What food does your hound eat?
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So our dogs got a bit of the old doggy I.B.S. and the vet's recommended a food change from half bowl of superchunks and mixer a day to about 400-500g of JamesWellbeloved turkey and rice kibble a day. Coincidentally the vet's stock the required food....
Now it's sorted out the old buggers I.B.S. but it's putting a serious dent in my wallet. Are there any alternatives to this which might be cheaper? and won't knacker up his I.B.S. again. He is a dog after all!!
He's an adult labrador and we can get a 15kg bag of food at a cost of about £36.00 a bag.
That's Ben in my profile picture......everybody....awwwww!
>>> Edited by anniesdad on Tuesday 11th January 13:18
Now it's sorted out the old buggers I.B.S. but it's putting a serious dent in my wallet. Are there any alternatives to this which might be cheaper? and won't knacker up his I.B.S. again. He is a dog after all!!
He's an adult labrador and we can get a 15kg bag of food at a cost of about £36.00 a bag.
That's Ben in my profile picture......everybody....awwwww!
>>> Edited by anniesdad on Tuesday 11th January 13:18
I feed my Husky on Chicken & rice or Lamb & rice kibble and also added some cooked mince meat (the cheap stuff from Tesco's).
Can't remember the brand but it's not JWB and is fairly cheap at £18 for 15KG.
He's a fussy git who will go on starvation diet if he does not like it ..
Without the mince - he ignores the kibble.
Can't remember the brand but it's not JWB and is fairly cheap at £18 for 15KG.
He's a fussy git who will go on starvation diet if he does not like it ..
Without the mince - he ignores the kibble.
Bakers Complete Sensitive did ok for my dog(Carin Terrier). If you want tinned food then Butchers Tripe and it's varieties are gluten free. Mine's currently on a vet supplied diet as he's got a chest and kidney infection along witha slow heart rate. I thought he was breathing his last on Thursday as he kept having what looked like strokes. Fortunately , the vet says these were only very minor and he should have no permament after effects.
to quote Mx5alive
Our dog get's these as well, they're like mini-epileptic fits. Poor beggar's eyes pop out when it happens and there's nothing you can do other than, hold on to him, to stop him from trying to get up and walk into things and put your hand on his nose, so he can smell that you're there.
>> Edited by anniesdad on Tuesday 11th January 13:22
Our dog get's these as well, they're like mini-epileptic fits. Poor beggar's eyes pop out when it happens and there's nothing you can do other than, hold on to him, to stop him from trying to get up and walk into things and put your hand on his nose, so he can smell that you're there.
>> Edited by anniesdad on Tuesday 11th January 13:22
mx5, dontlift.
Will look into these as well, keep the suggestions coming.
Thanks.
is this -> www.petplanet.co.uk/product.asp?dept_id=8&pf_id=3014 the one? I've got Macro membership so I could probably get it the same price as you.
>> Edited by anniesdad on Tuesday 11th January 13:26
Will look into these as well, keep the suggestions coming.
Thanks.
is this -> www.petplanet.co.uk/product.asp?dept_id=8&pf_id=3014 the one? I've got Macro membership so I could probably get it the same price as you.
>> Edited by anniesdad on Tuesday 11th January 13:26
My old dog used to suffer from skin complaints and asthma like symptoms, plus he would throw up most branded dog foods.
We were finally given a recipe from someone who used to rescue a lot of dogs. We made it up once a week - it consisted of turkey mince, bran, lentils, rice and pearl barley, simmered for about an hour until it became a thick consistency and it could be kept in the fridge all week or frozen into individual portions. He loved it and it didn't have any rubbish in it.
We were finally given a recipe from someone who used to rescue a lot of dogs. We made it up once a week - it consisted of turkey mince, bran, lentils, rice and pearl barley, simmered for about an hour until it became a thick consistency and it could be kept in the fridge all week or frozen into individual portions. He loved it and it didn't have any rubbish in it.
anniesdad said:
So our dogs got a bit of the old doggy I.B.S. and the vet's recommended a food change from half bowl of superchunks and mixer a day to about 400-500g of JamesWellbeloved turkey and rice kibble a day. Coincidentally the vet's stock the required food....
Now it's sorted out the old buggers I.B.S. but it's putting a serious dent in my wallet. Are there any alternatives to this which might be cheaper? and won't knacker up his I.B.S. again. He is a dog after all!!
He's an adult labrador and we can get a 15kg bag of food at a cost of about £36.00 a bag.
That's Ben in my profile picture......everybody....awwwww!
>>> Edited by anniesdad on Tuesday 11th January 13:18
This is exactly what my parents dogs eat - they love it, but also love tripe so much so that they get a bit nasty and often chocked from eating it too quick - my parents have stopped the tripe now - thank god - it smelt horrendous!!
Mine gets fed on JWB "Duck & rice, got fed up of lamb/turkey & rice. He's waiting for the Deer/rabbit varieties to be realised. He is a lurcher after all 
I guess this type of food maybe considered more expensive when compared to tinned/mixer stuff, but I've used it for ages now and don't really notice the cost.
I guess this type of food maybe considered more expensive when compared to tinned/mixer stuff, but I've used it for ages now and don't really notice the cost.
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