP to know that i guess what matters is that everyone feels fine with what they are feeding. And breeders, like vets, don't often know a lot about food. I'm only stating what is true. I'm not making things up. Ingredients are ingredients.

diggy4 · 11-23-2008, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by marcerella02

You didn't need to defend yourself- I just wanted to OP to know that i guess what matters is that everyone feels fine with what they are feeding. And breeders, like vets, don't often know a lot about food. I'm only stating what is true. I'm not making things up. Ingredients are ingredients.

well said Marci! You are what ya eat

11-23-2008, 01:08 PM	#1
gracie may Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: bangor pa us Posts: 47	need to switch foods again?? I need some advice on what brand to feed my 5 month old yorkie, she is currently eating a tablespoon of ukaneba lamb and rice with a little of hills science diet in the morning and just the science diet in the evening, i have been reading a lot of thread about natural balance and wanted to know if that was better, sometime it seems like her stools are very soft. I also notice her knawing at her paws and she has been treated for fleas. thanks. Gracie

11-23-2008, 01:35 PM	#2
marcerella02 Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 11,257	oh poor thing. It is the food that is causing her loose poop and her itching. All of those food are sadly bad quality but sold everywhere. Natural Balance is a WONDERFUL food- but you need to change over slowly- her body has to rid itself of the old food- take about a week to change over- slowly adding more and more new food. Her poop might get even softer but it is just her body adjusting to the new food- that shouldn't last longer than 2-3 days. __________________ http://misscanam.blogspot.com/ Layla 's Simon

11-23-2008, 01:43 PM	#3
gracie may Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: bangor pa us Posts: 47	should i slowly get her off wet food and just keep giving her hard food instead??? __________________ Kellie

11-23-2008, 04:17 PM	#11
gracie may Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: bangor pa us Posts: 47	did anyone ever hear of the food called promise, i recieved coupons in the mail for their food, it says they sell it at pet smart. Gracie __________________ Kellie

11-23-2008, 03:34 PM	#5
phfgkl BANNED! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,376	My 5 1/2 mo old biewer is on purina pro plan puppy food, and is doing really well on it.

11-23-2008, 03:45 PM	#7
luvfla YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Satellite Beach, FL Posts: 3,691	I switched the boys to NB venison & sweet potato. Clarence rarely pees inside anymore (he's 12 & taking a diuretic) & Keegan does NOT chew on his paws anymore. This chang has been great for us.

11-23-2008, 03:54 PM	#9
luvfla YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Satellite Beach, FL Posts: 3,691	Really! The vet couldn't give us an answer but YT sure did! THANKS YT! I'd love to go prey model but I don't think I have the "fill in excuse" for it right now. Keegan would be perfect for it...Clarence is like an old "Queen", he'd look at it like...well, lady...what the hell do you expect me to do with THIS mess???? He is 7# of pure funny (reference avatar).

11-23-2008, 04:07 PM	#10
phfgkl BANNED! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,376	Yes, purina is supposedly a bad food, but, not all purina foods are bad. For one thing, the food we had to have our golden retriever on, was made by purina, it was only sold through the vets, and the pro plan is also one of their better ones. When our chihuahua was growing up over 40 years ago, purina was one of the only foods out there on the market, he was on purina dog food all his life, and lived to be 19, never had any health problems. As I've said before, no matter what kind of food anyone feeds, as long as the dog does well with it, no allergies, etc then keep them on it..I truely believe in this, I have seen many dogs sicker on supposed "good food", than some of the "bad food"..

11-23-2008, 04:56 PM	#13
phfgkl BANNED! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,376	The breeder had her on pro plan, if she didn't feel it was a good food, she wouldn't have been feeding it. I know our golden retriever lived to be 17 or 18 being on kibbles and chunk all her life(she died of cancer, never ever paid a vet bill for her, except the yearly rabi shots..), the same with our 19 year old chihuahua..Now, I've had mine on good food and have had plenty of vet bills. Now, they're all on eukanuba naturally wild, they all do well on it, their poop is more solid than it was on other "good" foods, and YES, I do feel good feeding it to them.