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Originally Posted by ACampbell  Had a talk with my vet the other day, they said to switch Lily (who is 6 months old) off of puppy food onto adult and that she didn't need the extra protein.
So we have a fish-based protein, at 21% adult food. This is down from the 27% protein from the puppy food...
Am I going to have a problem if I do the switch? I trust my vet but they also sell Science Diet so....
Whats the general consensus? |
I'm no vet, so this is JMO. I never much look to them for nutrition anyway, as that is not really their study.
That is not too much protein (27%) IMO. I feed raw but when I do or have fed kibble for pups I've fed puppy food and other times only adult food. You can switch her off puppy food now if you like, she isn't really too young but I don't see the protein level being an issue, especially considering her breed. With dry food whether my pups eat pup or adult formula it is between 26-30% that they get. Too much protein is bad on the kidneys, that is for sure. But the 27% shouldn't be too much for a growing active puppy. How is her coat? Dry "burnt" coat can single a protein problem. (as in too much)
