Don't feed them to death
- My terrier mix nearly died 6 weeks ago from Diabetes. He is only seven. No more people food for him. I will keep him on a nutritious diet canned food from the vet's office. Snacks, too must be healthy and low in calories. I want my Babyboy to live a long healthy life.
- —Guest babyboy
Home cooking took the weight off
- I have a Chihuahua that had gained so much weight from me feeding her commercial brands like Purina and others from Wal-Mart. I found out right quick just how full of fillers such as corn these products had. It literally had ballooned my Chi to nearly 15lbs. I had to educate myself and then I started reading labels. I ended up going with home cooking and supplementing her food with Natural Balance. I might spend a little more on the better food, but she does not eat as much with the NB.If the first 3 ingredients do not contain meat, then it isn't a very good food in my opinion. After doing the home cooking for a year my little girl is down by about 3-4lbs. For a small dog that is a lot. I bake her chicken, not boil as it takes some of the flavor away with the water boiling. I then shred it and spoon out daily servings into a snack bag and put it into the freezer. I then get a serving out and put it into a boiler along with frozen veggies and she so enjoys it now.
- —Guest wolf_lover13
Good food and love
- My last border collie lived to be 17. My present border collie is 6. I have fed nothing but Science Diet to both. I think animals are like humans about sickness - sometimes its the luck of the draw. A good food and lotsa luv - that's my secret
- —Guest Jimm Gamm
My dog food solution
- When pets began to have periodontal disease and cancer as well as a variety of other problems, I went back to school...reading and researching...and I learned that what we were feeding our faithful companions amounted to nothing more than garbage. Did you know that roughly 144,000 tons of chicken are condemned each year as unfit for human consumption due to cancer or other disease? Ever wonder where the Dead, Downed, Diseased, and Dying animals end up? Or what happens to people's pets that are euthanized at the local shelter go? There is one answer...our pets' food!!! I decided to make my own pets' food as close to the natural diet as possible using the natural food pyramid and I began to make my own all-natural, no salt, sugar, preservatives treats. I began to add natural, organic ingredients to focus more closely on individual's needs - urinary, skin, cardiac, bone etc. Now they get daily dose of 'treats' in a healthy manner. They've never been healthier.
- —xcaliburfarm
IVD instead of Science Diet
- My Lab has a propensity towards struvite crystals in her urine. Originally I used Science Diet, but not only didn't she like the taste, I thought it smelled horrible. Then another vet recommended IVD Control Formula (manufactured by Royal Canin), and not only does my dog love it and it has a better smell, but the ingredients are above and beyond Science Diet. Banfield Vet, located in most PetSmarts, carries the full IVD line - EXCEPT the Control Formula for some strange reason, which I have to get through another vet. Very few vets in town (Orlando) carry IVD. Actually, this vet has to special order. Also: I alternate the IVD with Orijen or Acana (sister brands) - very good all-natural, no grain. Also always mix in a little wet food - right now using Blue and/or Avoderm - both found @ PetSmart too - they're great. Haven't been too pleased with Petco, to be honest.
- —Guest RickMCO
Canine Food...
- I feed Taste Of The Wild (wetlands formula) as it is grain free. I also feed Honest Kitchen dehydrated raw, frozen raw. Why? I want him to have the very best life has to offer. Being a canine he thrives on meat, not grains. Not saying that he does not enjoy a green bean now and then or an orange slice, but it is not a necessity - he will take a steak over an orange any day.
- —Guest Trace
sensitive itchy dog
- I had bad experiences with science diet and Iams. My dog is itchy if I feed her preservatives in her food. We went to vet, got pills and special shampoo/conditioner. Still itchy. Changed to no coloring or preservatives in food, no itch no pills. I feed the Kirkland dry food (green bag Costco) with no more itch. I supplement the diet with raw ground meat, carrots, green beans rice etc. Doing very well, especially our old dog.
- —Guest mycowboy
50/50
- Lily and Moira are fed a breakfast of high quality kibble, both grained and grain free. Wellness, Canidae GF, and Nature's Variety were the most recent. Their dinner is prey model raw, 80% muscle meat, 10% bone and 10% organ meat. Both dogs are rescues, one malnourished and one near starvation. Both are now healthy and happy. I am satisfied with their feeding plan. I feel they get the benefits of better quality food and the benefits of raw. Kind of the best of both worlds.
