Feeding a Low Quality Kibble...

[Sevaede]

lol. I got married, moved out, got a full time job, and started working on my own family..all while attending high school.. lol.. It's not easy but well worth it.

As did I, minus the family part.

[bckrazy]

So, Konnor has lost weight on other kibbles? I would worry that if you bought a grocery store brand (for example, Purina), you would end up paying MORE for a larger quantity of kibble than you would for just one big bag of a better quality food.

[dab_20]

They would be fine. Some dogs spend their whole lives on low quality kibble and it's not like they get sick or die from it. A few months on the kibble and they'll be fine.

[mruffruff]

I agree that there shouldn't be a problem as long as they don't have allergies to some of the ingredients. Plan on them needing more food than usual and more output.

[IRescue452]

This thread might be helpful in picking a food with quality ingredients http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthre...ght=food+grade ("food" and "grade" is highlighted because I searched for it)
Purina mainstay, which Autumn gets from time to time, is $5 for a 17 pound bag and gets an overall b+ for quality. It's beef though so you have to make sure your dogs aren't allergic.
I've always thought Bil-Jac was a very low quality food.

[Katy_M216]

When my old Doberman was a puppy, we went to a very "old fashioned" country type vet for several months. When we asked what he fed his coonhounds, he told us, "The cheapest stuff I can find."

So. Your dogs would probably be okay. LOL. Still, we ran out of food one night and grabbed a bag of pedigree from the petstore to "hold them over". Dad, being frugal, insisted we finish the bag. By the time we did our pittie Bambina had hair like straw. It was falling out like crazy, and she was itching so much that she'd put raw sores on her thighs.

Not all dogs do too well on the lesser quality foods, but I'm sure you could find something.