After reading the thread about pet food I feel like a bad mommy. I feed her purina beneful Is that bad? Should I at least be mixing her food with something else?
Am I going to doggie hell for not spending more on my dog? :-|
Post by ondaflipside on Oct 10, 2012 17:51:01 GMT -5
I started with them when I did not know any better. Then doggie got sick. I asked around TN and they said it's because there's nothing in it but crap. Read the ingredients. It's just fillers and corn.
My dog is a medium dog I guess- she weighs 50 pounds. Right now I feed her two cups a day but now I am starting to realize that if I buy a better food she wouldnt need to eat as much.
My dog is a medium dog I guess- she weighs 50 pounds. Right now I feed her two cups a day but now I am starting to realize that if I buy a better food she wouldnt need to eat as much.
My boys are 75lb ish. I just checked PetSmart and Authority is $30ish for a 33 ish lb bag of food. We feed them 4 cups daily - but one we are trying to put weight on (old greyhound who was sick). We go through about 2 bags a month. If you only have 1 dog, you could probably get more than a month from 1 bag.
We can't feed them higher quality/richer food - it gives them diarrhea.
The Costco brand Natures Domaine is grain free and a great dog food. Beneful is pretty much the worst thing you could feed along with Alpo But you will find the costco brand is about the same price and much better. dogfoodanalysis.com has some great info on there regarding food.
You may not go to hell, but your dog will probably die sooner. I don't mean that to be harsh, but I'd switch your dog's food. I spend about $45-50 a month to buy food for 2 dogs your dog's size and that's really not that much money. It would be half that for 1 dog, after all.
We do too. Everything else gives them an upset stomach and horrible gas. We can't even switch to a different flavor. I know it's not the greatest for them, but I'm afraid to try anything else.
Post by hbomdiggity on Oct 10, 2012 19:35:44 GMT -5
I grew up with labs that ate grocery store brand food like beniful, that lead perfectly long healthy lives (lived to 14 or so). Heck, fancier meals consisted of dead leftovers from the fridge no longer proper for human consumption.
That said, I now have a bulldog that is quite a bit more high maintenance. He can't handle table scraps without it bothering his tummy and his skin is sensitive as well. So he gets the expensive $79/bag kibble.
I probably still wouldn't feed my dog the crap food even if it visibly didn't bother him because we know better now. But I'm sure there is a happy mid range food that will be better for him.
Post by ondaflipside on Oct 10, 2012 19:35:48 GMT -5
Just like anything else you feed your dog, you can introduce them to new foods by mixing their old with the new. Then gradually wean them of the old brand/food. Any drastic change to their diet can mess them up.
Paying a little more $ a month on better food is better than paying hundreds of dollars when you ended up taking them to ER after a bad incident.
Taste of the Wild is the best for the money IMO. High in protein, no grains, etc. I've found it for as cheap as $35 for a 30lb bag. If it helps, the higher the quality food the less they need to eat. Like 1 cup of TOTW to 2 cups of purina.