Thread: Hope it's not the food....

Ugh. That's so irritating. We're switching Shanoa over to raw now, just because I'm kind of tired of all the problems with kibble. I might keep feeding her one or two meals of kibble a week, just to help cover vitamins, etc., but I'm finding that raw is actually way easier. After all, I can find raw meat everywhere. Sure, I can work harder to get cheaper food, but in a pinch I can run to the grocery store down the street.

I really, really hope it's just that flavor. Are you going to return the bag?

MC

i feed Innova... for many years now.. and it has never been a problem through all the recalls etc of so many foods... i feel so good that i didn't follow my breeders advice when i bought Lady almost 7 years ago.. she fed Diamond.. and then ended up losing a few of her dobies.. when it was found to be contaminated.. i was not being stubborn about it .. i was just use to feeding Innova.. and it has been the best so far...so maybe you can try this one Jan.. i hope you find out what it was ..i would say it is the food.. especially for both dogs to get it.

You know, Jan, I was hesitant to try raw again after how terrible it went when she was a puppy, but it's honestly going great. I may keep feeding a meal of her Orijen once or twice a week just to help with getting all the vitamins she needs. She hasn't had trouble with any of the food she's eaten at all. We've done all parts of the chicken, including a whole cornish game hen. She's eaten turkey legs, wings and necks. She's had pork necks and pork hocks. She's had chicken gibblets, liver, and hearts. I'm going to try a whole fish later this week. I haven't spent more than 99 cents a pound for anything, and mostly I've spent less than that. And it's definitely less than I'm spending on Orijen. She really loves the food, and it takes her a while to eat, especially if there's more bone. I've honestly found it pretty easy, although part of me is a little worried about making sure she gets what she needs, but I think we're doing well on the variety and the organ meat. I may end up doing a supplement, but I might not.

What I can't believe is how quickly and easily she took to it. She hasn't had one episode of diarrhea, only once had a somewhat soft stool. Mostly, though, she's been pooping a LOT less, and it's nice and firm. It's obvious that she's actually using more of what she's taking in, because there's a lot less waste coming out.

I sure hope that you can figure something out with Merrick. At least Della is getting close to old enough for the Evo. The more I talk to people the more dogs I see that do better on grain free. Just my experience, but it seems to work for a lot of dogs.

MeadowCat

Maybe she decided Boris's food tastes better?