Hi all, n00b here...
Our GD will be 8 in March. She has been fed Beneful for a few years now. She is primarily my boyfriend's dog though I also call her my own. When she was a pup, she was fed Solid Gold. I don't recall now what she was being fed when I started dating my boyfriend but her coat was dull so I suggested we change to Beneful because it's what my dad feeds his dog. Then I came upon this site and saw tons of horror stories about Beneful being linked to kidney and liver disease.
Two days ago, Buddha had a grand-mal seizure, which was followed by 2 more within 17 hours. The first was at 6:15 in the morning, and we took her to the vet at 8 am. She was prescribed phenobarbital, which I have been reading can cause liver damage.
I want to do what's best for her but what's also going to work for my family. I am concerned now that we are not doing a good job with her since Beneful is apparently a horrible thing to feed a dog. But if these are her last few days or months, I want to do what I can if it could possibly make things better.
We are on limited funds because of the time of year and just spent quite a bit at the vet's office to have Bu seen and blood work and xrays. I have browsed a few posts regarding kibble and there only seems to be good things to say about food that costs 2-3x more than Beneful. I would love to spend more time browsing on here but I have a dog to care for as well as an 11 month old.
Also, I have limited resources where I live as far as specialty dog stores...I think we have a Terrific Pets somewhere and I know there is a PetCo. within driving distance. Are there any great brands of kibble available at these stores??
I just want to make sure our dog is being fed as well as we can reasonably manage. Thank you all if you're able to help.
Our GD will be 8 in March. She has been fed Beneful for a few years now. She is primarily my boyfriend's dog though I also call her my own. When she was a pup, she was fed Solid Gold. I don't recall now what she was being fed when I started dating my boyfriend but her coat was dull so I suggested we change to Beneful because it's what my dad feeds his dog. Then I came upon this site and saw tons of horror stories about Beneful being linked to kidney and liver disease.
Two days ago, Buddha had a grand-mal seizure, which was followed by 2 more within 17 hours. The first was at 6:15 in the morning, and we took her to the vet at 8 am. She was prescribed phenobarbital, which I have been reading can cause liver damage.
I want to do what's best for her but what's also going to work for my family. I am concerned now that we are not doing a good job with her since Beneful is apparently a horrible thing to feed a dog. But if these are her last few days or months, I want to do what I can if it could possibly make things better.
We are on limited funds because of the time of year and just spent quite a bit at the vet's office to have Bu seen and blood work and xrays. I have browsed a few posts regarding kibble and there only seems to be good things to say about food that costs 2-3x more than Beneful. I would love to spend more time browsing on here but I have a dog to care for as well as an 11 month old.
Also, I have limited resources where I live as far as specialty dog stores...I think we have a Terrific Pets somewhere and I know there is a PetCo. within driving distance. Are there any great brands of kibble available at these stores??
I just want to make sure our dog is being fed as well as we can reasonably manage. Thank you all if you're able to help.