kibble feeders...

[hugz4all4]

Can you please tell me what brands you are feeding your pets and whether or not your dogs have runny eyes and if you have to use something to clear it up (angel eyes, ACV, etc)
Im asking because my 2 little dogs have had massive runny eyes recently. (within the month) and Im relating it to thier food. They have had minor eye drainage on and off but now its really bad. My toy poodle gets runny eyes from any dog food product that has corn in it, so we obviously dont feed her anything with corn. I had them on Merricks, (they LOVED this food and Im very sad that they cant have it anymore) thats when their eyes were staining bad, along with red staining on thier feet, faces, and around the pooper. (even though they didnt poop a "red" colored poo ). Currently I have them switched to evangers pheasant and brown rice dry foods, (not their canned) and IM using angel eyes and when they will eat it yogurt to hopefully clear up the problem some. It doesnt seem to be helping much, but Ive only made the food switch 2ish weeks ago (along with adding the yogurt and angel eyes) and I know that it may take longer than that to get the old food out of their systems., but I need other food options just in case the Evangers doesnt help with the problem or they stop eating it (they have a history of this ) My dogs dont tolerate a "super high" protien diet and Im not willing to feed anything at this time made by diamond foods (because of the fish preservative they use). Thanks to everyone who took the time to post..

[Crickettsmom]

My two are currently on Orijen, but I am switching to Fromms Surf and Turf next week. The store I usually buy from is out of the Orijen and the Acana (which is what I was going to switch them to). Fromms Surf and Turf is grain free but not too high in protien. I am looking forward to trying it. The staining may go away after a few weeks on the new food. Something else you can try is Apple Cider Vinegar. It does wonders for allergy prone dogs. Good luck!!!

[ARCHIE]

Buddy is on Natural Balance Organic to which I add boiled chicken and
veggies. He has never had runny eyes.

[hugz4all4]

Originally Posted by Crickettsmom

My two are currently on Orijen, but I am switching to Fromms Surf and Turf next week. The store I usually buy from is out of the Orijen and the Acana (which is what I was going to switch them to). Fromms Surf and Turf is grain free but not too high in protien. I am looking forward to trying it. The staining may go away after a few weeks on the new food. Something else you can try is Apple Cider Vinegar. It does wonders for allergy prone dogs. Good luck!!!

Thanks for replying, I tried the acv will no luck. ..Ive looked into Fromm's, (they make evangers dry foods) and they seem to have a good product. I will add them to my list. . Could please let me know how your pups like the Fromm's. Thanks..

[BonBon]

My gang loves Nature's Variety Instinct and they don't have runny eyes.

[hugz4all4]

Originally Posted by ARCHIE

Buddy is on Natural Balance Organic to which I add boiled chicken and
veggies. He has never had runny eyes.

Thanks!! I had actually ordered Natural Balance from the petco website, but cancelled it because I didnt want to buy another bag of food my dogs wouldnt eat so I contacted the company to get samples, Im still waiting on them.(its been about 2 weeks) Im very happy to hear that Buddy has never had runny eyes, that is very encourging!

[viviansnickers]

Snickers is on Acana and his drainage has been less (not gone all the way). I also switched his raw to Primal from NV so that may have something to do with it as well. He has only been Acana for about 2-3 weeks now and when I made the switch I put out Fromm's Surf and Turf as well for a few days and he would not touch it. Snick has never been a fan of full fish kibbles, this includes Orijen 6 fish--again would not touch it.

Good luck--eye boogeys are so NOT fun....

Snick & Viv

[hugz4all4]

Originally Posted by hugz4all4

Thanks!! I had actually ordered Natural Balance from the petco website, but cancelled it because I didnt want to buy another bag of food my dogs wouldnt eat so I contacted the company to get samples, Im still waiting on them.(its been about 2 weeks) Im very happy to hear that Buddy has never had runny eyes, that is very encourging!

Dont mean to quote myself... but not long after I wrote this post, my samples came from Natural balance.. now how odd is that?? Anyhoot, they sent me 40 (yes you read that right) 2.75 ounce of their meat rolls, in the lamb.. a whole dang box full.. lol and 2 sample bags of thier food... fish and sweet potatoe and a bag of the organic that I will try probably tomorrow. I did cut a small peice of the roll off and gave it to them and they didnt go "crazy" over it, but they did snack on it....ah well, we will have to see how it goes..

