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Hill's Science Puppy food , any good ?

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  • suki1964
    suki1964 Posts: 14,313 Forumite
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    Hills is fine and if your pup is thriving, then its good for your pup so keep the status quo.

    Thats the benchmark on all processed foods - how your dog does. Shiney coat, bright eyes, bundle of life and producing small solid poos is what you are aiming for, If you arent getting that then change - gradually
  • Daisy is happy on her food , just wondered what everyone thought of Hill's really . Not got a problem with paying out for her food , even though inital outlay is "big" once you break it down how long a bag can last it works out to be rather good value for money I think .
    Baby Thomas born 3 months early by emergency section on 21/1/09 weighing 1lb 15ozs .
    Thomas came home after 3 months and 2 days in hospital weighing 5lb 15ozs
    Thomas weighed 21lb 4ozs on his 1st birthday , a total weight gain of 18lbs 5ozs !
  • suki1964
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    Daisy is happy on her food , just wondered what everyone thought of Hill's really . Not got a problem with paying out for her food , even though inital outlay is "big" once you break it down how long a bag can last it works out to be rather good value for money I think .

    Cost per meal is how you work out the cost of a feed, Some foods are a lot lot cheaper but you have to feed twice as much. The food I buy around 34 quid for 15kg but works out to pennies a day as it lasts nearly three months
  • Ruby_Moon
    Ruby_Moon Posts: 521 Forumite
    Some dogs can eat anything and different things on a daily basis with no ill effects, however, others can get the squitters very badly as a result of any dietary changes, even relatively small additions of new food to their main diet can cause upset... whilst this pup is so young, in a new home, and trying to learn toilet training, the last thing she needs is diarrhea, not only because it makes toilet training almost impossible, but also because pups get dehydrated and very ill quite rapidly.
    I am not getting a puppy nor changing a puppy's diet so I am not too sure why you are telling me this. I am even more confused about your patronising tone.
    You are trying to teach Grandma to suck eggs and I don't need to learn, thanks.
  • Ruby_Moon wrote: »
    I am not getting a puppy nor changing a puppy's diet so I am not too sure why you are telling me this. I am even more confused about your patronising tone.
    You are trying to teach Grandma to suck eggs and I don't need to learn, thanks.

    ...if you don't want responses, I would advise you to not post questions!:rolleyes:

    However, ultimately, it is an open forum, and I can express my view, just as you can express yours!
  • Ruby_Moon
    Ruby_Moon Posts: 521 Forumite
    ...if you don't want responses, I would advise you to not post questions!:rolleyes:

    However, ultimately, it is an open forum, and I can express my view, just as you can express yours!
    I welcome responses especially those that offer an interesting take on the debate.
    However, in this case I specifically replied and asked a question to another poster and as anyone can read, it is relevent to their post so why you feel the need to answer me (in a patronising way) with details that were not relevent to the statement is, quite honestly, laughable.
    You should express your opinion, its what the forum is for, just watch it with the patronising/high and mighty tone. It's unattractive.
  • walwin
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    Ruby_Moon wrote: »
    I welcome responses especially those that offer an interesting take on the debate.
    However, in this case I specifically replied and asked a question to another poster and as anyone can read, it is relevent to their post so why you feel the need to answer me (in a patronising way) with details that were not relevent to the statement is, quite honestly, laughable.
    You should express your opinion, its what the forum is for, just watch it with the patronising/high and mighty tone. It's unattractive.

    Pot and kettle come to mind here :rolleyes:
  • Back on topic.......

    My two had Hills at first as the vet recommended it (yes they sell it and are probably sponsered!) I had a few vouchers as well which meant it was pretty good value at first.
    Later on I found that the Pets at Home own brand dry food has remarkably similar ingredients so I alternated between that and Hills depending on the special offers. Pets at home often do three for two offers on Hills, add in a voucher and it's well worth it.

    One of my dogs has developed a skin allergy now so after trial and error we have found James Wellbeloved fish and rice seems to cause less problems.

    Talking about pet food on here seems to be a minefield as people have strong opinions!
    My advice is to not change puppies food at moment. If when you do change read the ingredients and avoid artificial colouring and flavouring.
    After that it's really personal preference.

    Lovely puppy by the way, very similar to the cavalier I had for 14 happy years.
    Decluttering, 20 mins / day Jan 2024 2/2 
  • Paradigm
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    Hill's is ok but don't use it myself, I find it's expensive & doesn't offer anything extra for the premium price.

    If your dogs happy then carry on :)
    Always try to be at least half the person your dog thinks you are!
  • manda1205
    manda1205 Posts: 2,366 Forumite
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    I have a 9 week old cocker spaniel. We were given a huge bag of Eukanuba puppy food, and were instructed to give 3 feeds a day of a hand full each feed. However he has had the runs since we got him. I was wondering if there is another food that will solve this problem?
    At 9 weeks old he should still be having 4 feeds a day not 3, and you really need to go by the weight of the dog and the chart on the bag of food, not just guess a handful.
    I would give this a go for a week or 2 before thinking about changing his food.
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