markeg

I need a good reccomendation on premium dog food. My 2 yr old Sheltie just
got tired of Canidae. He's been eating it for about a year. He usually
gets bored with food in 8-12 months.
I am trying California Natural but it might be too rich for him. His stools
are a little loose.
Any suggestions?

Mark

sharon

stools

It may take a week or so for the dog's system to become adjusted to the
change in diet, no matter what it is. Expect some stool changes at first
(and gas). Mix the new stuff with the old food at first, slowly making the
new food the only thing in the dish. As for recommendations, We like Hills,
Iams, even Purina has some good lines. What works with some dogs doesn't
with others. I'm sure you'll get a lot of recommendations. Good luck.

-Sharon

rocky

Markeg said in rec.pets.dogs.health:


Which formulation of California Natural? One of my dogs is
doing really well on the chicken version. If you're using the
lamb, try switching.

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

cj

A premium dog food,in my opinion would be Wellness...you can chose between
the lamb,chicken or white fish...it's very good diet and even my picky
little Pomeranian loves it..it's a miracle!
Try a small bag first,just to see if your dog will accept its new flavor,and
yes,slowly introduce it in his/her diet by mixing it with the one he's
eating at the moment.
Take care
CJ

suja

I have been feeding Canidae for a couple of years now, and to keep
things interesting, I add other stuff to it on a routine basis.
Anything from a tablespoon of canned food, yogurt, and cottage cheese to
freeze dried raw. Never had any trouble with picky eaters, even
friends' dogs who wouldn't eat elsewhere but always ate when they were
staying with me. Some of these folks have had great success with the
very stinky Wellness white fish & Sweet Potato formulation as well as
Eagle Pack Holistic Select. Eagle Pack also has an Anchovy, Sardine &
Salmon Meal version that looks interesting.

Suja

gaubster2

Each of the foods you use come in puppy variations only according to the "all
life stages" portion of the AAFCO statement. I'm not a fan of ANY food whose
AAFCO statement says that is has been "formulated to meet" those standards or
that is "all life stages". Those are fine for puppies, but not for senior or
adult animals.

As for the Wellness from OMH, they are also "all life stages" and use
ingredients that come from feces. (enteroccous faecium which, BTW, has a MSDS
on it)

alison smiley perera

Ever had yogurt? How about acidophilus enriched milk?
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/pphb-dgspsp/msds-ftss/msds92e.html

Your favorite antioxidant.
http://physchem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/ET/ethoxyquin.html

This sweetener is quite popular these days.
http://www.deltrex.com.au/products/s224.htm

This one is in the snack I'm eating now. Oh, no!
http://www.dsm.com/hsc/safety/msds/~en/index_content.pl

How about this one, ever eaten any of these? Mm, mm, good!
http://www.rohadyechem.com/prfdcdyes.shtml

Ooh, an MSDS. I'm a-shakin'.

-Alison in OH

alison smiley perera

Forgot to address the frightful idea of consuming a bacterium of the
same species that might be in your BUTT.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list
_uids=12906392

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list
_uids=12904230

This one's about dogs.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list
_uids=12903867

This one too--turns out that we should be MORE appalled that there might
NOT be live poo-bacterias nor as MUCH poo-bacterias as they say!
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list
_uids=12677689

Also dogs...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list
_uids=12672936

I highly recommend educating yourself on the value of probiotics. They
are playing a part in many a young doctor's medical education.

-Alison in OH