[hugz4all4]

Originally Posted by bonbon

My gang loves Nature's Variety Instinct and they don't have runny eyes.

Thanks for posting!! I will check them out..

[hugz4all4]

Originally Posted by viviansnickers

Snickers is on Acana and his drainage has been less (not gone all the way). I also switched his raw to Primal from NV so that may have something to do with it as well. He has only been Acana for about 2-3 weeks now and when I made the switch I put out Fromm's Surf and Turf as well for a few days and he would not touch it. Snick has never been a fan of full fish kibbles, this includes Orijen 6 fish--again would not touch it.

Good luck--eye boogeys are so NOT fun....

Snick & Viv

Thanks, I have looked up Acana and it does look like a great product, but Im afraid the protein may be too high for them to eat all the time. My dogs dont like "fish" foods either, they really like foods made from chicken, turkey, duck, pheasant.. etc.

[Nancy1999]

Joey had no problem with eye drainage and we were using Royal Canin for Yorkshire terriers, I switched to Blue Wilderness because I heard some good things about it, and he experienced massive eye drainage within three days of trying the new food, I took him off the food after a week, and the eyes improved dramatically within 24 hours, but it took two weeks before all signs of drainage were gone. After his eyes had been clear for a while I tried the Blue Wilderness again, and got the same result, so he's back on RC and his eyes look good again. I don't know what ingredient caused it, but I think if there is an abundant drainage problem after switching foods, you should find another food.

[hugz4all4]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

Joey had no problem with eye drainage and we were using Royal Canin for Yorkshire terriers, I switched to Blue Wilderness because I heard some good things about it, and he experienced massive eye drainage within three days of trying the new food, I took him off the food after a week, and the eyes improved dramatically within 24 hours, but it took two weeks before all signs of drainage were gone. After his eyes had been clear for a while I tried the Blue Wilderness again, and got the same result, so he's back on RC and his eyes look good again. I don't know what ingredient caused it, but I think if there is an abundant drainage problem after switching foods, you should find another food.

Thanks, and I have. I took them off the Merricks about 2 weeks ago. I have them on Evangers Pheasant and brown rice, along with a daily dose of angel eyes and yogurt when they will eat it.. I havent seen a huge improvement yet, thats why I was posted. We have tried so many dog foods already, I really wish I could find the right food for them...

[hugz4all4]

Originally Posted by ARCHIE

Buddy is on Natural Balance Organic to which I add boiled chicken and
veggies. He has never had runny eyes.

UGH... I just re-read a post that listed foods that had that fish preservative in it and Natural Balance was listed under that list.. because its made by Diamond..The ingrediants for the rolls that I recieved said that it was ( I cant spell it) etho???? free, does all thier dog food have that preservative in it???

[ARCHIE]

Originally Posted by hugz4all4

UGH... I just re-read a post that listed foods that had that fish preservative in it and Natural Balance was listed under that list.. because its made by Diamond..The ingrediants for the rolls that I recieved said that it was ( I cant spell it) etho???? free, does all thier dog food have that preservative in it???

I have no idea what your referring to!
As far as I know NB Organic is all natural and free from any preservative
and I thought the whole line was also.

[BonBon]

Originally Posted by hugz4all4

UGH... I just re-read a post that listed foods that had that fish preservative in it and Natural Balance was listed under that list.. because its made by Diamond..The ingrediants for the rolls that I recieved said that it was ( I cant spell it) etho???? free, does all thier dog food have that preservative in it???

Most American made dog foods containing fish meal will also have ethoxyquin - it's a government regulation that it has to be used to preserve the fish meal during transport so the manufacturer's suppliers are the ones actually putting it in the food.

That's one reason why I like Nature's Variety. They have a special contract with their supplier that does not allow them to use ethoxyqyin, and because of the location of NV's processing plant, they guarantee their products do not contain etho. I can't remember exactly what their reply to my e-mail said but you can contact them and get their response.