Dog food?

Mr. Fatty McFattington :rofl::rofl: :O

Currently I'm feeding Merrick - Before Grain to both my 15lb Shih Tzu and my 65lb Texas Blue Lacy. I'm very pleased with the results for both. My Shih Tzu's skin problems have cleared up and it has enough protein in it to keep my extremely active Lacy going.

But as soon as I have my baby, I'm switching back to homemade raw. I was extremely skeptical at first, but was amazed at the results. Both my dogs breath and teeth were amazing and both pooped only once a day. But sadly, my husband hates dealing with raw meat and I didn't think it was fair to force that on him.

But again, I'm pretty happy with Merrick. Its a bit expensive, but totally worth it.

I use a dehydrated raw food called Honest Kitchen. I add boiled chicken to it to give a bit more bulk. I wont ever go back to processed kibble food after the results I have seen in my dogs. Skin and coat is amazing and a whole slew of health issues have vanished. I have a 11 yr old boston that would projectile vomit after she ate since she was a puppy. Vets couldnt figure it out. So they put her on meds from a pharmacy that were very pricy for 9 years so she could hold her food down. Started the raw and it all went away. Hasnt been on meds since. Have another dog that had hot spot problems they vanished with the raw. They dont poop as much either.

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Originally Posted by Alexandra V

Really?! I need to find this food then. I hope they sell it here in Canada. I'm struggling to get the cats' weights down on Chicken Soup Adult Light, which is the lightest formula I can find around here...

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A lot of people make the mistake of using a "light" food to help control an animals weight. You don't need a light food (they usually have a lot of fillers to make an animal think its full, but they just end up pooping more). Do portion control on your regular food, its a lot safer and better for the animal.

Or.. have your cat get a tapeworm and make all the vets think he has cancer. (That actually happened to me.. ugh). He'll drop half his body weight in 4 months! HATE TAPEWORMS. Now I'm going to de-worm my indoor only cats 1x a year :/

i get blue buffalo for mine


but the vet said there are so many different types of dog food whatever you feed him as long as he has energy a good coat and looks healthy then the food is fine!

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Originally Posted by Alexandra V

Really?! I need to find this food then. I hope they sell it here in Canada. I'm struggling to get the cats' weights down on Chicken Soup Adult Light, which is the lightest formula I can find around here...

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They actually have a bunch of dealers in Canada! http://www.diamondpet.com/dealer_locator/ I'm really happy with it, and they do poop a lot less! They are eating the Indoor Cat formula, it has red trim. They have a purple bag that is maintenance, but it's crap, it's got all the fillers, corn, and what not for people that want the name but not the quality :confused:

He lost TWO pounds on that food, and he was only eating it for about a month-1 bag. We are on the second month, but I think he's still losing, just slower now. The girls and the other male even slimmed down within the first month. I think only 1/2 to 1 pound, but they weren't overweight, just a little fluffy. When I took Stuart to the vet last year I got in trouble for how fat he was! :oops: :P I forgot to say, that it's really hard for me to switch food because Stuart has such a sensitive stomach, and Diamond is the only food I've found that he could handle switching to that was lower fat/calories. I've tried several Nutros, Wellness something, Evo, and Science Diet-I know it's crap, but I was desperate. He had NO problems switching to Diamond, no throwing up, no loose stools, no skin problems, nothing!

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Originally Posted by BPelizabeth

Mr. Fatty McFattington :rofl::rofl: :O

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:rofl: His real name is Stuart, but his nick name fits him to a T, see :P
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...Stuart/002.jpg

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Originally Posted by cinderbird

Or.. have your cat get a tapeworm and make all the vets think he has cancer. (That actually happened to me.. ugh). He'll drop half his body weight in 4 months! HATE TAPEWORMS. Now I'm going to de-worm my indoor only cats 1x a year :/

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Ugh that would be awful. Our vet gives all our cats de-wormer at their yearly check up. I thought that was a normal thing for vets to do, but after talking to people I guess not. I'm thankful they do it, because I wouldn't have thought about giving inside cats de-wormer.

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Originally Posted by PitOnTheProwl

Depends what your doing with your dog. All mine get Nutro brand;)

My weight pullers use to get Blue Diamond but its really pricey.

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how pricy is it?