Food quality, is this one any good???

[her122]

This is about Ocean (Lab/Newf, 1 year old). She has been suffering from hotspots and food was one of the things discussed. So here is what she has been on for the past 4 months (please see attached picture). The cost is $22.50 for a 8kg bag. The small bags are about $12.00 and the super big ones are about $40.00. I noticed that the price is only slightly lower than the nutrence brands and the like. Any one have any thoughts on the Purina One stuff??? I saw it while I was there and I wondered about it. But I have had bad experienced with Purina products in the past.

Also I bought this spray stuff called
'Tar-ific Therapeutic Spray" it says

"As an aid in the treatment of localized skin conditions such as acute moist hermatitis ("HOTSPOTS") or dry seborrhea lesions of the skin. Also helps in the removal of crusts, scales and odor associated with the seborrhea complex. Aids in the symptomatic relief skin inflammation and pruritis (itchiness) caused by flea bites."

Has any one heard about or used it??? Before I go spraying her with it, is it any good. Any insight would be great.

If this post is in the wrong spot, I'm sorry.

But thanks for all the help with all this. Ocean is my baby and whatever she needs, I get.

[Prin]

If your budget allows, I would go with something better. No by-products, no corn, no brewer's rice.

These are my favorites:
Solid Gold
Merrick
Wellness (Old Mother Hubbard)
Timberwolf Organics
Just take a look at their ingredients and compare. Which one would you eat?

My doggies get Solid Gold Wolf King. They have been on it for a few months now and they still wake us up in the morning to eat. They are shinier than ever, healthier than ever, and have more energy than before.

Choosing food is hard, but once you figure it all out, it's hard to go back to the food made by the huge companies, like Purina, Eukanuba/Iams, etc.

[Prin]

Oh- for the spray, have you asked the vet? I'm not too experienced with hot spots, but you don't want to make them worse by accident.

[LavenderRott]

I'm with Prin on this one. No meat by-products, no corn, no soy and no brewers rice.

The better foods may cost a bit more, but since the dog utilizes more of the ingredients, they poop less!

[Prin]

They eat a lot less too. And the vet bills go down too.

[her122]

It looks like the only one I can buy in my area is the wellness.

Should I do it gradually, mixing it with the stuff she has been on for the past 4 months?? Or should I just change it??

OK, I just found the Ryan's site and they have the Solid Gold listed. I guess I will be on the phone tomorrow trying to find out who carries what.

[Prin]

VERY gradually. It's hard on the stomach to go from a food with a lot of chemicals to aid digestion, to a more dense food with less aids.

[Sneaky]

Hi,
This is the food I feed to my dog and 2 cats.
It is very high quality without the high price.

http://www.firstmate.com/platinum/holisticnew.htm

[DogMa]

It is not a food I would use.
Second ingredient ‘poultry by product meal’ – yech, poulty – hmm which one? By-product – that means we are not necessarily talking meat here.
4th ingredient is corn – that’s a cheap source of not easily digested protein.
And beet pulp is a little ways down, if beet pulp is used for fibre it should have the sugar removed.

Here is a good site to read and learn about what is in your dog food:

dog foods

this is pretty good too
choosing the right dog food