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Oh dont worry, we never use the store stuff on her! WE used Advantage or K-9 Advantage (I dont remember which one) the first time we gave her flea medicine. I hope that she likes Nutro, if she does we'll start feeding it. I think she would still need the puppy food though? Or could we go ahead and buy the adult? She just turned 15 weeks old today. She has a vet appointment tomorrow, and we are going to ask about when she can be spayed, too.
of course keep her on puppy until a year or more, it varies on breeds, some util 2 years, but anyway keep her on puppy....
Oh good I'm glad you don't use the store stuff, a lot of times people do because they just don't realize how dangerous it is. That makes me feel better. Most of the time a puppy doesn't really need puppy food, they are usualy fine with adult but because she is to tiny it reallymight depend on teh size of the adult. It may be too big for her to eat comfortably even if the nutrition aspect was okay with it. My dogs never had puppy food, they had all life stages like canidae and had adult chicken soup but I don't know about Nutro, never used it myself, so I don't know about the size chunks, might be good to stick with the puppy to start.
Ok! If she doesnt like Nutro...then oh well...:p We're used the store stuff on Roxy...but we are going to go back to the vet stuff, because the store stuff doesnt help Roxy that much.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vela
You may be able to find samples of the Nutro at your pet store, if you don't see it then ask a sales associate.
Maybe start her off on a small bag? I think they are 8lbs. :confused:
Yeah...thats what we were going to do...I'll have to mix it in with her Pro Plan at first.Quote:
Originally Posted by lv4dogs
Yup, their smallest for dog food is in an 8lb bag :DQuote:
Originally Posted by lv4dogs
Good luck!
no, the smallest is 5 lb bag. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Jessika
that's what i buy
Willow also has dandruff, and since she has black her it shows up a lot, but when I look at her skin under her fur it looks like it itches a lot too.. does it?
Then we don't have them here O_oQuote:
Originally Posted by beeniesmom
Are you guys talking about the Nutro dog food? That's what the pound gave us a free bag of when we adopted Molly..
Her body SO did not agree with it. She had bad gas, her poops stank, and she had horrible dandruff.
We switched her over to Purina One Puppy Chow and her poops don't stink, the gas is gone, and so is the dandruff. :D
But that doesn't mean Lily (and Roxy?) won't do great on it. :D
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Originally Posted by BC_MoM
What kind did she have? Nutro Natural Choice is the only food my dogs can eat without getting sick it seems.
I think it was the Nutro puppy stuff.. not sure what it was called actually. So, it could have just been too rich for her.Quote:
Originally Posted by Orangutango
I've actually never heard of a shelter giving away Nutro before with their pets. Usually you get stuff like, Purina One or Puppy Chow for free from the shelters hehe
lol, really? I didn't even know shelters gave away free bags of food at ALL. We didn't get one with Mickey. lol
Well like they'll send you home with a little LITTLE bag to get you started usually haha
Nutro Natural Choice is the only high quality version of Nutro food. Probably why your dogs do well on it. It is the only one of the Nutro foods on the Whole Dog Journal list of recommended foods. The other Nutro products are not really much better than the other stuff you can get at any place.Quote:
Originally Posted by Orangutango
Honestly, my mom said we should keep her on her Purina Pro Plan. Her breeder said she researched and that it was the best for her, and Lily's sort of picky. So I dont know if we will be switching or not. I'd love to switch Roxy over to it, shes not picky at all, but the problem is that'd be like $42 every month on dog food for her. *sigh* I dont know, but we are getting Lily some good quality shampoo and other stuff today at Petsmart.
Not true. Nutro Max is the 'lowest' of the Nutro foods, but it's still way better than most grocery store foods. Nutro Natural Choice is better than Max, but still not the best quality food Nutro offers. Nutro Ultra is the highest quality food by Nutro.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vela
I don't even spend $42 on my 2 (Nanook & Raustyk) that are on Nutro every month and they are WAY bigger than Lilly. lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Roxyluvsme13
One large bag, 35lbs which is about $28 (maybe about $30 after taxes) lasts me all month long with those 2.
