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Best dry dog food, your thoughts please
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What do you guys think of Fish for Dogs?
My two go crackers for the fish for dogs treats. They stink but they love them
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What I can't fathom is that back in the day, we had a few pure bred dogs, GSD, etc (we didn't pay for them, we had a few relatives who would breed them occasionally and we would take a pup) and we used to feed these dogs Winalot, Pedigree Chum both dried and wet food, and it never knocked a stir out of them. I know this because I was scooping up dog poop from an early age and it never looked anything other than 'normal'.
Now I have three dogs of very dubious parentage and they have the most sensitive stomachs I've ever come across! It can't have maize or additives or they're completely out of sorts. It amuses me, is what I'm saying.
Also, you'd know we were all dog owners here because there aren't many places you can go around describing your dog's bowel movements without being asked to promptly leave and never come back!
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What I can't fathom is that back in the day, we had a few pure bred dogs, GSD, etc (we didn't pay for them, we had a few relatives who would breed them occasionally and we would take a pup) and we used to feed these dogs Winalot, Pedigree Chum both dried and wet food, and it never knocked a stir out of them. I know this because I was scooping up dog poop from an early age and it never looked anything other than 'normal'.
Now I have three dogs of very dubious parentage and they have the most sensitive stomachs I've ever come across! It can't have maize or additives or they're completely out of sorts. It amuses me, is what I'm saying.
Also, you'd know we were all dog owners here because there aren't many places you can go around describing your dog's bowel movements without being asked to promptly leave and never come back!
First off :pac: brilliant.
I know what you mean, our dog when I was growing up was fed tinned food with a handful of biscuits, my Dad also gave him a piece of toast every morning. He lived till he was 15 and the only time he was at the vets except for vaccs was when my Dad accidentally hit him in the mouth with a golf club - the dog used to go and get the balls back. I do think that it shows how many additives are in all complete food. If we do manage to sell our house move to the UK I am going to switch my lot onto barf, easier to source over there I think.
It was also pointed out to me a while ago that the white, chalky dog poos that used to be around the place when I was younger was because of the meat and bones that dogs used to eat then, you seldom seem that kind of poo anymore, unless you're feeding raw.0 -
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What sort of dog is it? I know that with Siberian huskies it is incredibly easy to overfeed them, then they get the runs etc.
Something to bear in mind is that even though the 'better' foods may seem more expensive, they actually aren't really, as you feed less than you do the cheaper foods, so the bag lasts longer although the initial outlay is more.
She's a Kerry Blue cross. She's not overfed, has no interest in food at all til late afternoon or evening
, some days her tummy gurgles and rumbles like mad all day and sometimes she'll go out and eat grass to make herself sick. It's vomit sick rather than runs (seems normal at that end for the most part 
). This morning she brought up a lot, i'd say all of last nights feed:( which is unusual. She's been sensitive since we got her, but I think is worse since spayed a month ago and I actually think she's lost weight. Chicken and rice will see her right for a couple of days but then the cycle starts again. I'll try JWB and consider vet visit. 0 -
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She's a Kerry Blue cross. She's not overfed, has no interest in food at all til late afternoon or evening, some days her tummy gurgles and rumbles like mad all day and sometimes she'll go out and eat grass to make herself sick. It's vomit sick rather than runs (seems normal at that end for the most part ). This morning she brought up a lot, i'd say all of last nights feed:( which is unusual. She's been sensitive since we got her, but I think is worse since spayed a month ago and I actually think she's lost weight. Chicken and rice will see her right for a couple of days but then the cycle starts again. I'll try JWB and consider vet visit.
The stomach noises, lack of interest in food and vomiting (both induced - probably due to pain in her stomach - and non induced) indicates some sort of food intolerance and IMO your dog will need to be seen by a vet.
One of my dogs has problems with grains in foods, but it comes out the back end as opposed to the front, and she had the same kind of problems you dog is having. She is now on Royal Canin Sensitivity Control (a prescription food) because all brands we tried with her (and there were a hell of a lot!) causes issues, bar this one. It's pricey and doesn't smell the best but it has worked wonders. She also gets colitis and it hasn't irritated her bowel at all. We tried everything we could think of and were in and out of the vets with bloody poos, weight loss etc. and the RC food really solved everything. I recommend it without hesitation - worth it's weight in gold!0 -
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I am delighted to read all the posts about the best dog food. My dog (11 month old springer/cocker spaniel) has had so much problems with diarrohea, straining to go etc that seems totally related to her food. When we got her we put her on Select Gold and Natures best from Maxi Zoo. But looking back (and as the vet confirmed have been to him every month since we got her) her stomach has never been right, to the point she could spend all day straining to go and then when she did there would be blood in it. The first couple of months vet claimed she got a "bug" and sure enough the antibiotics would clear it up. Then I was told the protein in Select Gold is way to high and that is what is causing her stomach upset. On the advice of a qualified trainer last week I started introducing, wait for it.... pedigree chum, mixing it in with the Prescription Science plan that she is on for her current bout of colitis. While I know what everyone thinks of Pedigree I am desperate to try and get something that agrees with her. At the moment it seems to be going very well, but if I deviate at all from the science plan/chum it sets her stomach off again. Hate the idea of giving her pedigree so has anyone any advice. I cant keep switching foods on her and need to get this sorted. Otherwise she is a happy very springy springer/cocker. Thanks for reading
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