We will be switching back to EVO Turkey/Chicken once their supply chain has been re-established because when we looked for an interim food, Fromm didn't have enough protein, calories or fat. And while we didn't consider Annamet Ultra because we can't get it locally, I don't see it having the protein or calories our GSPs would require either.

Our dogs are both 60 lbs and would require so much more of either of those foods to give them enough nutrition, even now during the "off season", so as to make neither of them useful to us. So we are feeding them Natures Variety Instinct Chicken until the EVO comes back into stores.

FWIW,

 

What about Momentum?

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Can easily be ordered online and at your door within a few days lol.

 

Woza that is allot of calories. I wonder if that would be to much. Guess the only way to know is to try. They do run miles in the winter.I bet I wouldn't have to feed allot of it.

 

Iditarod dogs are typically on a protein content of about 35%, tops. They run a lot more than any other dog I know. You want a higher fat food with that level of protein, more is a waste of cost as the main price in a dog food is the protein content. No sense using protein for fuel as it should be used for muscle maintenance and growth.

 

Is it true that anything over a certain percent of protein, ends up being a waste? (pee'd out or gets converted to energy, but at the cost of calories the food is providing). Read this somewhere on the internet once.

 

Correct. More protein than a dog requires at a given time will be converted to energy stores, typically fat stores. Very costly way to just promote fat deposition.

 

Dr Tim, which of your foods would be a good choice for my two male Foxhounds that run miles in the winter. For example one day they ran from 830 in the morning till about 3 in the afternoon. It is what their bred for and they can handle it but I do want them to be able to keep weight on them without having to feed more than 4 cups a day. The calories in their food right now is at 417. Last year during hunting season they were eating Nutrisource performance with 491kcal but they wetter skinny with four cups a day.

 

For those Foxhounds Momentum would be a perfect fit. You would feed about 2-2 1/2 cups a day, I bet.

 

Lovemydogsalways: any chance you can post a couple of pictures of your foxhounds? We had an American Foxhound named Emma. Miss her...

 

The Orange collar is Triton
The
brown collar is stroker.

 

Thank you o much for posting pictures!

 

The weather dropped to 65 last night and that is cool enough to let the hounds out. Stroker ran four miles last night we watched his every move on our gps system. Definitely will need a food with high calories once the weather cools. I will try momentum.

 

If you look at the Victor Grain Free Ultra Pro, it has 42% protein and 22% fat.

 

I haven't looked at it because I cannot get it locally. As I mentioned in a previous email, I prefer to get my dog food locally rather than online.

 

What personal agenda?? I've never even fed Victor for gods sake lol.

I'm sorry you feel it's inflammatory, but I'm completely entitled to my opinion of the company, even if it doesn't align with yours. Just like I wouldn't be shocked if Diamond had another recall, it wouldn't shock me if Natura did either.

 

Do I buy the momentum now to make sure they are going to do well on the food?

 

Yes, I would always recc an athletic dog be on a new food for a time ahead of activity to best benefit transition, especially as to how the mitochondria handle the fat. It isn't about digestibility in switching months ahead, it is about converting at the cellular level how fat is handled.

 

i ordered 3 different foods- fromm gf beef frittata, salmon tunalini, and pinnacle duck and salmon-on thurs at about 3.
had all the food, delivered by fri at the end of the day.
didnt have to go anywhere, no shipping, no hassle.

love mrchewy.

 

Yep, I use Chewy also. I have autoship set up with them. Went online Friday to add a few things and change my shipping schedule to have it ship out that day. It was at my house the next day at about 1:30, less than 24 hrs after I ordered it. Can't beat that!