Grain Free Dog Food

sb88_2

I've done an exclusion diet by excluding all grains. I am not sure what food she was on before she was taken to the rescue center. but the dry chicken and rice food she was on had a 24% protein content.

She was a stray, and seems to prefer to scavange for food than eat dog food, which does not help her stomach.

added potato for carbs and to help with her weight.the butchers food is cooked.

She was at the vets last week, but hasn't had any alergy tests as she was doing well on the food we put her on.

Fire_Fox

sb88 wrote: »

I've done an exclusion diet by excluding all grains. I am not sure what food she was on before she was taken to the rescue center. but the dry chicken and rice food she was on had a 24% protein content.

She was a stray, and seems to prefer to scavange for food than eat dog food, which does not help her stomach.

added potato for carbs and to help with her weight.the butchers food is cooked.

She was at the vets last week, but hasn't had any alergy tests as she was doing well on the food we put her on.

Potato doesn't help with weight management, it is high glycaemic index so converts to blood sugar quickly. Unless burned off with a decent amount of exercise that triggers insulin release which forces the sugars into storage as glycogen or fat. Insulin also encourages storage of the fat in the butchers mix, so this can actually contribute to weight gain.

Mrs_Egg

We have a husky with simillar problems apart from not only is she allergic to wheat, rice, grains also beef, lamb and cows milk!

The Arden Grange sensitive is good but expensive, we have also tried the barking heads salmon and potato and the latest one we have tried which weve found the cheapest so far is the burnshill duck and potato which is grain and wheat free, it's their home branded dog food but if you email them they will let you know the % ingredients, they are local to west yorkshire but i beleive they will deliver.

It may be worth looking into a BARF diet which is completely raw food as this can suit dogs better than kibble.

sb88_2

Fire_Fox wrote: »

Potato doesn't help with weight management, it is high glycaemic index so converts to blood sugar quickly. Unless burned off with a decent amount of exercise that triggers insulin release which forces the sugars into storage as glycogen or fat. Insulin also encourages storage of the fat in the butchers mix, so this can actually contribute to weight gain.

I know it isn't the usual weight management, but she actually needs to GAIN weight, not lose, she is underweight and has no fat on her, she is slowly building up muscle.

sb88_2

Mrs_Egg wrote: »

We have a husky with simillar problems apart from not only is she allergic to wheat, rice, grains also beef, lamb and cows milk!

The Arden Grange sensitive is good but expensive, we have also tried the barking heads salmon and potato and the latest one we have tried which weve found the cheapest so far is the burnshill duck and potato which is grain and wheat free, it's their home branded dog food but if you email them they will let you know the % ingredients, they are local to west yorkshire but i beleive they will deliver.

It may be worth looking into a BARF diet which is completely raw food as this can suit dogs better than kibble.

Thankyou for the suggestion! I wil lhave alook and email them!

I have looked at the BARF diet but didn't feel confident enough about feeding raw.

rising_from_the_ashes

Glad she's found you and is settling in well.

My old dog was wheat intolerant so had to find a rice based food - that was hard enough so don't pity you.

He did really well on Wainwrights (from P@H) - I had a quick look and they do a Salmon & Potato one http://www.petsathome.com/shop/wainwright-s-adult-complete-dog-food-with-salmon-and-potato-2kg-87615

Not tried it but may be worth a look through the ingredients list. HTH & best of luck for finding something that agrees with her.

ETA it does also come in 15kg sacks which are a lot more economical. Once she's reached her goal weight, you'll probably find you don't need to feed as much as the RDA.

Sagz_2

http://www.ardengrange.com/pet-food/sensitive-dog-food.asp

Arden Grange is good stuff, and if you follow the guidlines it doesn't work out that expensive. Did you dog come from one of the larger rescues? I wonder if they could buy the food from a wholesaler cheaper than you could from a shop? Might be worth asking them.

sb88_2

Both the Ardengrange and the Wainwrights look good! They are also both on offer at the moment @ PAH, 20- 25% off. So going to look at trying one of these!


Sagz: We got her from a local stray shelter, not the b est for rehoming, thankfully we have a wonderful dog, besides her stomach troubles.

We went in one day to have a look around, we were able to take her home without a homecheck, or a talk about her temperment etc We were able to take her back within 7 days though,

thankfully no temperment troubles at all, knows all her commands and has the sweetest nature, very loving, think she must be thankful for all the food, love and attention she gets !

MJ2012

Hi - I've fed raw for a number of years and have to say - there is no going back for me. I have two Jack Russells and both had an issue with a well known brand of dried food. This led me to believe it was something food related and not down to the dog.

I have tried doing it myself; I still regularly give natural yoghurt, eggs and various table titbits. I had good success doing it myself and I have also tried numerous brands; some of which have been mentioned here. I recently changed brand on the advice of another raw feeder to a company called WolfTucker. I have to say I've been very impressed with the quality of the food and service. They are a small company and I liked the non-commercial attitude of the lady I spoke to on the phone - she was really interested in Seth (my oldest) and his problems.

Worth visiting their site. The range is a little limited at the moment but, they have plans to introduce new meals. Worth a go if you don't want to do it yourself. Best of luck!

Rev

Simpsons do a grain free range, lamb and potato, chicken and potato, salmon etc. Only dry food my boy had ever been able to tolerate. Fed him that before switching to raw.