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Best dry dog food available in Ireland?

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    #302
    tk123
    Registered Users Posts: 14,042 ✭✭✭✭tk123


    Where the deaths linked before that DCM article was debunked.. 🤔



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    #303
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 8,856 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118556134#Comment_118556134

    James Beloved for me- poos are regular with solid stools and energy levels consistent - he’s a 6kg dog and also maintains weight perfectly. I found maxi-zoo inconsistent with supplies but Petstop always have a good supply- maybe different retailers specialise in different brands? I tried him on grain free for a few weeks but I thought energy levels dropped so I stopped using that version



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    #304
    Joey.
    Registered Users Posts: 461 ✭✭Joey.


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118638712#Comment_118638712

    Citation needed.

    Nothing has been “debunked”. Though diets where grains have been replaced with pulse legumes are particularly suspect, grain free itself has not been definitively stated as the cause because poorly formulated diets of all kinds, including grain free, grain inclusive, raw, home-cooked are implicated.

    Owners need to be asking who is formulating the diet they feed, and what is their education in small animal nutrition? Does the company perform feeding trials on said diets before releasing them for sale? Because if they don’t it’s our dogs that are the test subjects.

    This is why Royal Canin, Hills and Purina are so often recommended. They are known to reflect the highest standards of the WSAVA guidelines for selecting a pet food. Any other company could do that if they wanted to, but they don’t.



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    #305
    VonVix
    Registered Users Posts: 1,688 ✭✭✭VonVix


    I think we need to take a wider look when it comes to feeding our dogs (and cats too).

    Nearly every other type of animal we care for it is promoted to feed fresh and natural.

    Birds... seeds, vegetables and fruit.

    Hamsters... seed mixes, herbs, protein source, vegetables and occasionally fruits.

    Rabbits, hay, herbs and vegetables.

    Reptiles... live insects, mice/rats, vegetables and fruits (depending on the species)

    Yes, nuggets/pellets are available for these pets too, but if you look at most research, they will always come back to real food. Above list isn't complete, obviously.

    Nearly every other animal we care for studies show that feeding a fresh and varied species appropriate diet is the best thing for them, not processed nuggets. But for our cats and dogs? It feels like the hooks of dry food is strong in so many people. A dry, brown nugget claiming to be meat, vegetables, fruits and botanicals is the best thing, completely balanced? Even we, as humans, are told that eating overly processed foods is terrible for us.

    Do you think we should actually be taking a step back and reassessing what is actually good for our dogs? Because I do.

    The dog of a friend of mine took a veterinary prescribed food after ending up with severe renal damage, he became overweight and a shell of himself, he wasn't a happy-go-lucky dog like he was before. They changed to a premade fresh-cooked diet with guidance of their vet, his renal problems were stabilized, his weight began to drop and his energy levels came back up.

    My own GSD has an auto immune disease, out of desperation I turned to a similar prescribed diet. Similar to the above, my dog became almost bloated in appearance and his energy levels dropped, he became a much quieter version of himself. The food change didn't help, so I opted back to his wet food/varied diet that he had been on before, his energy levels have risen, his hair has become shiny again and he seems like a happy pup again (and his condition has stabilized!)

    I'm not saying to go dump your prescription diet (they have their value for dogs it works for), but these are just my experiences and the experiences of a person and their dog that I have seen the change in. It's hard for me to ignore it.

    [Dog Training + Behaviour Nerd]



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    #306
    misschoo
    Registered Users Posts: 303 ✭✭misschoo


    Hi I’ve been feeding my one year old raw which she loved at the start but now she has gone off it and barely eats the 125g portion out of her 250g daily portion a day. I’m thinking of switching her for a bit but wanted to see what do people think is the best wet/dry food - I will probably give a mix of both. TIA



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    DBB
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    Hi misschoo,

    Mine have gone through phases of not liking the raw either... the cheek of them, like! Is your dog on a particular brand?

    A couple of things that have helped... lightly cooking the raw food. Or one of the really good quality tinned foods such as Wolf of Wilderness, Rocco, Lukullus etc, all available on zooplus.



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    #308
    tk123
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    Also her age - is she spayed / could she be coming into season?



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    #309
    misschoo
    Registered Users Posts: 303 ✭✭misschoo


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118670206#Comment_118670206

    I was feeding her Raw Paws - a chicken mix. I think I’ll switch to a tin for a little while and then try her back on it again. Thanks DBB



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    #310
    misschoo
    Registered Users Posts: 303 ✭✭misschoo


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118670241#Comment_118670241

    She has just turned a year last week and had her first heat in December. I will be getting her spayed in the summer.



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    #311
    Ninkynonk123
    Registered Users Posts: 13 ✭Ninkynonk123


    We have a new 12wk old Cane Corso pup and just wonder what you feed your pup?



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    Daniel1986
    Registered Users Posts: 28 ✭Daniel1986


    Any recommendations for price to quality ratio for dog food?


    I don't want to use Aldi stuff but I can't afford the expensive dog food.



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    #313
    anewme
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118831490#Comment_118831490

    Zooplus have some value pet foods that are slightly more expensive than Aldi / Lidl, but not as expensive as the likes of Orijen etc.

    DBB has referenced some of them above.



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    #314
    fits
    Registered Users Posts: 13,503 ✭✭✭✭fits


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118831490#Comment_118831490

    I used to feed my dogs Burns when that was all the rage 10-15 years ago. Spent a fortune on it

    i got a new pup in last year and have been feeding him gain elite small dog adult and he’s doing great on it. You could try something like that and see how you get on. It’s 40 for a 15 kg bag now.



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    Tony H
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    Alternative to Canagan dry food ? Our golden retriever is doing really well on the Canagan , great energy and nice solid output , but it’s €94 for 12kg which lasts about 4 weeks ,

    any thoughts on Wolf of Wilderness ?





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    #316
    DBB
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    Yes, I've fed Wolf of Wilderness. Certainly, as dry foods go, it seems very... errr... appetising 😁 It smells good and has a slightly moist consistency. There are some varieties softer than others.

    I'm unsure what to advise though, re the "output" (😁) because I've never fed it exclusively, always as an add-on to a raw diet. I have generally found the poops are more *ahem* voluminous with it, but I have to temper that against the fact that my crew have never been given the opportunity to acclimatise to it and it alone. Whether that makes any sense 🤔

    I'd certainly say give it a go, but I'd give it a good lead-in time. Maybe a couple of weeks. I would consider it a really good dry food, for what that's worth 😊



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