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03-30-2014, 06:43 AM | #1 |
YT 2000 Club Member | Any opinions on Natures Variety Instinct? I was at PetCo yesterday and picked up a trial bag of Instinct Raw Lamb in the freezer section. My yorkies love it! So far no adverse reactions from the few pieces I gave them. Tatiana gets loose poops when introduced to new foods! It is the same protein as I am presently feeding. It has a high percent of protein (32%) and no grains, potatoes, glutens but does have tapioca. I looked for recalls and there was 1 in Feb. 2013....plastic found in a bag of chicken. It looks to me made and produced in the USA. If anyone feeds this food please tell me what you think as I am considering switching them to this food as I can get it locally. It is pricey for the Raw but I would probably mix the Raw with kibble. Opinions please!
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03-30-2014, 07:01 AM | #2 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: dearborn heights
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| I am on the hunt for a new food to implement into my boys diet so picked up a few cans of their homestyle stews yesterday. I've also been feeding their raw boost treats and the boys love those. My boys are quite picky and the gobbled up the canned stew and asked for more, so I may be going back to buy more. I am curious to hear about other people's experience with feeding it. I think we all want to feed our pets what's best. It's just difficult know what best is when there are so many choices out there. |
03-30-2014, 08:08 AM | #3 |
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| When I started off feeding premade raw, I started w/Nature's Variety. They all loved it, it's a very good company. My guys eat Primal & Stella & Chewy's now. Freeze dried reconstitued in water for Mimi & Turbo bc anything cold (water or food) gives them stomach spasms & makes them throw up. Princess & Momo gets frozen. It's expensive feeding exclusively premade raw food, but my guys are doing excellent! BTW, only mix kibble w/premade raw food when 1st introducing to avoid any stomach upsets...only if your dog is sensitive. Mixing the 2 continuously can cause tummy upset bc the pH of the food is different (it confuses the pancreas). Premade raw being acidic, as a dog's stomach pH should be. You can however feed them for separate meals but will probably eventually go 100% raw bc it's awesome!
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03-30-2014, 08:40 AM | #4 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Texas
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| I've been feeding mine Nature's Variety Instinct Raw for over 3 years and mine love it and have done great on it. They get raw in the morning and the NV Instinct kibble with raw boost in the evening. My dogs turned 4 in Sept and Oct 2013, and Jezebel has never needed a dental and Chuy has only required one dental.
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03-30-2014, 08:54 AM | #5 | |
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03-30-2014, 09:10 AM | #6 | |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Quote:
You may hear a myth that goes like this: "don't feed raw and kibble together bc kibble digests slower". SIGH. It's like saying don't eat sushi rolls bc the raw sushi will digest differently than the non-raw items. Lol. As if the stomach goes "OH, this is raw sushi, I'm gonna go fast on this one, but that rice is gonna take me forEVER". The stomach does *not* work that way. It digests things according to chemical makeup, not according to time needed to digest. The stomach doesn't know what time it is. When the stomach's job is done on certain contents (raw or non-raw) it then pushes them into the small intestine, it doesn't wait for the rest of the meal to catch up. I sometimes feed NV and love it. I mainly feed Primal raw and love that too, esp the duck flavor.
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03-30-2014, 09:28 AM | #7 | |
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__________________ Life is merrier with a Yorkshire Terrier! Jezebel & Chuy ... RIP: Barkley Loosie & Sassy | |
03-30-2014, 09:43 AM | #8 |
YT 2000 Club Member | So......it is okay to mix or top their dry kibble with raw!? I need to gradually add Instinct to their food (Nutrisca) to make sure they adjust with out any adverse effects from the switch. I am sticking with the same protein, but would like to eventually try fish on them. I heard it helps prevent sensitivities if you do this. True or False?
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03-30-2014, 11:04 AM | #9 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: SoCA
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| I fed NV raw to Zoey and Jackson for four years and they loved it. Unfortunately, I gave them treats that contained 24% fat and Zoey developed pancreatitis. Now she is on Royal Canin low fat diet. Sigh! NV meat comes from the US or New Zealand except for the rabbit which comes from China. I would not feed them rabbit. Also, the lamb was a little too rich for Zoey. It gave her the runs.
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03-30-2014, 11:13 AM | #10 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: SoCA
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| I was just reading Gman63's post "almost a yorkie" and another poster linked a site for haircuts. I was looking at the pix and reading about grooming a yorkie and the article said to feed a good food and went on to list several brands which included NV raw but added "not rabbit". Just FYI.
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03-30-2014, 11:16 AM | #11 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Garner, NC
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| I have often used raw toppers with kibble and have never had any issues. I think it's a really good compromise to supplement kibble with the raw (and even just various fresh/wet/canned foods in general) since it can be expensive to feed premade raw exclusively. But you can still get the benefits of feeding a limited ingredient wet food that's not as processed by adding it to kibble. |
03-30-2014, 12:45 PM | #12 | |
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__________________ Proud Mommy to Max, Teeka, Tatiana and forever in my heart Tameka! My sunshine doesn't come from the skies, it comes from my puppies eyes! | |
03-30-2014, 01:54 PM | #13 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: dearborn heights
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| I knew there was something wrong with the rabbit and could not remember what exactly it was. I googled it and only found that there was a shortage of rabbit for their cat food. Thanks for reminding me!! The boys chowed down their dinner last night, but were not nearly as happy about eating it for breakfast. I am mixing it with their canned wellness so as not to upset their digestive system. My older pup has suffered from Pancreatitis in the past. What is considered "high" in fat. I don't want to feed him anything that's going to upset his system. He's done so well on the wellness,which is why I haven't changed....but it's been about a year now and he doesn't care to eat the Wellness anymore. |
03-31-2014, 08:13 AM | #14 | |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Quote:
As far as fish, what do you mean 'prevent sensitivities'...do you mean to other food or to allergens or something else? I haven't heard fish prevents any specific thing, but it's GREAT to feed to dog. Mine love love love fish. I sometimes feed them baked whitefish w/ some potato and they just go nuts.
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03-31-2014, 09:00 AM | #15 | |
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