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12-05-2008, 12:23 PM | #1 |
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| Protein and healh question ! please help O.k. I posted a while back about changing from Science diet puppy food, which I found out was bad , and got some great recommendations of foods to try. I started feeding Chloe "Blue Buffalo puppy food." ( along with my other dog) I could buy it at Petsmart and it got a good score on the food link that is somewhere on here , so I thought I would try it. While she seems to like it , she wont eat the life source bits. Same with my other dog. So my question... If they are not eating the lifesource bits then are they not getting the rounded nutrition , is that right ? Should I switch then ? And I have some questions about general Yorkie health and diet... 1. How much Protein should a good dog food have and what is to much ? I have been pouring over threads but a lot seem to be geared to how much protein a liver damaged puppy should have...How about a 'regular' ( don't take offense at the word ) puppy ? I'm confused on how much she needs. I don't want to hurt her by giving to much...is that even possible? I just don't know what is considered a safe amount. 2. Is there an amount of fat a food should not go over? 3. lastly , she is 8 months old now , what age should I switch over from puppy to adult food. Thank you , and ANY advice is welcomed. It's very confusing to me trying to find a food that has the right balance when I don't know for sure what that balance actually is
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12-05-2008, 12:56 PM | #2 | |
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In my opinion- if your dog is healthy with no liver issues- there is no such thing as too much protein. I home cook and i'd say that 60=70% of Layla's food is protein. I'm not sure about the fat- i think somewere around 12 % is normal but i could be off by a few percentages Puppies can be switched over at 12 months! | |
12-05-2008, 10:30 PM | #3 |
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| Thank you. I will wait to switch her over to adult till she is a year old. I was confused about the protein , I thought having to much caused the problems , I was reading wrong I guess...So I just wanted to make sure. Thanks for the info. Since she is eating the Blue food pretty well, I may just keep her on it and see how she does. It seems like a good foodfrom what I have read..... But she doesn't gobble it up like she did the unhealthy food . She loved the " beneful" which my other dog ate (until I found out from here how bad it was !!) So I have switched them both. But she seems to just eat it O.K. So I may try something else later on. Thanks again for the info. I will read the bags and try to keep the fat in a low range once she goes onto the adult food.
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