[DobManiac]

I boarding my dogs for a weekend this summer, and I was really happy when I found out the kennel feeds Canidae. My dogs are on RAW, so this saved me the expense of buying a bag of food that the dogs would only need for a couple of days. Anyway, they had constant throwing up and diarrhea for the entire weekend due to the cold turkey switch.

And I know that many vets, boarding facilities, and dog handlers are big proponents of ProPlan and Eukanuba Sensitive Skin and Stomach formulas for just that reason. Most premium food is too rich to switch the average dog to cold turkey. And I have seen a lot of formulas tailored towards allergies and other skin related problems, but nothing for simple sensitive tummies.

If you’re caring for 15 or 20 dogs, that all came to you on different foods, then you’re not going to want to worry about the side effects every time you switch a dog to a premium kibble. And you will most likely want the food to be cost effective.

So does anyone know of a reasonably priced premium dog food that we could recommend in these circumstances?

[dieterherzog]

Originally Posted by DobManiac

I boarding my dogs for a weekend this summer, and I was really happy when I found out the kennel feeds Canidae. My dogs are on RAW, so this saved me the expense of buying a bag of food that the dogs would only need for a couple of days. Anyway, they had constant throwing up and diarrhea for the entire weekend due to the cold turkey switch.

And I know that many vets, boarding facilities, and dog handlers are big proponents of ProPlan and Eukanuba Sensitive Skin and Stomach formulas for just that reason. Most premium food is too rich to switch the average dog to cold turkey. And I have seen a lot of formulas tailored towards allergies and other skin related problems, but nothing for simple sensitive tummies.

If you’re caring for 15 or 20 dogs, that all came to you on different foods, then you’re not going to want to worry about the side effects every time you switch a dog to a premium kibble. And you will most likely want the food to be cost effective.

So does anyone know of a reasonably priced premium dog food that we could recommend in these circumstances?

I can vouch for Natural Balance LID. Reasonably priced, contains limited ingredients that should be suitable for almost every dog, and is available at Petco/Petsmart. Protein content is a little on the low side, but if it's only for a couple of days or weeks, it should be fine.

[5 s corral]

A lot of kennels by me use low residue dog food by purina or science diet
jamie

[bully]

Originally Posted by 5 s corral

A lot of kennels by me use low residue dog food by purina or science diet
jamie

Careful, it might not be the quality, but the price that Kennels are measuring.

[Ayanla]

I brought my own food to the kennel, but I can see how that would be rather impractical if I were feeding a raw diet.

I also brought a one page "cheat sheet" with my dog's names, their physical description, their weight, how much they were to eat at each "meal", and instructions for putting treats in their treat balls (and how many they were allowed per day), so they had something fun to play with. It also included my name and all contact information and my vet's name and his contact information. Sure, the kennel had their own form to fill out, and I'm sure they all thought I was insane, but this sheet made me feel better. They had it hanging on the outside of their run when I got back, so they must have used it.

Anyway, more on topic. I'd second the recommendation for Natural Balance LID. It's reasonably priced, decent quality, and with the limited ingredients it's less likely to upset tummies.

[DobManiac]

I called the kennel, and they said they are willing to give RAW a try. Hopefully it works because I really like this place. But if not I have the Natural Balance LID to fall back on.

Originally Posted by bully

Careful, it might not be the quality, but the price that Kennels are measuring.

I believe those foods also has a sensitive stomach formula as well. Most premium foods just put so many different things in the food it makes it hard for dogs to transition quickly. I recently convinced my breeder/handler to switch all her dogs to TOTW. I wonder how her client’s dogs hold up to that food or if she still keeps the proplan around just in case. All have to ask her.