Am still undecided between a raw food diet and a dry, complete food. I had pretty much decided on Raw until I was discussing our elderly and overweight Lab with a Vet friend and, during our conversation, asked her has she ever fed her dogs a raw diet. She hasn't and said she'd be worried about the effect of it on the liver - I think this comment was in relation to our Lab as she then said that a pup reared on it would be a different matter. Does anyone know of any risks associated with the Raw Diet?
Anyway, to dry, Complete foods. I've read quite a few threads and there seems to be much discussion about the ingredients lists. What is the current thinking on what is or isn't important? For example, I looked at Burns High Oat thinking of our Lab, but it's 56% oats and an unspecified percentage of chicken meal, so would it really be as good a food as the marketing blurb says?
Then there's the pup to come. At the minute, he's fed raw but I think is proabaly having some complete also so as the pups are used to it when they go to their new homes (the breeder sends 2-3 weeks worth of food with them). If we decide to go for a complete food for him, it obviously won't be the same food as the older dog so again, it's a question of what should I look for in the ingredients list? Is it a high meat content, no cereal, is one cereal better than another and what will e best for small, firm and easy-to-poop-scoop poos??
Would be interested in opinions.
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Millie1 · 14/06/2011 22:50
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