advice on feeding a miniature schnauzer

firestarter51

i was advised by my vet to feed my puppy science plan, and going by her weight to give her 120-150 grams per, is there much of a difference with the gain brand of food, its only 8 euro compared to science plan 20 euro.
also should i be giving her anything else like chicken ect, ive never had one before and they seem to be prone to dietry problems.
another thing ive noticed she is going to the toilet up to four times a day which seems quite alot for a five month old puppy

andreac

Usually the lesser quality food the more you have to feed, as it contains less meat and good quality ingredients. So its usually better value to feed a higher quality food as you feed less of it.

andreac

Im usually against Hills as the vets only push to sell it and recommend it as they sell it and make commission from doing so.
If you want to change to something a bit cheaper then it would be no problem.

Plus, depending on the breed, a large 15kg bag would be more economical in the long run.

firestarter51

i saw a 10 kg bag in my local co op but it wasnt the puppy one and i thought it would be too harsh, a dog breeder told me about the gain brand of food, it is exactly the same as hills and science plan according to the packs

Knine

Even with small breeds 15kg is much more economical. I store mine in a large bin and its fine.

Synyster Shadow

Its hard to say I tried the expensive food before recommended for my dog and it dried his skin out and he had no shine in his fur so changed a couple times until I found the right balance. we did try a musli mix and it set him loopy and gave him added energy which his breed aren't short on so changed again now he has something that agrees with him and keep his weight at a healthy size and proportion

Knine

firestarter51 wrote: »

i saw a 10 kg bag in my local co op but it wasnt the puppy one and i thought it would be too harsh, a dog breeder told me about the gain brand of food, it is exactly the same as hills and science plan according to the packs

Gain have newer premium feeds out now called Gain Small dog/large dog and puppy. As far as I know they still sell the older Gain feeds which would not be the same quality.

andreac

It depends which Gain one. Theres all different quality ones. So try and go for the best one you can afford. Ensure that the first ingredient on the bag is Meat, and not grain or derivitives of animal or veg origins as thats poor quality.

firestarter51

http://www.gainfeeds.com/pet/puppy
this is the one i got today

Knine

firestarter51 wrote: »

http://www.gainfeeds.com/pet/puppy
this is the one i got today

That is their new range. It is decent enough food and probably better then the Hills which I'm not a fan of. Vets make a big commision on it I reckon which is why they push it a lot.

Scarlett2013

Hi all,
We are on the lookout for a miniature schnauzer pup but finding it difficult getting information on a reputable breeder. We are prepared to travel up north if needs be. If anyone knows of someone good it would be great if you could pm me their details.
Thanks for your time,
Scarlett

learnerplates

Royal Canin has a Junior version for Miniature Schnauzers, we've tried and and they love it. I don't know what the differences are between them.
I'm about to try the Royal Canin Junior generic version next week.

Anyone know anything about Royal Canin and the Junior versions for Miniature Schnauzers Vs other brands?

We've seen no problems.

andreac

dehydrated poultry protein, vegetable protein isolate*, rice, maize, wheat flour, animal fats, wheat, maize flour, maize gluten, hydrolysed animal proteins, chicory pulp, minerals, fish oil, soya oil, psyllium husks and seeds, fructo-oligo-saccharides, hydrolysed yeast (source of manno-oligo-saccharides), borage oil, marigold extract (source of lutein). . - ]

Just looked at ingredients there of the RC Mini Schnauzer food, no sign of meat really so i wouldnt recommend feeding it at all.