Re: help with dog food
- From: "Dale Atkin" <labrador1@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:05:21 GMT
"Phyllis Stone" <nobody@xxxxxxx> wrote in message news:YkpGk.2701$D32.277@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
"Dale Atkin" <labrador1@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:PcfFk.517$wq4.16@xxxxxxxxxxx
There are a number of commercially available canned dog foods designed for pets with sensitive stomachs or restricted diets. Your vet probably has some, exactly which they have will depend on where you are, and what they like. (my own vets stock Medi-cal products, as well as Royal Canin, Eukanuba, and Hills... I'm pretty sure most of those brands have a veterinary formulation for sensitive stomachs).
Dale
When we first got him he was on Hills from the vet. He got to where he always refused it. Right after that the china pet food caper happened and I believe hills was on the list.
IIRC, there was one specific formulation, that wasn't very popular, but used for a very specific ailment (I don't know for certain which one). There's a big long company line about how it happened, which I won't bore you with, but suffice to say, I think they've learned their lesson. Now if you go to any talks from Hills, they talk about how 97% of their diets are manufactured 'in-house' and how when they have to manufacture something 'out of house' they make sure all the quality controls are the same, and that they supply the ingredients.
I decided to always cook his food as I had a cat who died of kidney failure. The Pet Promise we get from a health food store.
What do you know about 'Pet Promise' (I know nothing about it). Who makes it? Who decides what goes in to it? How do they decide? Personally I'm a little leery of 'small market' foods (I don't know if "Pet Promise" falls in this category), as you don't know if the person making it up just threw together a bunch of things in a pot and hoped it was nutritionally complete and balanced, or if they actually knew what they were doing.
My own rule of thumb, is if the dog is doing well on it, then don't mess with it, but you have to decide what 'doing well' means, and stick to it. For me, it means stable weight, no GI signs, healthy skin and coat.
He is back to eating again so it could have been one of those dog things.
I really would consider putting him on a rationed diet. You can make the ration what ever you like, but you should have a very good idea of exactly how much of what he is eating every day. That way when the amount goes up or down, you'll know about it. I don't free feed personally, but then again, I have two labs, and I think they'd explode before they quit eating. How is his weight? Loosing? Gaining? Stable?
He is very very spoiled, I have tried to make up for his earlier neglect and life on the streets.
Just remember all the bad stuff that comes with being overweight, including all the nasty health issues and shorter life (I don't know if he is overweight or not, but if he is... think about it).
We once had a dog who had severe skin problems and I always wondered if it was the dog food.
Possible... did you ever adjust his diet? Or see a vet about it? Lots of potential problems, no way to know for sure at this stage.
Dale
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