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re: Huge Victor dog and cat recall
Posted on 11/12/23 at 2:10 pm to La Cucaracha
Posted on 11/12/23 at 2:10 pm to La Cucaracha
quote:
The brands vets recommend most are (in no particular order):
Eukanuba
Hills
Purina
Royal Canin
Do you know why? All of those sell prescription diets and vets almost always carry one of them, usually Hills or RC. Vets are also bombarded with Hills when they are in vet school, Hills spends a ton of money supporting programs in vet schools. Nothing wrong with it and all of them make solid foods and vets like to recommend foods they know and understand well. The last two vets we have had both recommended Diamond and Victor, the difference is they were also large animal vets and were exposed to them by the feed and seed stores they frequented.
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Posted on 11/12/23 at 2:52 pm to Proximo
quote:
Do they?
Purina pro plan
We used Pro Plan for a while, but eventually found out that our dog had less GI discomfort and greatly preferred Purina Beneful.
Cheaper, too.
Posted on 11/12/23 at 2:59 pm to La Cucaracha
quote:
The brands vets recommend most are (in no particular order):
Eukanuba
Hills
Purina
Royal Canin
Cool.
What do they feed their dogs?
Pick a food lower on corn. A little bit of tomato pomace. The end.
My dog eats what we eat. Maybe eats a bag of kirkland naturals every 2 months or so.
Posted on 11/12/23 at 5:13 pm to La Cucaracha
I know. And those brands are often sold by a vets. And the big DCM thing, and pushed by some. I stay away from the top brands with high percentages of DCM and no grain free or exotic protein. Some say it’s a farce. Idk.
Posted on 11/12/23 at 5:59 pm to Dixie2023
So I'm looking for recommendations. I have 2 1.5b year old mini aussiedoodles. Been feeding them blue buffalo wilderness, but one doesn't eat the kibble anymore. She will if I mix it with some wet food, so been buying their 3.5 Oz pate and mixing with kibble.
I would like to switch to a better brand. I would love to go back to kibble only, but might have to do wet as well.
Recommendations?
I would like to switch to a better brand. I would love to go back to kibble only, but might have to do wet as well.
Recommendations?
Posted on 11/12/23 at 6:08 pm to kywildcatfanone
Earthborn
Posted on 11/12/23 at 6:35 pm to Lieutenant Dan
quote:
Earthborn
I am not sure about their entire line but a lot of their food is grain-free with a lot of peas and potatoes which are the grain replacements that have been linked to DCM. There has been a lot of advertising put into the benefits of grain free food (I think Blue Buffalo was one of the early ones) but there is no legitimate reason to avoid grain in dog food even though it seems a little counterintuitive.
As for the person asking for recs for the Aussiedoodles I am guessing you bought them from a reputable breeder. If you did I assume their adult dogs appeared to be in good health or you wouldn't have bought puppies from them. Breeders need to keep their dogs in excellent shape, especially their bitches. So my suggestion is query the breeder about their adult food. They will know what works for their breed and more possibly specifically their bloodlines.
One of the main things I would look for is all the ingredients are from the US. Added folic acid and taurine seem to be acceptable exceptions since they are almost all sourced from China.
Posted on 11/12/23 at 6:42 pm to Obtuse1
I switched to Victor for my two dogs about a year ago. Recommended by a dog trainer, because it’s healthy and helps dogs lose weight. Dog had two knee surgeries almost back to back so naturally she gained some weight. Victor worked and its ingredients are good.
Thanks for the post
Thanks for the post
Posted on 11/12/23 at 8:17 pm to X123F45
quote:
What do they feed their dogs?
My vet feeds his dog Purina. My friend, who is also a vet but doesn’t live close enough to see my dogs, also feeds her dogs Purina.
Honestly, I would probably feed Royal Canin but with three Golden Retrievers it is cost prohibitive, so I feed Pro Plan.
Posted on 11/12/23 at 8:44 pm to Obtuse1
That is a lot of different product.
I just read facility made following brands
Victor Super Premium Dog Foods
Wayne Feeds Dog Food
Eagle Mountain Pet Food
some Member’s Mark products
Article also mentioned:
*Blue Ridge Beef recalled packages of its Breeders Choice #2 log dog food that was found to be contaminated in October.
*TFP Nutrition recalled bags of its Retriever All Life Stages Mini Chunk Chicken Recipe dry dog food earlier in the month due to salmonella contamination.
I just read facility made following brands
Victor Super Premium Dog Foods
Wayne Feeds Dog Food
Eagle Mountain Pet Food
some Member’s Mark products
Article also mentioned:
*Blue Ridge Beef recalled packages of its Breeders Choice #2 log dog food that was found to be contaminated in October.
*TFP Nutrition recalled bags of its Retriever All Life Stages Mini Chunk Chicken Recipe dry dog food earlier in the month due to salmonella contamination.
This post was edited on 11/12/23 at 8:45 pm
Posted on 11/12/23 at 9:26 pm to Obtuse1
Thanks for letting me know.
I do have some of the recalled product.
It was provided to our foster dogs.
Only a 5 pound bag, so maybe won't hurt them.
I do have some of the recalled product.
It was provided to our foster dogs.
Only a 5 pound bag, so maybe won't hurt them.
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