Hello all,
I am new to the forum, happened upon it in my neverending dogfood search.
I am currently trying to find a suitable food for my 1 year old male great dane. I've fed pedigree and other lower-cost, lower-end dog foods in the past, but now that I know better, I've been trying to find something GOOD for my dane. While I haven't had a ton of problems on the lower-quality foods (raised and know of several happy, healthy dogs over 12), some of the more daily problems (lots of waste, teeth tartar, poor coat, etc) I am hoping I can help. I've been researching (in my own way) dog food for a long time now. So far I have tried Canidae, Chicken soup, nutri-source, health-wise, pro-plan (as I've seen lots of dogs thrive on it, but realize it isn't a good quality food) and most recently Taste of the Wild wetlands, which he seems to enjoy the taste, I like the ingredients, priced right, but unfortunately the protein is 32% with Fat at 18% and the recommended protein is under 24% and fat at less than 14%. He has been diagnosed and is going in for surgery next week for an OCD lesion, and since he is still growing, I'm not sure I am comfortable feeding him this 32-18 food. Since I've tried so many, I am getting worried about his all this switching and his digestive system, and I want to have a good idea what to try next, so hopefully we can stick with it and stop with all the playing around. Finally, I have a hard time spending $50+ on a bag of 30lb dog food, I'd really like to stay around $40, or $45 at the most. I have considered making the switch to raw, but I am not in a place that this would be feasible for me at the moment. Do you guys have any suggestions on a good food that meets this criteria?
Thanks all!
I am new to the forum, happened upon it in my neverending dogfood search.
I am currently trying to find a suitable food for my 1 year old male great dane. I've fed pedigree and other lower-cost, lower-end dog foods in the past, but now that I know better, I've been trying to find something GOOD for my dane. While I haven't had a ton of problems on the lower-quality foods (raised and know of several happy, healthy dogs over 12), some of the more daily problems (lots of waste, teeth tartar, poor coat, etc) I am hoping I can help. I've been researching (in my own way) dog food for a long time now. So far I have tried Canidae, Chicken soup, nutri-source, health-wise, pro-plan (as I've seen lots of dogs thrive on it, but realize it isn't a good quality food) and most recently Taste of the Wild wetlands, which he seems to enjoy the taste, I like the ingredients, priced right, but unfortunately the protein is 32% with Fat at 18% and the recommended protein is under 24% and fat at less than 14%. He has been diagnosed and is going in for surgery next week for an OCD lesion, and since he is still growing, I'm not sure I am comfortable feeding him this 32-18 food. Since I've tried so many, I am getting worried about his all this switching and his digestive system, and I want to have a good idea what to try next, so hopefully we can stick with it and stop with all the playing around. Finally, I have a hard time spending $50+ on a bag of 30lb dog food, I'd really like to stay around $40, or $45 at the most. I have considered making the switch to raw, but I am not in a place that this would be feasible for me at the moment. Do you guys have any suggestions on a good food that meets this criteria?
Thanks all!