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Posted: 6/29/2019 4:00:54 PM EDT
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Fromm Food Large Breed Adult is what I feed my lab...
Grain free has been causing heart failure/problems in more dogs recently so I don’t use there grain free line. |
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Posted: 6/30/2019 1:40:22 AM EDT
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Fromm Food Large Breed Adult is what I feed my lab... Grain free has been causing heart failure/problems in more dogs recently so I don’t use there grain free line. Both of my Dobermans shared a can of peas and carrots mixed in with their kibble tonight because I know better. Article OP linked to above had to use words like 'possible' because they have no evidence to support any of that garbage. Which is also why NO recalls were ordered, advised, suggested... Using the same logic they use in that article: It is possible that invisible rays from outer space contribute to DCM in dogs. There is a need for more testing to learn more... |
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Posted: 6/30/2019 10:43:07 PM EDT
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We tried a bunch and it's the only one the fussy b#$%^ will eat consistently. And yes, it's a 95lb buffalo eating "small bites" 
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Posted: 7/1/2019 10:49:14 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: DCM is genetic. It has not a damn thing to do with grain free or food that has 'peas' in it. Both of my Dobermans shared a can of peas and carrots mixed in with their kibble tonight because I know better. Article OP linked to above had to use words like 'possible' because they have no evidence to support any of that garbage. Which is also why NO recalls were ordered, advised, suggested... Using the same logic they use in that article: It is possible that invisible rays from outer space contribute to DCM in dogs. There is a need for more testing to learn more... |
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Posted: 7/6/2019 12:08:08 AM EDT
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I've been feeding my 9 year old lab/terrier mix and my 11 year old husky mix Blue Buffalo all their lives. Both are very healthy.
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Posted: 7/6/2019 12:38:42 AM EDT
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Blue Buffalo chicken and brown rice for our GSD
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Posted: 7/6/2019 1:17:30 AM EDT
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Correlation =/= Causation. The report only tells me that people who can afford to get their dog to specialists like a cardiologist can also afford high end dog foods.
Is your dog doing well on the current food? Stick with it. I'm sticking with CostCo Nature's Domain with some cooked chicken mixed in, because without it, AOC would be looking to ban them and their farts. When they were racing greyhounds, their diet consisted of 70% meat, 30% kibble and water, the standard fare for these athletes. |
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Posted: 7/6/2019 1:46:05 AM EDT
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Hill's Science Diet chicken and barley. All my dogs like it and I have it on a monthly subscribe and save with Amazon, so it's easy.
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Posted: 7/6/2019 12:15:44 PM EDT
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Purina Pro Plan Sport
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Posted: 7/6/2019 1:02:35 PM EDT
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We usually use Royal Canin; our boxer is on a prescription formula that is fairly expensive. He's had issues with pancreatitis and some allergies. The kangaroo & oat also seems to make his coat very soft. The GSD puppy is on their breed-specific puppy chow, mostly because it has a picture of a GSD puppy on the bag.
Pro Plan or Hill's are the other brands I'd use for bagged kibble. |
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Posted: 7/6/2019 11:14:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
Blue Buffalo chicken and brown rice for our GSD |
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Posted: 7/7/2019 11:26:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: DCM is genetic BUT there is current research that is trying to determine if there is a link between potential grain free diets and DCM. Research is still being conducted and will continue to be done in regards to this but there does appear to be a link related to taurine deficiency, lentil involvement in taurine absorption, grain free diets, and DCM. Just an FYI; i don't give advice here pertaining to diet but i would be conscious that there may be data coming out linking DCM with some grain free diets. My experience? I have bred and trained champion (lineage) Weimaraners for over 25 years. I try to remain abreast of matters such as this. Just my $ .02 |
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Posted: 7/8/2019 12:13:07 AM EDT
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Most of those foods don’t have chicken or chicken byproducts in them.
I have a BMC that is allergic to chicken. It is a real pain to find food that doesn’t have chicken in it. |
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Posted: 7/8/2019 1:20:04 AM EDT
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Purine pro plan sensitive stomach, plus other things added in. I have three dogs, only one has digestion issues. We feed them all the same. At times I will add peas, salt free green beans or other vegetables. On special occasions they get small amounts of table scraps mixed in. Mostly just pro plan and some stella and chewys meal mixers
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Posted: 7/8/2019 10:39:13 AM EDT
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I have had six dogs over the last 29 years.