- —Guest dogmom
Michaele
- I started off feeding NutroMax when my lab was a puppy and she was sick all the time (diarrhea). I tried other dog foods like Natura's EVO and she improved a little but not enough, so I started researching raw diets. Ginger has been on The Honest Kitchen dehydrated raw food (Force - grain free) supplemented with raw beef, turkey, chicken or fish for more than 3 years and is thriving. Her coat is extremely glossing and she has rarely been sick and the most important thing is she is SO excited about eating. When she was on bagged food, she would slowly walk to her bowl with her tail between her legs - like eating was a punishment. Now she'll "yell" at me if I'm not preparing her bowl around 5pm.
- —Guest MAS93
Homemade dog food
- I shop at Winco where I can buy lentils, brown rice, split peas and bulgar wheat in bulk. I throw these in the slow cooker with chicken hearts, gizzards or livers, OR ground beef or turkey, minced garlic and Italian seasoning. A batch lasts my 6 month old Shar Pei-Lab mix Scotty about 3 days. He loves plain or peach yogurt, oatmeal, eggs and toast. He is a special boy, and after having studied the horrors or what goes into commercial pet foods, I decided he is worth the effort to prepare his meals fresh. He also enjoys a raw turkey neck or chicken feet once in a while. Raw bones are harmless and a good source of calcium. You do not want to give your dog cooked bones, as they can splinter. Although, I will confess to giving him cooked ribeye bone when I am done with my steak. In the winter I bake his dog treats, peanut butter is his fave! This dog has had $50.00 a bag "premium" food....the gas it gave him was unbearable. I tried 3 different brands - same thing. Homemade = NO GAS! YAY!
- —Guest Heather cc
What I believe, what I feed my dogs.
- I have lost 2 dogs to cancer. I believe that much has to do with the dog food that is used by most people. I believe it has far too little protein, is cheaper to make and therefore easier to overprice after the typical advertisement campaigns. I have 3 Great Pyrenees and feed them the Solid Gold brand (thru Petco) and supplement it with fresh turkey wings and gizzards. I pressure cook them before I add it to their food and also used the broth that is created. Finally, I add DINOVITE to their food which has eliminated skin,allergy and stomach problems. I think it is amusing that Vets will prescribe the Science Diet bland food to seemingly solve all problems. It helps theirs too as there is quite a markup on the food if you buy it through your Vet. Is it more expensive this way? Absolutely!! We as many people treat our dogs like our kids. If you can't afford to do that maybe you should pick gold fish as a pet next time.
- —Guest dknopke
Dog Food
- Our vet just put our dog on Science Diet for sensitive itchy skin. So far after 10 days no improvement. Hopefully as time goes by it will help her.
- —Guest astromeria
Cooking for the dogs
- My pug cost me about $4K in vet bills to have literally hundreds of stones removed from his bladder. After that, I became really concerned about his diet and felt that a holistic diet was the way to go. After much experimentation (during which I discovered that he was allergic to chicken), I settled on a diet of meat and vegetables and rice. I cook up a batch about every three days. It's cheaper than commercial food, doesn't take long to prepare, and he loves. That, and potassium citrate, has kept him healthy for years now. His coat is shiny, he's full of energy, and healthy for his nine years.
- —Guest wendy82551
Holostic Dog Food
- I have a 7yr old Miniature Schnauzer dog called "Scooby-Doo" I have been feeding him a holostic kibble by the name of "Performatrin Ultra" which is hormone free and is a chicken & brown rice formula which is only available at Pet Value stores.It has so many other good items in it.He also gets some mixed vegetables on the weekend mixed in with his food. Very happy dog with lots of engery,and does not pass any gas now like he use to from time to time on his previous brand.
- —Jazzman3
Some dry food, some homemade
- I like to feed my dogs Wellness dry food, but I also like to mix it with homemade foods. On the weekends, I will "make ahead" food - usually chicken or turkey or fish, rice, carrots and peas with added supplements like fish oil, glucosamine, etc. It's good for about a week in the fridge. I just mix a little with the dry food every night as a healthy treat. My dogs look and feel great - they seem much younger than the middle-aged dogs they really are!
- —Guest Sheila524
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