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Old March 7th 07, 02:58 PM posted to rec.pets.dogs.behavior
Jack
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We have an English Setter who is about 9 years old. Until 4 months ago
we fed him dry dog food we got from various sources. . Science Diet. .
Kibbles and Bits. He started acting very lethargic and stiff. Even
winced in pain when we touched various places on his body. We took him
to a vet and had every test possible but nothing showed up. Then I
read in a pet news group that Kibbles and Bits had something like
Hydrocloric acid that could produce the symptoms he showed. We saw
numerous recommendations for BARF and my wife started making all his
food from cheap meat cuts and whole grains. His health improved but he
seems to have gotten much thinner. We need some kind of dry food to
supplement his diet. . something with some calories that will put some
weight on him. He is very active. We live in the country and he is out
most of the time ranging around our land. Can you give us any
recommendations for a supplemental food?

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Old March 7th 07, 03:10 PM posted to rec.pets.dogs.behavior
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Jack wrote:
Can you give us any
recommendations for a supplemental food?


Nearly any of the so-called "premium" kibbles are really
pretty good. If you want to pack in the calories and don't
mind a particularly unusual food, Innova Evo has high
calories and insanely high protein and fat, which ought to
make a big difference in your dog's coat, as well. It was
formulated for people who like the idea of feeding raw but
either don't have the time or don't trust themselves to do
it right. But otherwise, Canidae, California Natural,
Eukanuba, Chicken Soup, etc., should all be fine.
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Old March 8th 07, 03:44 AM posted to rec.pets.dogs.behavior
Melinda Shore
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In article ,
AWilliamson wrote:
Innova Evo is awesome, with about 22 percent fat and 47 percent meat.
Almost 400 calories per cup.


Wouldn't it be great if it were 100% fat and 100% protein?
200% is twice as good as 100%!! Maybe someone should make a
food that's 200% fat!?!!!??!!!

I like Evo in certain circumstances, including weight gain,
but you've got to understand what you're doing. My dogs are
kind of high-energy anyway but I fed it to them during the
summer, which is their vacation time, and they went batshit.
They were climbing the walls. They were being scrappy with
each other. They were being very, very annoying. So I
switched them back to a less dense food and things went back
to normal.
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