Science Diet?

[Love That Collie]

As someone with a breed that is very prone to bloat I wouldn't feed Science Diet as their meal(s), maybe a dog biscuit now and again though. I had a 5lbs bag given to me by the vet and when it was soaked it expanded terribly. I don't get that with Canidae. I don't know but I'm guessing that the price variances for a 40lb bag of SD is WIDELY different in different states because there's no way anyone here could buy a 40lbs bag of SD for anywhere near $27.00 or $28.00.

However, I do keep cans of SD i/d on hand and use it periodically because of Chloe's condiiton.

[borzoimom]

As someone with a breed that is very prone to bloat I wouldn't feed Science Diet as their meal(s), maybe a dog biscuit now and again though. I had a 5lbs bag given to me by the vet and when it was soaked it expanded terribly. I don't get that with Canidae. I don't know but I'm guessing that the price variances for a 40lb bag of SD is WIDELY different in different states because there's no way anyone here could buy a 40lbs bag of SD for anywhere near $27.00 or $28.00.

However, I do keep cans of SD i/d on hand and use it periodically because of Chloe's condiiton.

Exactly my point on swelling from extruded foods!

[Lady's Human]

It doesn't matter whether the food is extruded, chipped, ground, or molded. If it is made from ingredients that are going to swell, it swells. The swelling has more to do with the ingredients than the process.

Copper pipe is extruded. Does that mean I have to worry about the pipes in my house swelling?

[lizbud]

Hummm, I've never met the dog who would eat a whole 5lb bag at one
meal.Of course it expands some with water. A loaf of bread would change
shape if you poor water on it.

[borzoimom]

Hummm, I've never met the dog who would eat a whole 5lb bag at one
meal.Of course it expands some with water. A loaf of bread would change
shape if you poor water on it.

Lizbud- you take 2 cups of some food, add warm water ( temp of the gut) and it will come up to 4 cups.. THAT'S the problem.. Unless its ground up before feeding- that is what happens.
As someone that has lost a dog to bloat- missed by the vet discounted as gastric upset- IT HAPPENS SOOOOOO FAST.. And the pain is intense- its a horrid way to die!

[Love That Collie]

*sigh*.....I didn't think I would have had to have stated that I soaked "some" of the food and not the WHOLE 5lbs bag and I also didn't say that my dog ate a whole 5lbs bag of it either.

So for clarification: I soaked about a 1/2 cup it nearly doubled as opposed to another dry kibble that did NOT expand in near a doubled capacity. When I said I "soaked it", I didn't think that I'd really have to clarify that by "it" I meant the SD. And I'm very well aware that bread expands, I wasn't soaking bread. And I'm also well aware that most foods expand when water is added, my point was, this food expanded much more than the one I'm using.

Copper is extruded.......not the pipe.

[Lady's Human]

Copper is extracted from ore. Copper pipe is extruded.

[Cincy'sMom]

I feed Cincy a mix of Science Deit and Nutro Natural Choice. It was not my first choice, but the vet recommended the Sceince Diet when she was having bladder/kidney issues. Once those were taken care of, I added the Nutro and also mix in some pumpkin and raw meat. We tried Premium Kibbles, LIke Innova, and they were too rich for her. She gained weight and had the crystal issues. This is what works for her.

Sadie and Spot have been on Sensible Choice, but I have heard that is being discontinued, so we are searching. Right now they are trying Eagle Pack Holistic. They also get pumpkin and rawmeat mixed in.

[Love That Collie]

No, pipe is not EXTRUDED, the copper is.......AFTER it's EXTRACTED from the ore......

[borzoimom]

I feed Cincy a mix of Science Deit and Nutro Natural Choice. It was not my first choice, but the vet recommended the Sceince Diet when she was having bladder/kidney issues. Once those were taken care of, I added the Nutro and also mix in some pumpkin and raw meat. We tried Premium Kibbles, LIke Innova, and they were too rich for her. She gained weight and had the crystal issues. This is what works for her.

Sadie and Spot have been on Sensible Choice, but I have heard that is being discontinued, so we are searching. Right now they are trying Eagle Pack Holistic. They also get pumpkin and rawmeat mixed in.

Eagle pack Holistic is a very good food! And I liked the pumpkin and rawmeat idea-.. ( no bones.. lol... ) GOOD ONE THERE!

[cyber-sibes]

We tried Premium Kibbles, LIke Innova, and they were too rich for her. She gained weight and had the crystal issues.

That's interesting, I didn't know that kibble could be too rich. Maybe that's why SD is well accepted by my two - huskies have very sensitive stomachs. I usually add fish & meat to their winter diet, but I notice their output is pretty loose when I do. When they have just SD, it seems to be more stable. I did get samples of Canidae, and they seemed to like that quite a bit too - I mixed it into their SD. Poor Cincy, crystals are no fun! She's better now?