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need help picking dog food
my dog is 14 months old blue healer female used to like pedigree but wont eat it anymore. so i went and got Performatrin Ultra and now after reading about it i am not sure if it is a good choice but the dog dos like it. so i am thinking maybe to get CANIDAE or should i stick to Performatrin Ultra any info would be great. i am just not sure about Performatrin Ultra because some reviews say the dogs get sick. so in the end whats the better choice.
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I just looked at the Performatrin Ultra lamd ingredients , looks pretty good to me !
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i got the Chicken & Brown Rice so is that still good
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3 first ingredients are :
# Chicken # Chicken Meal # Whole Brown Rice in my book , it's good I can't comment on the rest of it but other members who knows more , might help you with the rest of the ingredients. But like I said , in my book , it all looks pretty good. |
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Here's the ingredient list:
http://www.performatrinultra.com/dog/ddi_chicken.htm There's too many grains imo and also don't know why they have to add so much salt (sea salt and solium selenite) and tomato pomace is an inferior product that includes the skins which may have pesticide residue. But the ingredient I really don't like is the menadione sodium bisulfite complex which is banned for human consumption as it is believed to cause cancer. I would recommend Orijen or Acana Provincial .... www.championpetfoods.com |
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so you are saying my dog might get sick from it? i just want food that she wont get sick on
btw i just got the Performatrin Ultra so i should just take my dog off it? Last edited by wiibox; August 9th, 2010 at 01:44 PM. |
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acana is to hard to get where i live so im going with Orijen looks the same to me
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Orijen is an excellent choice Loki was on the Regional Red formula for a while, but we have recently changed to Evo Red Meat instead. |
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i just got here some Orijen and lets just say i think she likes it alot
now thinking of switching my cat also |
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What does your cat currently eat?
A better choice than feeding another dry food would be to switch to wet food instead. Cats really need to get moisture with their meals, and even the very best kibble is greatly lacking in moisture (10% or less, whereas cats should be eating foods with 60-80% moisture). More info here for you to check out: www.catinfo.org
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he eats whiskas he looks like he likes it
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"Liking" it and it being good for him are not synonymous. In that case, the Orijen would be a huge improvement (way less starch; higher quality protein). I would still urge you to switch to wet food though. Please read the link I posted above, it's quite an eye-opener.
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ok it looks like my cat will also get orijen and i will get wet food for my cat sometimes.
can i switch the food my dog eats from origen adult to origen regional red and back or do i have to stick to the same one? |
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It depends on your dog. My dog has a bit more of a sensitive stomach so switching back and forth didn't work out well for him. I have heard of lots of people doing this without any problems at all - so it's really up to you
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You can, but like Loki Love said it depends on how your dog's stomach reacts to change. I have one dog that has a very sensitive stomach so I don't like to change his food often. However, in general, I would recommend it... I personally like to switch up the dog's food to offer variety, and also by switching the food it can help reduce the risk of the dog developing allergies (dog's often develop allergies to meat proteins that they eat alot in their life - i.e. why most dogs have allergies to beef and chicken but not novel proteins like rabbit, duck, or lamb).
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No, I wasn't saying that your dog would get sick from it. I was just pointing out that some of the ingredients are not ones that I like to see. A good website to check out for ingredient information is www.dogfoodproject.com and click on all the links on the left hand side of the page like "Ingredients to Avoid" and "Label Information" etc. Another website with great information is www.dogaware.com |
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my cat acts so happy on it and my dog to
my dog loves REGIONAL RED even more then the adult mix she just eats all of it every time. Last edited by wiibox; August 20th, 2010 at 06:36 PM. |
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my cat gets wellness canned with origen dry now works great i think
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Fantastic!!!
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now my dog does not want to eat origen but looks like she likes wellness core alot i think she tried some of the cats canned food. she will eat origen but not always. so is wellness just as good because from what i can see it looks just as good. so is it a good idea to keep her on wellness core?
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Wellness is a great food. I personally think foods should be switched around regularly anyway, even from day to day if your dog/cat can handle it without intestinal upset. If not, a more gradual switch from bag to bag over several days may be preferable.
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i like origen so i bought a small bag again and it smells different then the one big bag i had so i let my dog try it and she eats the stuff from the new bag. so it makes me think the big bag was bad somehow to bad i cant return the big bag.
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