I know it's all been discussed before, but I really need help in deciding what to feed Jess. She is six months old and came to us in December on Purina Puppy Chow. She was scratching a lot. The vet treated her for ear mites but she still scratched and she suggested that we try to eliminate food allergies by changing her diet to chicken, rice and yogurt. The vet said that she had seen more problems with Purina Puppy Chow than any other dog food, although some other Purina products (particularly, she mentioned, Purina One) seemed fine. Anyway, from a puppy who largely ignored her food, Jess became almost manic about her new diet! A few weeks ago, we found out that her litter sister had mites, and so we treated her for them also. The scratching has now stopped, but we don't know for sure if it was mites or allergy!
Now, I want to put her back onto a more normal doggy diet, but I am really reluctant to put her back onto the puppy chow (which we still have a lot left!). I tried a sample of Flint River Ranch, and she loves it, mixed with less of her chicken and rice mix. The adult/puppy variety. Can anyone comment on whether this would be a good choice? I was tempted to go for their lamb and rice kibble as it is less "allergenic", but it says "adult dog food" so I'm worried about giving it to a pup.
Any other good choices I could try out (without chopping and changing her about too much!)? I would want to carry on giving her a little of the chicken/rice/yogurt with it as she loves it so much but would this be too much for her? How much of each food could I give her? She is currently getting 6oz of rice, 3oz of chicken and two tablespoons of yogurt twice a day. She is a pretty lean dog at the moment (thinner than her litter sister, who is fed puppy chow). I'm eager to keep her from getting overweight, but don't want her hungry. Since I started mixing a little of the Flint River sample, I feel like I'm giving her a lot more food. She weighs about 28lbs at the moment.
All advice gratefully received!
Addy
Now, I want to put her back onto a more normal doggy diet, but I am really reluctant to put her back onto the puppy chow (which we still have a lot left!). I tried a sample of Flint River Ranch, and she loves it, mixed with less of her chicken and rice mix. The adult/puppy variety. Can anyone comment on whether this would be a good choice? I was tempted to go for their lamb and rice kibble as it is less "allergenic", but it says "adult dog food" so I'm worried about giving it to a pup.
Any other good choices I could try out (without chopping and changing her about too much!)? I would want to carry on giving her a little of the chicken/rice/yogurt with it as she loves it so much but would this be too much for her? How much of each food could I give her? She is currently getting 6oz of rice, 3oz of chicken and two tablespoons of yogurt twice a day. She is a pretty lean dog at the moment (thinner than her litter sister, who is fed puppy chow). I'm eager to keep her from getting overweight, but don't want her hungry. Since I started mixing a little of the Flint River sample, I feel like I'm giving her a lot more food. She weighs about 28lbs at the moment.
All advice gratefully received!
Addy