High Protein Diets

So after some searching, I found out that Blue Buffalo has 26% protein and is available here. I don't like the fact that it has fish meal in it, but I can't be too picky.

http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/showproduct.php?product=359&cat=4


Any experience with this dog food? It's a lot less protein than the TOTW Wetlands.

The only major difference I see between Blue Buffalo and Eukanuba though is the type of grains. This is the Eukanuba Fluffy is eating:

http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/showproduct.php?product=111&cat=all
 
Smudge said:
So after some searching, I found out that Blue Buffalo has 26% protein and is available here. I don't like the fact that it has fish meal in it, but I can't be too picky.

http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/showproduct.php?product=359&cat=4


Any experience with this dog food? It's a lot less protein than the TOTW Wetlands.

The only major difference I see between Blue Buffalo and Eukanuba though is the type of grains. This is the Eukanuba Fluffy is eating:

http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/showproduct.php?product=111&cat=all
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I would go with blue buffalo hands dwon. Eukanuba has corn meal in it.not good
 
SheltieGuy said:
SO a lower protein diet is better for a dog/puppy that is just going to be my home lap dog because they will still get energy from the carbs in the food (which is easier on the kidneys?) and carbs wont have or be converted to nitrogen? Am I understanding this correctly?
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Precisely.
Though I wouldn't exactly say a 'lower' protein diet. More like a 'normal' protein diet.
As others have said, no big deal in a minor increase.

(When clients who have been spending WAY too much time on the internet ask me if they should be feeding 22% or 26% protein to their dogs, my reply is 'I'm just curious- what percent protein do you eat? My guess would be somewhere between 15% and 70%. Do you have any idea?')

The fact is that, contrary to 'internet science' - and internet science is to science what Long Island Iced Tea is to iced tea- the great majority of families in America are feeding their dogs FAR better than they are feeding their children. (What percent protein, what calcium/phosphorus ratio, what percent of daily vitamin requirements are in pizza, Baconators, and Doritos?)
But when i hear of 42% protein diets, and I know that 20% gives the normal house pet dog plenty of protein for normal use, it does make me wonder why its a good idea to use 22% of that excess protein for energy and make all that pointless extra work for the kidney. - Dr. Mac
 
There are foods available locally !!

Just read the ingredients to be certain there are no by-products or fillers. Merricks Turducken is 24% protein, 15% crude fat, 2.5% crude fiber and 10%moisture. Kia loves it! I feed her home cooked meats with Brown rice and Vitamins added to assure proper balance. She also gets TOTW canned foods. Which for those concerned that their furkids are getting too much protein from the dry kibble mix in half with a can to reduce the protein count. The cans are as follows: High Prairie Canine formula in gravy
Crude Protien: 6.5%
Crude Fat : 3.5 %
Crude Fiber: 1.0%
Moisture: 80 %

I think some are getting too worried here. :rolleyes2: By the way the Fromm, Now are the same basic % as Merricks kibble .:yes: Just my oppinion.:biggrin2:
 
So I think I have decided on the Blue Buffalo for Fluffy, and I am probably going to switch Smudge over to the TOTW Pacific Stream.

Again, I don't like the fish meal in either one, but there's not a lot of options here. :dead:
 
Smudge said:
So I think I have decided on the Blue Buffalo for Fluffy, and I am probably going to switch Smudge over to the TOTW Pacific Stream.

Again, I don't like the fish meal in either one, but there's not a lot of options here. :dead:
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Maybe Fluffy will like the pacific stream
 
Bailey is picky too, but if they're hungry and that's all they're going to get, they'll eat. dogs won't starve themselves. Bailey has a sensitive stomach, so I can't play around and find something she likes. Sometimes she doesn't eat breakfast, but she'll eat her dinner. She's never gone her a whole day without eating.
 
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