Puppy food is not the best food for puppies. It tends to encourage over growth which can lead to Panosteitis.
Panosteitis is a painful inflammation of the outer surface or shaft of one or more long bones of the legs. It is sometimes called growing pains. Panosteitis may occur in more than one bone at a time or may move around, causing a shifting lameness that goes from one bone or leg to another.
I feed RAW now but of the brands listed Wellness and Canidae were my choices. What made me SWITCH to raw was the Grain Free foods shifting from Potatoes to Peas as their base. Peas will show a High crude protein for the food.. and that protein source is not easily digested by the dog. So, yes, the crude protein may be quite high but with peas in there digestible protein is a different, lower, number. Both Wellness and Canidae have gone to a pea base.
If I were to feed kibble today I would go to rice based food (which is a grain). Even that has it's issues.. so I feed a raw mix and add delights (to the dog!) and a supplement (I use Vertex).
Panosteitis is a painful inflammation of the outer surface or shaft of one or more long bones of the legs. It is sometimes called growing pains. Panosteitis may occur in more than one bone at a time or may move around, causing a shifting lameness that goes from one bone or leg to another.
I feed RAW now but of the brands listed Wellness and Canidae were my choices. What made me SWITCH to raw was the Grain Free foods shifting from Potatoes to Peas as their base. Peas will show a High crude protein for the food.. and that protein source is not easily digested by the dog. So, yes, the crude protein may be quite high but with peas in there digestible protein is a different, lower, number. Both Wellness and Canidae have gone to a pea base.
If I were to feed kibble today I would go to rice based food (which is a grain). Even that has it's issues.. so I feed a raw mix and add delights (to the dog!) and a supplement (I use Vertex).
