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what food is best for husky puppies?
My 4 month old husky female has had a bladder infection for the last
month. After several rounds of antibiotics the vet says her urine still has bacteria in it, and that it is probably food related. How can a bladder infection be food related is my first question... The second is what food should I be feeding her to avoid this problem? She was introduced to Purina Pro Plan Puppy Chicken & Rice by her breeder. The vet has recommended his own Medi-Cal Preventive Formula, which is pretty expensive. I know huskies have sensitive stomachs, so I'm nervous about changing her diet back and forth. I'd like a recommendation for a dog food brand, specifically one that might help with this bladder infection... if I can hear what other people feed their huskies (she is not a working dog) all the better. Thanks; Les |
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evil monkey wrote: I know huskies have sensitive stomachs, so I'm nervous about changing her diet back and forth. That's news to me - the breed is known for having cast iron guts and having extremely efficient digestive systems. I've only fed my Siberians "premium" feeds. They've done well on Canidae, Eukanuba, and especially Eagle Pack. They've done less well on Science Diet and Solid Gold (by "less well" I mean crappy coats and lower energy levels). I'd try Eagle Pack puppy Formula, and if that's not available where you are, I'd try Eukanuba Puppy Medium Formua. Both feeds are popular with owners of northern breed dogs, and I've had good experiences with Eukanuba and outstanding experiences with Eagle Pack. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - "[Social Security] will be bust in 10 years" -- George Bush, in 1978 |
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When we picked up our puppy the breeder told us they had sensitive
digestive systems... and changing her food or feeding her something new always seems to bring on diarhea. Although she will eat anything we put in front of her (and even things we don't), I'd rather find a food that's good for her and stick with it to avoid any digestive problems switching foods seems to cause her. Plus the fact that the vet told us our dog's current bladder infection could be food related (?). I'll check out the feeds you mentioned and see if I can get them here (Montreal). thanks; Les Melinda Shore wrote: In article , evil monkey wrote: I know huskies have sensitive stomachs, so I'm nervous about changing her diet back and forth. That's news to me - the breed is known for having cast iron guts and having extremely efficient digestive systems. I've only fed my Siberians "premium" feeds. They've done well on Canidae, Eukanuba, and especially Eagle Pack. They've done less well on Science Diet and Solid Gold (by "less well" I mean crappy coats and lower energy levels). I'd try Eagle Pack puppy Formula, and if that's not available where you are, I'd try Eukanuba Puppy Medium Formua. Both feeds are popular with owners of northern breed dogs, and I've had good experiences with Eukanuba and outstanding experiences with Eagle Pack. |
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Les Parsons wrote: When we picked up our puppy the breeder told us they had sensitive digestive systems... and changing her food or feeding her something new always seems to bring on diarhea. It's possible that this particular breeder's dogs tend to have sensitive stomachs. It's really not typical of the breed. In fact, in an interview with Blake Freking in the Anchorage Daily News this week he mentioned their healthy gastrointestinal systems as one of the reasons he runs Siberians (as opposed to Alaskans). Who's your breeder? I know several racing-oriented Siberian Husky breeders near Montreal, in L'Epiphanie and Lanoraie. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - "[Social Security] will be bust in 10 years" -- George Bush, in 1978 |
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evil monkey wrote in
: My 4 month old husky female has had a bladder infection for the last month. After several rounds of antibiotics the vet says her urine still has bacteria in it, and that it is probably food related. How can a bladder infection be food related is my first question... The second is what food should I be feeding her to avoid this problem? She was introduced to Purina Pro Plan Puppy Chicken & Rice by her breeder. The vet has recommended his own Medi-Cal Preventive Formula, which is pretty expensive. I know huskies have sensitive stomachs, so I'm nervous about changing her diet back and forth. I'd like a recommendation for a dog food brand, specifically one that might help with this bladder infection... if I can hear what other people feed their huskies (she is not a working dog) all the better. Thanks; Les You can't get any better than Hill's Science Diet Canine Growth. Get the large breed formula. |
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Hal C wrote: You can't get any better than Hill's Science Diet Canine Growth. That's certainly not true, unless what you think it's better for is throwing under the wheels of your car to get traction if you're stuck in snow. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - "[Social Security] will be bust in 10 years" -- George Bush, in 1978 |
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LOL!
Look at Hal C's post history. This is his first post? "Maybe" he's really Gaubster or Steve Crane? Science Diet is Corn Meal, Soybean Meal and Chicken By-Products. As mentioned, it's not a bad formula for getting your car out of the snow but I would never feed it to my dog! |
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"Several vets have told me that Science Diet is the best. I would trust
a vet's opinion over yours any day." Yes, because Vet's are somehow immune to the greed and corruption of common folk! Vet's recommend and sell Science Diet because Hills / Colgate-Palmolive practically gives it to them for free making it very profitable for the the Vets. Channeling their foods through Vets also lends credibility to their bag of expensive Corn Meal, Soybean meal and Chicken By-Products (Heads, Beaks, Feet, intestines, etc.) to the masses. It's all a part of their well orchestrated marketing campaign. BTW, my Vet applauded me when I told him I was using Wellness and Canidae. Do your due diligence and you'll see the light. |
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Hal C wrote: Several vets have told me that Science Diet is the best. I would trust a vet's opinion over yours any day. Several vets have prescribed prescription diets from Science Diet for my dogs, but have told me to otherwise avoid the brand. YMMV, but probably not. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - The projected gap between Social Security revenues and expenditures is smaller than the gap between non-Social Security revenues and expenditures |
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