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11-24-2009, 05:33 PM | #1 |
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| Is this okay? So I feed my furbabies TOTW Prairie... but I would say about once every 1 1/2 -2 weeks I give them a little package of Pedigrees "Little Champions" wet food. It gets one star on the dog food analysis chart.. I want to reiterate that I only give it to them like 2 times a month.. they gobble it down quickly too.. Other than that I give them Konas chips for snacks and when its trick time I give them half of a bacon strip ( beggin' strip ) in pieces ... Just wondering if I am cancelling out the good ( TOTW and Konas chips ) with the crappy Pedigree pack of food 2 times a month and the bacon strip.... any thoughtS?
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11-24-2009, 05:39 PM | #2 |
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| I would say that as long as your babies aren't have any adverse effects from them the I would say it shouldn't hurt.
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11-24-2009, 05:39 PM | #3 |
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| Well, I don't do any soft food because of teeth issues, hard food is better for there teeth and since yorkies are prone to tooth decay, I don't risk it. Of course I am a stickler on pearly whites!
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11-24-2009, 05:51 PM | #4 |
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| Yeah they get "full access" ( all the time all day )to bully sticks to for teeth cleaning, they get what I like to call the "half @$$ teeth" brushing at bath time because they hate me brushing their teeth... and aside from all the controversy.. I feed a greenie here and there.. about once a month.. so all in all, I think teeth will be fine.. my littlest one Colt is losing his teeth all over the house right now lol every other day I am finding bloody stuffed toys and teeth near by.. he even ripped his own tooth out the other night by biting down on a blanket and pulling.. It was almost like it was intentional.. like he was saying " get this thing outta my mouth !"
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11-24-2009, 05:51 PM | #5 |
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| I always wondered about Wet food. I was considering buying Fergie a pack when she had a loose tooth since she was having some trouble chewing her kibble because of it. So it's no good for them? |
11-24-2009, 06:00 PM | #6 |
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| I would say unless you are brushing their teeth everyday then no. wet food all the time / often is not good.. yorkies are known to have some of the worst teeth problems... I would stick to dry kibble and give Fergie a nice little toy to wiggle that little sucker loose... I just give them the wet food once or twice a month... as a treat...
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11-24-2009, 06:18 PM | #7 | |
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11-24-2009, 09:07 PM | #8 |
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| Since you aren't feeding it to them very often... why don't you spend the little extra money and feed them a good canned food? Shouldn't cost that much more, and will be good for them
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11-24-2009, 09:15 PM | #9 |
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| I don't see anything wrong with it. I know that you are pretty limited with what you have in Japan so honestly, you just need to make the best of with what you have. I am not going to lie, my babies get certain treats/food occasionally people on here frown upon but I think its all personal preference and moderation... consider those lower quality foods like fast food... its ok once in awhile but probably not everyday We are all entitled to splurge every now and then. haha
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11-24-2009, 09:16 PM | #10 |
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| I would have to order it online since I am stationed here in Japan.. what do you suggest I order?
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11-24-2009, 09:17 PM | #11 | |
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11-24-2009, 09:26 PM | #12 |
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| Shew, you aren't a kidding...
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11-24-2009, 10:24 PM | #13 |
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| okay.. I just ordered 10 cans of Wellness Chicken and sweet potatoes. sounds good to me ! I hope Marley and Colt like it .. if not oh well, I'll try something different.. It's only 1.50 a can.... thanks everyone for your input!
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11-24-2009, 10:43 PM | #14 |
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| Wellness is great Let me know what they think!
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