1. Dachshund, may have died from heart failure but he was over 10 years old. His food was Dog Chow 2. Lab/Pointer mix. He died of cancer at 10, food was Dog Chow. 3. Viszla- Had to be put to sleep at 6 years old due to biting/behavior issues. Food was Dog Chow. 4. German Shorthaired Pointer- Had to be put to sleep at 7 years dues to seizures. Food was Purina Beneful. 5. German Shorthaired Pointer #2 - Still alive and well at 9 years old. Food was Purina Beneful and now Purina One Lamb/Rice or Chicken/Rice. 6. Doberman- Still alive and well at 3 years old. Food is Purina One Lamb/Rice or Chicken/Rice. No issues. Over the years I have tried Iams and some other higher ended brands but saw no difference in health. All of my dogs get a good amount of exercise and stay pretty trim. |
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Posted: 8/28/2019 2:52:51 PM EDT
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Our working dogs eat Kinetic (30) because that's the only way we could find to keep weight on them. Health is good, coats look good. I have several friends who have had good luck with SportDog Foods as well.
We have one dog with food sensitivities, so she eats Zignature limited ingredient (grain free, since her issue is with grains). We get the Duck formula. |
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Posted: 9/1/2019 11:35:31 AM EDT
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Purina high protein and fat dog food. Otherwise my coonhounds look skinnier than greyhounds because their active and have insane metabolisms.
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Posted: 9/4/2019 10:34:42 AM EDT
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My last Dachshund had Type 3 IMPA--which means they had an auto immune disease complicated by IBD. They believe she got IBD from being on the same dog food/protein source all the time.
I switch my dogs up every single time I buy a bag. Both are on grain free, but we move between Fromm, Wellness Core, Merrick, Nulo, Horizon, and Instinct--switching protein sources each time. Currently I have one on puppy food and another on Adult. When this bag is finished out, we'll be moving both on to the same food. Any time I cut in a new type I try and give them some pumpkin to help ease the transition. I've had good luck doing so. |
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Posted: 9/4/2019 6:07:56 PM EDT
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Raw meat, bone, and organs, with some veggies mixed in.
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Posted: 11/22/2019 5:07:03 AM EDT
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Orijin Tundra at night and O'mas Pride Beef and Veggie raw in the morning.
Best part about high quality feed or raw is alot less poop to pick up. |
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Posted: 11/24/2019 1:08:18 PM EDT
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I feed Origen dry food and supplement with raw meat/bones and organs.
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Posted: 11/28/2019 3:21:31 PM EDT
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I switched from Nutrish and Merrick to adult formula Chicken Soup For The Soul. Her coat is much softer and shinier now and she would occasionally
have soft almost runny stool from the others which cleared up too. Dumbass name for a dog food though. |
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Posted: 11/28/2019 10:27:57 PM EDT
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I feed premade raw, mostly poultry with some pork and salmon egg. It's like 80% muscle, 10% bone and 10% organ meat. For every two pounds I mix in two scoops of Ziwi Peak Chicken, a slice of raw liver, and a probiotic. He eats 2-2.5 lbs a day.
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Posted: 12/2/2019 8:50:29 PM EDT
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I feed raw
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Posted: 12/11/2019 8:23:36 PM EDT
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Raw meat (beef) is the best thing for them.
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Posted: 12/11/2019 8:49:00 PM EDT
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We're switching from blue buffalo grain free to purina pro plan sensitive skin and stomach because of the DCM stuff. So far our picky eater weim loves his new food. First time I've seen him prancing around looking for supper early in years. So far no signs of trouble (no red ears, no gurgling tummy)
No idea if the dcm /taurine fear is real. But Weims seem to be a higher incident breed and blue buffalo a higher incidence food. There is a facebook group that follows research and published findings. The only reason we went grain free to start with was Jaegers issues with Nutro and other kibble that grain free seems to have solved. More likely rather than grain in general it was a specific ingredient, no idea what though. It does not seem to be in the PPP sensitive skin / stomach though. |
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Posted: 1/6/2020 5:59:10 PM EDT
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our pups get dry from Wellness brand w/ Salmon, then at night a mix of dry with Merrick Puppy wet chunks with deboned beef as primary protein with sweet potato in it as well as other veggies.
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Posted: 1/14/2020 11:57:15 PM EDT
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1yo female GSD/cattledog mix, feed her Blue Wilderness chicken recipe and two farm-fresh eggs per day.
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