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Hi I'm new, I don't want to start any food problems, but I'm looking for people who use Natural Balance Dog food. Which flavor do you use, (we use Duck and Potato just started recommend because puppy is allergic to chicken, beef and lamb). Have you had a good experience, is your furbaby thriving, and any other information you can give me. Thank you in advance

We get Sebastian the Beef roll and he loves it, he was eating Eukanuba but won't eat anything else now. According to what I've read this is a really good food for our dogs :)

my scrappy eats the potato and duck and he loves it also i buy the beef roll for a snack and loves it , wouldnt feed him anything else he is a very picky eater and this is the only thing he dont stick his nose up at. :)

My 12 week old pups are on the Natural Balance max nutrition, (kibble is smaller) my adults eat the sweet potato and fish. We have no problems with it being liked or anything else. The rolls we use also but not as the only food. More as a treat dinner a couple times a week.

Well we went to the pet store and picked Sebastian up some of the Natural Balance Ultra Premium dog food and amazingly he loved it!!! So now he is eating dry food also again :D

Try Flint River Ranch. Not chicken parts. Not a bunch of corn (filler). Also, yorkies can be senstive to wheat. They have less bowel movements and it doesn't smell.

www.flintriver-pet-food.com

do u think Natural Balance is better then the RC brand? if so I might change to NB

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Hi everyone, thank you for all of your input. She is doing good has been doing better, seems less itchy. She had some diarreha this morning, but I know it's just until her bowels get use to it. We weren't walking her outside because we thougt that she had outside allergies. But we had to try several foods untill we found this one. When I got her from the breeder she was on IAMS, had chicken, didn't agree, then she was placed on California Natural Lamb and Rice for puppy, did bad, her face would itch so much she was going crazy, then she was placed a Just a WEEBIT from solid gold, bison and salmon.Something in it made didn;t agree, and now finally Natural Balance Duck and Potato, I feel so bad for her she has been a good sport eating all of the different foods. I pray that she can stay with this one, it is also free of eggs and dairy.
Thank you all

I just switched Diesel to Natuaral Balance Duck and Potato. I have to grind his food because the pieces are a little bigger than he is used to but he loves it! I hope this one works out for your baby.

:) Reagan :)

Won alot of it
 

I won alot of the Natural Balance foods in a pet rescue raffle a couple of weeks ago at out local Petco. The boys like some of it (Turkey roll, and beef roll) kibble they are ok with, duck and potato they tolerate. I wish they would like it better than the Eukanaba, I have four free coupons for 20 pounds each of it LOL. I also have lots of their treats and Pro Plan stuff, probably will end up donating a lot of it to the rescue I won it from. Leace it to my boys to be so picky!

just started mine on the Natural Balance a few days ago, and they love it.

Wait... so you're telling me that maybe the reason my dog scratches herself like a little fiend is because she may be allergic to something in her FOOD???? :eek:

Yep. My little guy scratched, sneezed, licked and bit at his paws, and coughed. All of this was due to food allergies. I recieved this flyer about allergies. I don't have a scanner, but I will type out some of the common signs that your pup may be allergic to something in the food.
Signs of poor nutrition and allergies can frequently be: bad breath, body odor, itching, shedding, hot spots, stomach irritation, vomiting, gas, diarrhea, constipation, hyperactivity and lethargy, and biting and licking of the paws. Look at the pet's food label and avoid things that say "meat and bone meal, poultry, animal, or by-products"
Generic terms (meat, animal, or by-product) can mean any kind of meat including rendered/euthanized animals. Poultry can be any kind of bird.
As far fats go, it should not say "animal fat". Beef fat or Chicken fat are quality sources of fat. "Animal fat" can be anything, including recycled restaurant grease. The pet food companies use these sources b/c they're cheep.
Also stay away from additives and preservatives such as BHA, BHT and Ethoxyquin, which are carcinogens. Propylene glycol keeps the food soft, but is also found in windshield wiper fliud.
I use Natural Balance Venison and Brown Rice puppy formula. It is their allergy formula. My babies love it, and he doesn't scratch anymore, and his gas is less frequent and less stinky.
I hope that this helps. :animal-sm
Mandee