[Carol_Mackey]

How much do you feed a Britteny Spaniel female that is one year old and two months we are confused on the amount and how many times a day.

 

[dogfood_admin]

Carol,

I'd recommend that you ask this question in the forum: www.dogfoodchat.com/forum/

They will be able to help you out!

 

[CRYSTAL]

I HAVE A YORKIE SHE IS 7 MONTHS I HAVE HER ON THE SMALL BREED PETITE RACE FOOD BY EUKANUBA PUPPY I WAS PLANING TO KEEP HER ON THIS BRAND AND MOVE HER UP TO THE YORKIE ADULT WHEN SHE TURNS ONE I REALLY WANT THE BEST FOOD I CAN PROVIDE FOR HER IS THIS THE BEST FOOD FOR HER PLEASE HELP I TRY TO BE THE BEST DOG OWNER I CAN I JUST FEEL SO BAD TO THINK I COULD BE GIVING HER ONE OF THE WORST FOODS OUT THERE

 

[Yvonne1]

Could you review Eukanuba Naturally Wild?

 

[dave2]

eukanuba is, in my opinion, a food that is not worth the money. if you want poor ingredients then buy a cheaper food like iams or pedigree. people tend to think that eukanuba is a high quality food just because of the advertising and time on the market.
as for the naturally wild line of eukanuba, it really isn't that bad. it has no corn or wheat gluten and no by-prodcuts which is more than what the other eukanuba foods can say. so overall naturally wild would be a fine food to give your dog.
but as always, do more research into your dog's breed and specific needs (allergies, etc.)

 

[GermanSheperdlover]

This is really a bad product and you need to read whats in it and get educated. The following is in one of the products this company makes and all 4 are low grade. Brewers rice is as bad as it gets.


2.Chicken By-Products
3.Corn Meal
4.Ground Whole Sorghum
5.Brewers Rice

 

[Breanna]

Carol,

It really doesn't matter her age, just how much she weighs. I recommend you ask your vet. Cyrstal,

I personnaly have researched Eukanuba, and, I have found it is my second favorite dog food, after SolidGold. I would recommend it for your Yorksire Terrier.

Yvonne,

I don't think you can! LOL!! I mean, Eukanuba's Naturally Wild is pretty clean. I have researched all kinds of their food, and, I have found it pretty good compared to others, like Ol'Roy, Hill's, Purina, Nutro, and many more. I say this from me having already researched this food, or I would not offer advice.

 

[Fay1]

To Yvonne I am a dog nutritionist for the pet chain I work for and I would be delighted to review Eukanuba Naturally Wild, I will rate the Venison one but the others are on the same level.
Venison, Potato, Ground Whole Grain Sorghum, Brewers Rice, Ground Whole Grain Barley, Chicken Meal, Fish Meal, Dried Egg Product, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Dried Beet Pulp, Chicken Flavor, Potassium Chloride, Brewers Dried Yeast, Fish Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Dicalcium Phosphate, Salt, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Ascorbic Acid, Beta-Carotene, Vitamin A Acetate, Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate (source of vitamin B1), Niacin, Riboflavin Supplement (source of vitamin B2), Inositol, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (source of vitamin B6), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid), Sodium Hexametaphosphate, Choline Chloride, Minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Manganese Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Potassium Iodide, Cobalt Carbonate), DL-Methionine, Rosemary Extract.

Venison wouldn’t really be the first ingredient because it is weighed before the water is removed. Since it is about 80% water it should really be down further on the list. Making Potatoes the Main ingredient And those are a good source of starch and some protein. Then we have grains, at least the Sorghum and Barley are “better” grains, the brewers’ rice is just empty filler. Chicken meal is good protein and at least it is in the first five ingredients, it comes at the end which means it makes up a fairly small portion of the food. Fish meal is a good protein but I cannot find anywhere on their website stating that their fish is Ethoxiquin free, Ethoxiquin is a preservative that is added to fish frequently and is banned in several countries because it is thought to increase your risk of cancer. I’m not saying that it has it in it, but normally when a company does not use it the make sure you know it. Dried egg product is another good protein source but it is now so far down the list it really doesn’t make a difference. Chicken Fat adds to it its fat content and adds to the flavor. Now we’re down to the small stuff so I’ll point out the good and the bad. Beet pulp is another empty filler that some dogs are very sensitive to. Fish oil is good because it will give it extra fatty acids. I love the fact that they are using natural preservatives instead of BHA or BHT. The Rosemary Extract may trigger seizures in dog with Epilepsy

In my Opinion this is a decent dog food, not the worst but not the best either. I hope this helped if you have any more questions E-mail me at [email protected]

 

[GermanSheperdlover]

Fay I totally disagree. This is whats in the top 5 of thier large breed puppy, which is what my dog is. Drop the chicken to No 5 and CORN is no.1, I just can't seeing it getting much worse, sorghum would be No. 2 which is a very low rated grain, No.3 would be By products what a laugh by products, Brewers rice is now No.4 another very low quaility grain. With all due respect, this is a very very low grade dog food in my book and really grain heavy. I would expect to see alot of problems with a dog that was on this diet for a long time.

