Meat alternatives instead of chicken?

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by jadabug

Crude Protein 20.0% minimum
Crude Fat 10.0% minimum
Crude Fiber 4.0% maximum
Moisture 10.0% maximum
Calcium 1.1% minimum
Phosphorous 0.9% minimum
Omega-3 Fatty Acids 0.5% minimum
Omega-6 Fatty Acids 2.0% minimum
Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance® L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets® Sweet Potato & Venison Formula For Dogs is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the A.A.F.C.O. dog food nutrient profile for all life stages.

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Protein seems a little high for Uni but if I cut it with the HK I hope it will be fine. That's for finding that info for me.

[jadabug]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

Thanks for the info. ETA: Poor baby


That's not too bad! Maybe I can mix it with her HK? Do they sell it at Petsmart? We're still boycotting Petco right? LOL

I was ordering from Amazon until I went to the company website to see who the retailers are near me. Come to find out there is a Doggy bed and breakfast about 5 miles from work that is one of their suppliers.

[jadabug]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

Protein seems a little high for Uni but if I cut it with the HK I hope it will be fine. That's for finding that info for me.

No problem, I know what it is like to find a food that agrees with allergies and tummy issues. It is the pits

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by sugarmamma

My brother shot and dressed and butchered the deer. If you send it to a processor they sometimes add beef suet to the venison because it is total lean muscle mass. Not an ounce of fat on it.

Do you get your venison from your brother? I'm surprised my fancy international market does not have it in the case. I think they may have it frozen. What is beef suet?

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by jadabug

I was ordering from Amazon until I went to the company website to see who the retailers are near me. Come to find out there is a Doggy bed and breakfast about 5 miles from work that is one of their suppliers.

CUTE!

[sugarmamma]

I get mine from my brother but I *have* seen it in specialty mean shops here too.

Or you can get a venison and sweet potato kibble.


Oh, Beef suet is just beef fat because the venison is very lean and tends to dry out without it added in.

[capt_noonie]

Ooohhh! I know what it is now! It's that webby fat stuff they use on Iron Chef all the time. I didn't know it was spelled like that.

Come to think of it, there is a new fancy butcher shop that just opened in the next city. I hear they are expensive though. =/

[Perrella]

Originally Posted by jadabug

I guess you could go hunt down some seriously, I use Natural balance Sweet Potato and Venison Limited Ingredient Diet. It is the only food after trying about 4 or 5 in the last 2 years that Jada is thriving on and she doesn't itch and has good poops. Lisa says there isn't a cut of beef that compares

I think I'm going to give this a try for Zhoie, where do you get it? I was just reading about it on a Dr. vet website the other day.

[jadabug]

Originally Posted by Perrella

I think I'm going to give this a try for Zhoie, where do you get it? I was just reading about it on a Dr. vet website the other day.

Tena I get mine from a little Bed and Breakfast for dogs, they are the only place locally that carries it. I ordered from Amazon before I found out they sold it. Here is a link to find out if anyone in your area sells it.Natural Balance Store Locator

[capt_noonie]

Yay! I feed store I buy my HK from carries it!

[Perrella]

Originally Posted by jadabug

Tena I get mine from a little Bed and Breakfast for dogs, they are the only place locally that carries it. I ordered from Amazon before I found out they sold it. Here is a link to find out if anyone in your area sells it.Natural Balance Store Locator

Thanks Michele, the specialty store-Bentley's only about 1 mile from me where I buy her TOTW carries it. I'm going to go tomorrow at lunch and see what they have.

[BanditSocks2]

Good luck with your food allergy dilemma! Could you rotate with turkey or would that be to similar to chicken?

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by BanditSocks2

Good luck with your food allergy dilemma! Could you rotate with turkey or would that be to similar to chicken?

That's what I was wondering. Is turkey different enough from chicken? What is it exactly that dogs are allergic to within the chicken?

[jadabug]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

That's what I was wondering. Is turkey different enough from chicken? What is it exactly that dogs are allergic to within the chicken?

I have wondered that too...but I am to "chicken" to try turkey as severe as Jada's reactions to the chicken are.

[Britster]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

Protein seems a little high for Uni but if I cut it with the HK I hope it will be fine. That's for finding that info for me.

20% protein is actually really low... like some of the lowest you will find on dry kibbles. Just as an FYI. I think legally a food cannot go lower than, like, 16%. But someone correct me if I am wrong on this. But yeah I have never seen a food lower than 18% protein.