Acana dog food changing

[Teresiana]

Originally Posted by RileyDC

Riley Loooves Peas!! I give them to him as treats!!

Darwins is supposed to be really really good!!
I contacted them to get more information a while back.
They called me but I was so busy at the time I was unable to call them back. Keep me posted on how it is!!

I didn't realize that peas/pea protein could cause allergies until I read it here. . But I have no idea what else it could be. That Acana ingredient list is so long, it could be anything really. I will keep you posted on the Darwin's. I'm excited to get my first shipment!

[Teresiana]

Originally Posted by gracielove

The Darwin's does look like a pretty good list. The only thing I would wonder about is the Flax seed. It has been known to cause loose stools in some dogs. It is further down the list so hopefully it won't have too much effect. I don't know why they don't just use the oil instead of just grinding the seeds. Maybe change over slowly to make sure he doesn't have a problem. i switched Gracie to Primal for a while but it has pumpkin and sunflower seeds. She did have some loose stools at first. I started cutting it more with her other food and it went away. I am going back to Stella & Chewy's though. She likes it better and has always done well on it.

Yoshi did well on the 3 days he was on Stella's. He turned up his nose at it after that. I like that food as well. It's so convenient & it's available at many of my local stores. I was actually thinking about eventually giving him Stella's one meal per day or a few meals per week. I want to get him used to the Darwin's first & see how that goes. And yes, I am a little concerned about the flax seed in Darwin's. I'll post an update after we start.

[Herschel]

My Herschel was on Acana brefore I started him on the Prey Model Diet. He was itching a lot now that I think about it. I thought masybe it was from the groomer and the shampoo they used. I was told that ACANA is rated #1. I just switched Herschel because he really does not like dry food. He is my little guy and I want him to enjoy his meals as much as I do. So he is not eating raw and loving it. I will not go back to any other way of feeding him. He is doing so well that he has gained weight.

[Teresiana]

Acana Grasslands is the only kibble Yoshi will eat plain/dry/nothing added. He'll also eat Ziwipeak Lamb, but I don't know if I'd consider that "kibble". Since my last post, he's been eating Acana & ZiwiPeak. I haven't noticed dramatic itchies or eye gunk. He's been doing well, but he has his finicky moments. I just got an email with FedEx tracking for my Darwin's order. It's on the truck & should be delivered sometime today. I'm planning on introducing him to raw today. Fingers crossed

[RileyDC]

Originally Posted by Teresiana

Acana Grasslands is the only kibble Yoshi will eat plain/dry/nothing added. He'll also eat Ziwipeak Lamb, but I don't know if I'd consider that "kibble". Since my last post, he's been eating Acana & ZiwiPeak. I haven't noticed dramatic itchies or eye gunk. He's been doing well, but he has his finicky moments. I just got an email with FedEx tracking for my Darwin's order. It's on the truck & should be delivered sometime today. I'm planning on introducing him to raw today. Fingers crossed

Fingers Crossed. Can't wait to hear how the Darwin's goes.