1.Chicken
2.""Corn Meal""
3.Ground Whole Grain "Sorghum"
4.Chicken "By-Products"
5."Brewers Rice"

Try one of these products instead

Artemis
Blue Wilderness
Go
Horizon
Evo
Innova
Instrinct
Orijen*****
Taste of the Wild****
Wellness
Acana***
Fromm**
Merrick
Canidae*
Evanders
Earthborn
Natrures Logic
Natures Variety
Solid Gold**
Pinnacle
Timberwolf**
Blue Buffalo**
Halo
Natural Balance*
California Natural***

 

[Fay1]

Jess, I agree with you that the vast majority of Eukanuba foods are very poor quality foods. I was reviewing specifically the Naturally wild New Zealand Vanison and Potato formula which is better than (not by a great amount) the other types of Eukanuba. I never recommend feeding Eukanuba but someone wanted a review.

 

[GermanSheperdlover]

Here is some info on this product and it doesn't surprise me.

•In March 2007, the most lethal pet food in history was the subject of the largest recall ever. Menu Foods recalled more than 100 brands including Iams, Eukanuba, Hill’s Science Diet, Purina Mighty Dog, and many store brands including Wal-Mart’s. Thousands of pets were sickened (the FDA received more than 17,000 reports) and an estimated 20% died from acute renal failure caused by the food. Cats were more frequently and more severely affected than dogs. The toxin was initially believed to be a pesticide, the rat poison “aminopterin” in one of the ingredients. In April, scientists discovered high levels of melamine, a chemical used in plastics and fertilizers, in wheat gluten and rice protein concentrate imported from China. The melamine had been purposefully added to the ingredients to falsely boost their protein content. Subsequent tests revealed that the melamine-tainted ingredients had also been used in feed for cows, pigs, and chickens and thousands of animals were quarantined and destroyed. In early May, scientists identified the cause of the rapid onset kidney disease that had appeared in dogs and cats as a reaction caused by the combination of melamine and cyanuric acid, both unauthorized chemicals. The fallout from this recall is ongoing as of May 2007 so

 

[Val1]

Unfortunately, our family labrador retriever died of kidney disease a year ago. She had been fed Eukanuba her entire life (she was 9 when she died). I have absolutely no proof that Eukanuba is the one to blame but after doing research on the product I found there were many bad reviews on it.

It's really upsetting that I didn't take the time to do the proper research beforehand but I really think she would have lived a longer, healthier life on a better diet.

 

[Kathy_Bates]

My dog has been eating Eucknuba Adult Small Bite Maintenance dry dog food for quite some time. A couple months ago he started having an upset stomach and vomiting. His stools have also been very runny. Could there be something in the dog food that has caused these changes? Sometimes he goes for a couple days without being sick, but them he throws up a short time after having eaten this particular dog food. I realize there was a recall at one point but has the food on the store shelves been changed and no longer cause dogs to get sick? We are taking him to our Vet this coming weekend to have a thorough check up. Let me know if there's something we should know and if we should stop feeding this particular dog food to our dogs. Thanks.

 

[GermanSheperdlover]

YES, THIS IS TERRIBLE DOG FOOD, ALL THIS CRAP IS BAD FOR DOGS!!! See my post above......

1.Chicken, OK
2.”"Corn Meal”" BAD
3.Ground Whole Grain “Sorghum” BAD
4.Chicken “By-Products” BAD
5.”Brewers Rice” BAD

 

[J_Elliot]

Like Kathy Bates message above, I think something wrong with last bag of food we got of this for our puppy. This was what he had for some time with seemingly no problems until a new bag we started at end of February. We're switching now to one of the 'whole' food types (California Natural) as I'm concerned about ingredient as well as quality of this one.

 

[GermanSheperdlover]

Good choice, you should look at all their products. They are one of the really great dog food companies in business today. And you can depend on them to take care of your dog, food and treat wise.

http://www.naturapet.com/

 

[luvmylabs]

Eukanuba/Iams are same company! Carol, you must not have researched thoroughly; the food is crap like Jess said. The food is killing animals if they are not getting treated right away. Intestinal Bacteria Infections that leas to organ failure is what the food and treats are causing.
www.redlabsofluv.com has a myriad of links that make it easier for you to research many more forums. Science diet is included in the category.

 

[GG]

Eukanuba/Iams are the company that for nearly 10 months in 2002 and early 2003, a PETA investigator worked undercover at Sinclair Research Center, a laboratory hired by Iams, and discovered Dogs had gone crazy because they were confined to barren steel cages and cement cells, dogs were left piled on a filthy paint-chipped floor after chunks of muscle had been hacked from their thighs, dogs were surgically debarked, and horribly sick dogs and cats were neglected and left in cages to suffer without any veterinary care.

There is undercover fotage on peta.org http://www.iamscruelty.com/introduction.asp I cried when i seen the footage

Please do not buy eukanuba/Iams