New diet

LottesMama · 09-21-2011, 09:40 AM

Charlotte has been eating Purina One Smartblend for over a year now... she has also had skin/allergy issues for over a year now and we have tried everything. We talked to a new vet yesterday to get a second opinion and she suggested starting her on a restricted diet. She didn't go into much detail on that because she was really pushing getting allergy testing done, but with the initial visit to the dermatologist costing $600 that is not within reach for us right now. So I want to try and change what we are feeding her and was thinking of going with grain-free. Can anyone recommend something that would be readily available that we could try (something not incredibly expensive either)? Thanks guys!

Annie714 · 09-21-2011, 11:24 AM

I wish I could afford to go grain free for Annie! But...it is what it is..anyways, lol, if I could afford it my grain free dog food of choice would be one of the Taste of The Wild varieties. It's just a personal preference after reading the ingredients, customer reviews, etc.

My parents just started their JRT on Nature's Variety Grain Free Instinct dog food to see if that helps her itching.

Barney'spal · 09-21-2011, 11:55 AM

Chicken soup for the puppy/dog lover is pretty much grain free and not as expensive as the others. Amazon has it cheaper than any of the stores in town and they deliver to the door for free. Barney seems to be thriving on it so at this point am really completely satisfied with it.

Esther · 09-21-2011, 12:29 PM

he human makes from-scratch pizza
and I get kibble?

there is something terribly wrong with this situation

Wworm · 09-21-2011, 02:28 PM

oh Estha, ya gotta DEMAND some pizza...!

that's what i do. whatever my humans r eating, i show them that i get some too

me trained them to gimme some.

Grain-free-- methinks there is Solid Gold Barking at the Moon that's grain-free
(i eats their puppy food)

--Worm

jaleely · 09-21-2011, 03:27 PM

simply nourish is a great brand, and fairly cheap for what it is. Also, nature's basic! that one even has a no meat bag! it's soy protein. seems delish...like garlic...lol

Herzo · 09-21-2011, 03:35 PM

How about california natural they have one that has potato instead of rice. I can't remember what they called it. Taste of the wild is a good food also and not to bad. At least where I stand from because I have paid allot more. You might also check out to see if costco brand kirkland has a grain free, but I don't know and probably not. It is a surprisingly not bad food.

I sometimes order off the internet and they will have free shipping on orders over $50.00. Have you ever tried fish oil?

Herzo · 09-21-2011, 03:40 PM

jaleely I don't mean to be an old hag here, but would you really think of feeding a dog a food that doesn't have meat in it?

Soundtrack · 09-21-2011, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Herzo

jaleely I don't mean to be an old hag here, but would you really think of feeding a dog a food that doesn't have meat in it?

Soy is not healthy for people, let alone dogs. Please do not feed a dog a "vegetarian" diet.

charady2 · 09-21-2011, 04:11 PM

We buy taste of the wild for Flash. It runs around 25 dollars for a 15 lb bag. Our rottie did great on chicken soup for the dog lover's soul, but the store in town does not have the puppy formula. So we had to find a different food for Flash. He is doing great on it, so soft to the touch, isn't getting fat but doesn't look sickly either lol. I am happy with it, just wish it was a touch cheaper. a bag was lasting about a month but now that we have increased his amount some, it is going for about 3 weeks. Still less than 10 bucks a week to feed him-wish my kids were that cheap to feed lol!

09-21-2011, 09:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
LottesMama Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Washington DC Posts: 116	New diet Charlotte has been eating Purina One Smartblend for over a year now... she has also had skin/allergy issues for over a year now and we have tried everything. We talked to a new vet yesterday to get a second opinion and she suggested starting her on a restricted diet. She didn't go into much detail on that because she was really pushing getting allergy testing done, but with the initial visit to the dermatologist costing $600 that is not within reach for us right now. So I want to try and change what we are feeding her and was thinking of going with grain-free. Can anyone recommend something that would be readily available that we could try (something not incredibly expensive either)? Thanks guys!

09-21-2011, 11:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
Annie714 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 1,164	I wish I could afford to go grain free for Annie! But...it is what it is..anyways, lol, if I could afford it my grain free dog food of choice would be one of the Taste of The Wild varieties. It's just a personal preference after reading the ingredients, customer reviews, etc. My parents just started their JRT on Nature's Variety Grain Free Instinct dog food to see if that helps her itching. __________________ Blog about the antics of Annie and I. http://thechickandthehound.blogspot.com

09-21-2011, 02:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
Wworm Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Left Coast Posts: 1,972	oh Estha, ya gotta DEMAND some pizza...! that's what i do. whatever my humans r eating, i show them that i get some too me trained them to gimme some. Grain-free-- methinks there is Solid Gold Barking at the Moon that's grain-free (i eats their puppy food) --Worm __________________ see what the Worm is up to: http://bassetworm.blogspot.com/

09-21-2011, 03:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
jaleely Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Ventura, CA Posts: 942	simply nourish is a great brand, and fairly cheap for what it is. Also, nature's basic! that one even has a no meat bag! it's soy protein. seems delish...like garlic...lol __________________ Baby Bowsah's Bwog

09-21-2011, 11:55 AM	#3 (permalink)
Barney'spal Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: northern michigan Posts: 710	Chicken soup for the puppy/dog lover is pretty much grain free and not as expensive as the others. Amazon has it cheaper than any of the stores in town and they deliver to the door for free. Barney seems to be thriving on it so at this point am really completely satisfied with it.

09-21-2011, 12:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
Esther Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 1,041	he human makes from-scratch pizza and I get kibble? there is something terribly wrong with this situation

09-21-2011, 03:35 PM	#7 (permalink)
Herzo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Wyoming Posts: 667	How about california natural they have one that has potato instead of rice. I can't remember what they called it. Taste of the wild is a good food also and not to bad. At least where I stand from because I have paid allot more. You might also check out to see if costco brand kirkland has a grain free, but I don't know and probably not. It is a surprisingly not bad food. I sometimes order off the internet and they will have free shipping on orders over $50.00. Have you ever tried fish oil?

09-21-2011, 03:40 PM	#8 (permalink)
Herzo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Wyoming Posts: 667	jaleely I don't mean to be an old hag here, but would you really think of feeding a dog a food that doesn't have meat in it?

09-21-2011, 04:11 PM	#10 (permalink)
charady2 Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Iowa Posts: 184	We buy taste of the wild for Flash. It runs around 25 dollars for a 15 lb bag. Our rottie did great on chicken soup for the dog lover's soul, but the store in town does not have the puppy formula. So we had to find a different food for Flash. He is doing great on it, so soft to the touch, isn't getting fat but doesn't look sickly either lol. I am happy with it, just wish it was a touch cheaper. a bag was lasting about a month but now that we have increased his amount some, it is going for about 3 weeks. Still less than 10 bucks a week to feed him-wish my kids were that cheap to feed lol!

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