High Protein Dog Food

[Yorkieluv]

Originally Posted by chickendido

But I do want to mention that many dogs with kidney problems really can NOT have meat...It's not a myth. Dog with ammonium urate stones cannot have anything that's high in purines(ie. organ meats, red meat, chicken, fish), I know this from experience. And it's not good for a dog with liver shunt/mvd or other liver diseases.

I am a member of a RAW feeding chat group on yahoo. There is a major difference between BARF and RAW. I too have a dog with "Off" BUN levels. Since feeding mostly raw, it has actually stabilized! There are many scientific articles relating to this subject, so it's not MY opinion that I gave here. For legal reason I cannot post any links or quotes, but I suggest to anyone to research! We have many pet owners on my chat group who have older dogs, dogs with all sorts of ailments including kidney issues. They all feed raw with incredible success and actually turned their dog's health around! The difference lies with what kind of proteins! There's a wealth of information out there and there's much to learn! I don't want to dissagree with anyone on anything on here and we all have to figure out what works for them and their dogs.! [/QUOTE]


I totally understand what you are saying What works for some, does not work for others. And like you said, "the difference lies with what kind of proteins". Some dogs cannot have meat. Meat will literally kill my dog...He has to get his protein from dairy and veggies. I, like you, have spent tons of time, actually almost 3 yrs, doing research on my dog's condition. He has MVD and stones/crystals. High purine foods are very bad for dogs with the kind of stones my dog has and it's usually seen in the dalmation breed. There's a ton of research out there on this topic as well

I completely agree with the fact that different conditions call for different things. I have read wonderful things about the RAW diet. I'm not opposed to it I think it's very wonderful for dogs who can eat meat. I homecook for my dogs, and for my healthy maltese, I haven't taken the plunge to do the recipes with the raw meat yet. LOL

To the OP, sorry that this is a bit off topic!!

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I think this whole protein debate is strictly a matter of opinion and you are going to get different answers from different people. I personally would not feed a puppy a food with this high of a protein content. I would consider this food for an adult dog (toy or non-toy alike) but not for a puppy.

[chocolatecoffee]

I feed Orijen to my three adults (Shih tzu X, Maltese, and Maltese/Yorkie X) without any problems at all. The way I understand it, if a dog has a pre-existing kidney condition, it should not have a high protein diet. However, if he or she is healthy, a high protein diet should not be a problem at all. I do watch my dogs to make sure they get enough water though and add water to their kibble sometimes. One of them just decided to start eating it and has been on it for about two weeks and the other two have been on it for over three months now and even switching from Merrick we saw a huge difference.

I also fed the Orijen Puppy to my Beagle X foster a few weeks ago. I would be a little unsure about feeding it to a large breed puppy, even the Large Breed Puppy formula, because of the calcium levels but I haven't done a lot of research on it since we don't have any large breed puppies here .

Orijen's website has a great White Paper and FAQ's section, and if you have any other questions my experience has been that the customer service of this company is unbelievable. Of course it's only one viewpoint though and it's always important to look at both sides before making a decision. I did have my reservations about the diet at first, but I've been unbelievably happy with it.

Good luck!

ETA: I also like how it's made right here in Alberta, and they're coming out with a new fish formula in a couple of weeks I can't wait to try!