So make sure you don't buy
the same type of dog food from your preferred brand every time.
Not exact matches
The
food fed must contain the
same balance and
type of ingredients as consumed by those wild ancestors... Please note that modern
dogs of any breed are not only capable
of eating the
food of their wild ancestors, but actually require it for maximum health.
So many people feed their
dogs the
same type of food as they eat themselves along with the
dog food.
In a 2010 article from the New York Times, the author looks at different
types of dog food, both premium and non-premium, and demonstrated that the first five ingredients were all essentially the
same.
While these
types of dog foods have not been tested on the
same stringent levels as approved
dog foods have, it does not mean that they are not a good option for your older large breed
dog.
Please change the
type & flavors
of food that they eat (what I mean is) Do not feed them a 40 lb bag
of dry
dog food because it was on sale and then buy the
same thing again because it was still on sale.
She should be transitioned back onto her regular adult
dog food over 10 days as well, using the
same type of transition schedule as described above.
Before I talk about the amounts that I feed I will say that it is also not critical for the
dogs to be fed exactly the
same amount and
type of food every day.
Changing
types or brands
of dog food may not help, because most diets have many
of the
same proteins.
This
dog food brand is more expensive than some other brands which offer the
same type of nutrition.
The place
of manufacturing / packaging
of any
dog food brand is another consideration that remains the
same regardless
of the
type of food you are buying.
WOW that is fantastic — that is the
same type of food a previous vet wanted me to feed my
dog with IBD: the hydrolyzed protein for «better digestion.»
Again, it is best to maintain the
dog on the
same type and brand
of dog food.
Both
of my wiener
dogs at different times were shaky and had weak hind legs.One
of my
dogs could not jump on the couch, could not climb stairs and would lay under the bed shaking.I thought maybe she had really bad arthritis or a bad back injury.I gave her calcium pills in wet cat
food and she got better for a little while.so later I gave my
dog a calcium pill in meat and my
dog got worse as the days went by.Every day I gave my
dog a calcium pills and she didn't get better.It later dawned on me that maybe the wet cat
food is what helped the first time.I gave my
dog wet cat
food every day for a few days and my
dog improved immediately back to normal.Later when my other
dog got the
same type of condition, I gave her wet cat
food and it worked for her and she went back to normal... Sharing this story because I believe it will help a lot
of dogs.