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Yet another Innova (Puppy Chow) Post! I read other posts about Innova before and just wanted to drop this post about what my vet told me just in case it helps anyone. I have no idea if this has been said, Im new so havent covered many posts yet :) Last friday my vet told me not to switch to Innova as my pups new food only because the protein comes from so many different sources. So when/if the dog gets an allergy it makes it difficult for the vet to discover/treat the specific type of food its having a problem with. She suggested RC, the yorkie recipe (of course!). I asked her about California Natural and she said thats a really great food, and she has seen great results from dogs who have been eating that food for nearly a decade. She just suggested that I dont start with anything too "fancy" such as the venison because those "rare-er" flavors are usually used if a dog developes an allergy. I ended up getting California Natural lamb and rice dry pup food. Mixing it with his old stuff and he seems to like it (if I coat it with enough cottage cheese :dribble:) Just my two cents! :) |
I use innova and love it.I like it because it produces less waste,the feeding portions are much smaller in comparision to say: canidae and chicken soup.This is very interesting I will have to look at my ingredient list as they have more than one variety. |
Im sure theres nothing really wrong with Innova, I guess she just meant that I shouldnt start him on it so early, probably not a big deal down the road. I wonder if its just the puppy formula that has a lot of grabs of protein and the adult versions narrow it down o.0 hmm no idea |
I totally agree that giving too many protein or grain sources makes an elimination diet for allergies very difficult. I think the regular Innova only contains chicken and turkey though and that shouldn't hurt a thing. The dog foods that some vets like often list "meat meal" as an ingredient. This could be beef, pork, mutton or goat or a mixture of them. The same goes for "poultry". You really don't know the source... So while I think those who like variety need to be careful about how many protein and grain sources they are feeding, I would not avoid Innova for this reason... I can't remember if Innova contains fish. If it does, some vets may want the owner to save if for a novel protein source and that is understandable. |
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Yes! thats what she said, fish too. I wouldnt avoid Innova altogether either, I know the adult ones come in certain specific protein types but does the puppy one? I havent checked yet, maybe thats what she meant, the puppy one may have too many protein sources. California Natural seems alright so far, if that doesnt work might give RC a try hehe :) |
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