James Wellbeloved nutritional info question.

elsien

The vet has suggested mutt goes onto a higher protein diet as her kidneys are not working as well as they could, so that she maintains her weight. (She doesn't have kidney failure.)
He said I could move to a puppy food, but when I said I gave mutt the JWB dry food he thought there may be an intermediate junior one that would do the trick, but wasn't familiar enough with JWB to know for sure. I have to be honest I don't know what dogs dietary requirements are and the figures don't mean much to me so I thought I'd ask on here if there's much difference between the two.
I can top up with chicken or fish as well if I need to.

foreign_correspondent

Elsien, I am not familiar with JWB, but working dog foods are generally higher in protein too - if they do one it may be worth looking at.

tr3mor

All of the analyses are on the JWB website. For example here http://www.wellbeloved.com/products/dog_food/turkey__rice_kibble/puppy.aspx The puppy food is 30% protein and the adult food is 21%.

Alternatively try another brand. We use Arden Grange Premium and Sensitive (protein around 25%) but they have an adult "Prestige" one that is 30%.

What treats are you giving him? The bog standard treats like Markies, Bonios, etc are just doggy junk food - OK in small amounts, but can cause problems if overfed. We started making our own dog biscuits from chickpea flour (that itself is 25% protein) which are completely grain free. They're dead easy to make, I'll try to put a recipe up later today.

starnight_2

JWB do have a Junior food as well, not sure about nutrition or aything like that. Only know because my pup is on their puppy food and I noticed the Junior one in Pets At Home.

elsien

Thanks - looked on the website, but must have missed those bits. I was going to stick to JWB because it seems to suit mutt and her colitis, so I guess I need to double- check with the vet what protein level he thinks she needs as it looks like their junior one is 24% so it might be ok for a bit. It doesn't look like they do a working dog one.
Mutt doesn't get treats - I used to give her kibble from her daily food allowance as training treats. Perhaps that's why I never did very well with the training.;)
Would be interested to see your recipe though, she'd probably like a change once in a while.

getthemax

elsien, we've lost one dog through kidney disease and our current eldest has also been diagnosed with kidney disease. Feeding the 'correct' diet is not easy because you have to be careful about Vitamin A and phosphorus levels etc. I'm actually feeding a home-cooked diet this time around, but there are lots of options for you to explore.

I'd recommend joining the K9KidneyDiet Yahoo group and learning as much about canine kidney disease as possible. To just say that putting your dog on JWB is a bit too simplistic IMHO.

tr3mor

Here's the recipe:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/35528801#Comment_35528801

Rev

I'm not a fan of JWB, I've seen a lot of bad reports since they were taken over by the makers of pedigree and changed the recipe.

As above, have a look at Arden grange. Great food.

Kinski

You could also have a look at Orijen, I feed my pair on it and it's a brilliant food. I know that quite a few barf feeders use it if they are going on holiday and can't raw feed. http://www.orijenpetfoods.co.uk/

Terri

GonzoAston

Ive been looking for Orijen for ages now. I live in West London and my nearest stockist is 6 miles away. I would order it on-line but work nights and its a pain when im woken up as cant get back to sleep once awake

There is a shop in Central London called Mutz Nutz, on Orijen Website for the stockists, it says they sell it, the shop itself say they dont

Does anyone know if you order online you can either request/get a rough estimate of time and day it will be delivered?

Kinski

I buy my Orijen on line from Bern who deliver the next day if ordered early enough, is that any use to you. I used to get it from another place but I was having terrible trouble with delivery. I would love to find some place that stocked it locally but there's nowhere.

Terri