Yeah, I know - another food recommendation thread

Jaynie said:
I am the original poster, and my stressing over the type of food may very well soon be at an end. My disability has been approved (after 2-1/2 years of jumping through hoops) and once payments start (within the next two weeks), the girls are going back on Wellness or Royal Canine, which isn't a lot more expensive, but when you're a one-income couple with a lot of medical expenses, you have to count the pennies.
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Thats wonderful news, I'm glad there's an ending in sight as far as your financial troubles go. I'm sorry for your poor health, those troubles are something we have in common unfortunately.

The vet food Sadie was on for her tummy troubles was royal canin/medical hypoallergenic. Sadie did really well on it. Then I think I mentioned she was on Wellness Super5Mix, which she did great on once her tummy troubles were over.
 
When I first brought Bela home, her foster mom had been feeding her Kirkland, which the the Costco house brand. I've actually heard good things about this food. But I didn't have a Costco membership at the time so I started her on Wellness in the dark brown bag. She thrived on it, and really seemed to like the flavor (that won't be a problem now - she's a chow hound again) When we got Gracie, it got to be too expensive to feed two dogs the Wellness, and became even more difficult when my husband's hours were cut. So I went with the Pedigree, because that's what I had fed my older guys.

But I have now (thank goodness) been approved for social security disability. It's not a whole lot, but will enable us to take all of the burden of our mortgage and utilities off my parents, and maybe even have a couple of luxuries besides (such as cable tv - I've really missed it).

Because my benefits have been backdated to the beginning of my disability in 2009, we will have a tad extra to pay off bills, and finally buy a couple of simple wedding rings and finally have a honeymoon! Plus things like tires and a paint job for the convertible, and a great big "rainy day" fund.

It was a little depressing, though, to go to the mailbox and find that they've sent me a Medicare card. Having helped my grandfather, grandmother, and mother with their medicare paperwork, it was a little disconcerting to have a card with MY name on it. I'm nowhere near retirement age - I'm only 48! Now I have to pay attention to all those irritating medicare part C and D commercials because I'm eligible for them now.

Kinda makes me feel like my life's mostly over in a way.
 
Wow ,48 IS young to be dealing with all that STUFF...but I know it is a blessing to you and your family. Emjoy the peace of mind this brings to you all after a long struggle to obtain it. Good for you !!!
 
OntarioSheltie said:
This link is to a study I saw on a tv show a few days ago. They compared the cost of feeding a less expensive dog food vs. a more expensive food. The three brands they used were Purina, Iams and Wellness.

the conclusion was that even though it was more expensive to buy Wellness, in the long run it was the least expensive food because it lasted longer than the other brands.

However, taste wise, the dogs prefered Iams, so they concluded that Iams was the best in terms of value and what dogs like.

I beg to differ, I fed my dogs Wellness for a long time, they loved it. But all dogs are different.

Here's the synopsis to the show. I'll see if I can find the video of when this aired.

http://www.annaandkristina.com/?act...231775&template=tp-test-lab-view-article.htm7
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I'm not surprised that a lower quality food would win the taste test. After all, just like cheap human foods are coated with MSG and other chemicals to make it taste better, low grade pet foods go through the same process. They are usually misted with some type of flavor enhancer to cover up some of the otherwise not-so-tasty ingredients.
 
DanteBella85 said:
I'm not surprised that a lower quality food would win the taste test. After all, just like cheap human foods are coated with MSG and other chemicals to make it taste better, low grade pet foods go through the same process. They are usually misted with some type of flavor enhancer to cover up some of the otherwise not-so-tasty ingredients.
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Yeah, for sure. Its probably like doing a taste test between a healthy meal and McDonald's Happy Meal with a toddler. :ick
 
Natures receipe

Has anyone used this food. With being out of work and inforclosure we have to cut back some where and since Max is always getting test done or always at one of three vets he has i have to stop the very expensive Royal canin. But he also needs low fat for his pancreas, can anyone suggest a less expensive food for my boy.
 
Lynnel said:
Has anyone used this food. With being out of work and inforclosure we have to cut back some where and since Max is always getting test done or always at one of three vets he has i have to stop the very expensive Royal canin. But he also needs low fat for his pancreas, can anyone suggest a less expensive food for my boy.
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What food? :confused2:

If you mean Royal Canin, I used to feed it to Sadie when she was having digestive issues. She was on the hypoallergenic one and she did really well on it. She was on it for a year before I weaned her onto Wellness, which I felt was better for her.

For a dog with Max's issues, I'd be really careful about switching to a less expensive food.

I can't recommend anything but you may want to start your own thread on this topic so you'll get more responses.

When I was looking to switch Sadie's diet from Royal Canin I went on a couple of web sites and compared the fat content of different foods. When I had a list of foods I liked I looked up the pricing, then went with the one I could afford. Here are a couple of good dog food review sites. The first link also lists the ingredients and Guaranteed Analysis.

http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/

http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-reviews/dry/
 
I will, thanks but i had been on dog advisor, but the issue is they haven't analyzed the food in years, and we have found out so many things we thought we good for our pets isn't.
Believe me i do. It want to do it, but maxs ultra sounds, test and three vets cost more than unemployment. I would rather feed less expensive food, then not be able to afford the vets Although i am asking a lot more questions and not just taking there advice. If you looked at his excel speadsheets of his tests you would want some answers too! Sheltie nation has given me the nerve to question! Thank you.
 
What is the fat content on the royal canin food?

Senior or weight reduction foods tend to have lower fat percentages than adult dog foods.
 
OntarioSheltie said:
What food? :confused2:

If you mean Royal Canin, I used to feed it to Sadie when she was having digestive issues. She was on the hypoallergenic one and she did really well on it. She was on it for a year before I weaned her onto Wellness, which I felt was better for her.

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What was unique about the RC food that worked for Sadie when she was having digestive issues? What formula did you feed?

I'm really interested in this.
 
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