what brand of kibbles do you feed your doggies ?

Mcpie · 07-30-2007, 04:09 PM

Orijen Large Breed puppy at present. Somewhat pricey but the real issue is finding the big bags of this food. I live in Toronto so we have a lot of stores that sell it, but they sell out quickly of the big bags. When I do find one, I have to put it on hold/run to spend my money

h2odog · 07-30-2007, 09:02 PM

I am currently feeding Orijen, ZiwiPeak and have introduced Wellness CORE, a grain free food that looks really good.

newman · 08-02-2007, 02:50 PM

I prefer Blue Buffalo dog food, dry and wet food it is on the expensive side.

cbow · 08-03-2007, 08:50 PM

Canidae and RAW.

sskbreed · 08-03-2007, 09:54 PM

just switching over to blue buffalo large breed puppy food

Puppy_love_122 · 08-06-2007, 01:50 PM

Nutro Ultra Senior mixed with all natural perservative free beef stew that has beef chunks and gravy, potatos, carrots, pees, and stuff like that in it, they olny get two or 3 spoon fulls of it, they get it unless they dont eat then they'll throw up.

poohlp · 08-06-2007, 02:23 PM

Just finished switching from Castor and Pollux UltraMix to Timberwolf Organics Wild and Natural.

Fujismom · 08-06-2007, 05:37 PM

Nutro Ultra for Puppies.

wabanafcr · 08-06-2007, 06:54 PM

Eagle here.

Shalva · 08-07-2007, 12:57 PM

raw
just raw
no kibble at all

OC_Spirit · 08-07-2007, 02:38 PM

I rotate kibbles because I am a strong believer that that is what is best for dogs (strengthens their digestive system so they dont get quesy tummies as easy AND different formulas and recipes have different ingredients and each one is beneficial in a different way). Right now I am rotating between Innova Evo and Orijen. I am also looking into trying out Wellness CORE, Timberwolf Organics, Innova, Canidae and a few others. My dogs also get some sort of raw meat with every meal. What type varies depending on what I have access to. I have a main butcher who supplies me with beef and pork consistantly but every now and then I get my hands on chicken, turkey, rabbit, venison, goat, lamb...all kinds of good stuff.

JeanninePC99 · 08-07-2007, 03:43 PM

Be careful with venison. I don't know if it's gotten to Canada, but we have wasting disease in some areas of the US. You might want to ask your butcher where it came from. I believe (check this on the web) that venison from New Zealand or Australia (which is guess is a major source?) is safe.

Ginny01OT · 08-07-2007, 04:02 PM

What is wasting disease? I give my dog raw venison and I have yet to hear about that--also the manufacturer of the patties (nature's variety) doesn't have anything posted on their website about it....should I be worried?

Shalva · 08-07-2007, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Ginny01OT

What is wasting disease? I give my dog raw venison and I have yet to hear about that--also the manufacturer of the patties (nature's variety) doesn't have anything posted on their website about it....should I be worried?

wasting disease is like a spongeform encephalopathy or however you spell that.... .... we see it in moose and deer here......
I am not sure if it is a concern for our dogs or not.... it would be worht doing some research on.....but its hard to know who to go to for information about this kind of stuff.... maybe some of the other raw feeders will know.....
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Ginny01OT · 08-07-2007, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Shalva

wasting disease is like a spongeform encephalopathy or however you spell that.... .... we see it in moose and deer here......
I am not sure if it is a concern for our dogs or not.... it would be worht doing some research on.....but its hard to know who to go to for information about this kind of stuff.... maybe some of the other raw feeders will know.....
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Thanks Shalva, I am going to email nature's variety and see what they say.

Okay, I just emailed nv--it is 6:00 here so I don't expect an answer right away. I will post it when I get it.

Shalva · 08-07-2007, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Ginny01OT

Thanks Shalva, I am going to email nature's variety and see what they say.

Okay, I just emailed nv--it is 6:00 here so I don't expect an answer right away. I will post it when I get it.

if you are feeding a premade raw venison then I wouldn't worry it is probably farm venison and not wild caught.... like a hunter.... I would be more concerned if you were feeding venison from your uncle bob who went out hunting and got a deer.... not that you ahve an uncle bob but ya know what i mean.... if you are feeding a commercial raw venison it is likely farm raised and there is likely no worry about that.... farm raised deer is very different from wild animals.
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Ginny01OT · 08-07-2007, 06:04 PM

lolololol--thanks--that makes sense-pheww

JeanninePC99 · 08-07-2007, 07:30 PM

My uncle is the one who told me about wasting disease. I did some googling and there are lots of sites about it. This one seems like a good place to start. It's affecting deer and elk, though one article I found said that mice can carry it.

This map shows where it has been found. Then key says that captive herds have been infected. Once again, I'd talk to the butcher about where he's getting the stuff. My uncle asks at restaurants.

briteday · 08-07-2007, 07:36 PM

I live in NV and we have had a few cases of diagnosed human symptoms due to wild venison hunted in our area. It was attributed to wasting disease in the deer. Also, hunters have reported seeing deer in the wild that appeared to be suffering from wasting disease.

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol10no6/03-1082.htm

Ginny01OT · 08-07-2007, 07:53 PM

I am still very concerned about wasting disease and have emailed NV. Obviously, I am a neurotic doggie mother--anyway, in the NE we have something called West Nile Virus--now in elderely people mostly (although they say immunosuppressed people (AIDS, cancer) but in my experiences in healthcare I have only seen it in the elderly (who I guess are in some ways immunosuppresed) West Nile Virus can be really bad neurolically even deadly so I worried about it for Riley--in looking it up online (not that that is the best thing but at least something) evidentally dogs bitten by an infected mosquito USUALLY don't exhibit the same symptoms--it is much milder. I will have to look up wasting disease and see what they say about it regarding canines but I am still going to post my response email from NV if and when I get it. Scary stuff that is for sure.