I meant Roxy :p We buy about 2 bags a month of dog food for her.Quote:
Originally Posted by lv4dogs
EDIT:But a 35 pound bag might last...but I dont think I saw those at Petsmart? and my moms wouldnt switch Roxys dog food...most likely.
Oh lol, I thought you were talking about Lilly. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Roxyluvsme13
But still Roxy is half the size of Nanook or Raustyk. BUT she is outside so she does need to eat more but even still it should last you a little longer. You don't have to feed as much if it is a decent breand, there isn't as many fillers & the such so your dog uses more of the nutrients instead of pooping them out the other end. :p
What brand of food is she on now?
Food Lion Kibbles and Bits :o I didnt start her on it. My grandpa used ot buy her food and everything, so hes the one that got her on it. I never realized how bad it was. But its horrible stuff. Oh and she gets a can of Alpo. :o Which is also really really gross. I want to switch her so bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by lv4dogs
Just because the breeder said that's what's best, doesn't mean that it's actually best. Each dog is different. Even 2 poms from the same breeder can be very different. My pom has very bad allergies and could never be on Pro Plan, she'd be constantly itchy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roxyluvsme13
Also, the foods cost about the same, so you'll spend the same no matter which food you feed.Nutro Natural Choice costs $20.99 for 20 lbs. Pro Plan costs only a dollar less, $19.99 for 20 lbs. Also 20 lbs. should last her a lot longer than 2 weeks. My 5 dogs eat about one 15 lb. bag of food each month between all of them.
The flea meds that Walmart and other stores (even pet stores) sell don't work as well either. You should still be careful with Advantage, K-9 Advantix, Frontline, or any flea medacine, they can still make an animal sick. My cat, Oliver, can't be on those kind of flea prevention, as they make him sick.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vela
Lastly, as for bathing and shampoos. I only bathe my dogs about once a month, unless they really need it. Except for Bitsy, my pom, I need to bathe her at least weekly because of her allergies. I use an oatmeal and tea tree oil shampoo. She's never had dry skin though. You said Lily was itchy, if she's itching because of the dry skin than don't bath her too often. If it's allergies she's itching from (which I don't think it is) than she should be bathed more often to get the allergens out of her fur. Also dogs with double coats, like poms, are a pain to rinse out, their fur really likes to hold the shampoo. Be sure to rinse and rinse until it is without a doubt all out.
I meant Roxy needs like 2 bags of food every month. I want to switch her more than I do Lily. I agree, Poms are a pain to rinse :p
Exactly. Kaiges breeder fed ProPlan. I can't stand ProPlan.Quote:
Originally Posted by KBlaix
I noticed when I got Kaige he has a few slight red bumps on his belly and noticed that he had slight problems with his anal glands. The problems were just barely starting but they were there. Raustyk had those same symptoms & a LOT more when she was on ProPlan years & years ago when it first came out. I switched Kaiges food and viola within just a few days the bumps were gone, within a week or two no more anal gland problems.
I did a study on ProPlan years ago when Raustyk had all those problems and found that a lot of other dogs had similar or the same problems on proplan.
I am not saying every dog will have those problems, but I am saying that ProPlanis not the best food AND that also each dog is different. What is good for one dog may not be good for another no matter how decent of a brand.
Well, yeah...Lily's doing great on it though. She hasnt had any problems or anything except the dandruff, which I honesly think its from her shampoo.
Actually you are right, I got the two mixed up in my head=x The Ultra is their highest quality line and I would choose that if possible. Thank you for fixing my mistake=)Quote:
Originally Posted by KBlaix
You are correct about this as well, I actually don't use any products of this kind, I just was trying to make sure they were at least consulting with a vet about using a flea med rather than getting one from Petco or Petsmart or somewhere like that, because that is even much more dangerous.Quote:
Originally Posted by KBlaix
We consulted the vet...:pQuote:
Originally Posted by Vela
I know you did, I wasn't directing the post at you, I was directing it at KBlaix. You had already said you were taking her to the vet for flea medications.
Ohh...We got her Revolution for Heartworm and Flea. :) We also bought some DVM shampoo at the vet. It was what the Vet recommended, so thats what we got.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vela
That's good, hopefully her dandruff problem will clear up fast with that shampoo.
Yeah, Im getting ready to go give her a bath :D