Chappie dog meat?

[Skivvywoman]

I've had my wee babe at the vet today regarding him dribbling wee and I asked about his weight she didn't seem too concerned but said he could do with losing some and told me to feed him chappy as its low in fat!

Are there any other low fat dog meats dry and wet?

MrsDevere have you ever looked after dogs being fed pedigree chum?

I've had dogs for many years, all my family have, and we've never been able to feed any of them Pedigree Chum without them having an upset stomach.

I always wondered if this was just the breeds we had, or some genetic thing, because it seems to be a leading brand.

Majority of tinnd dog food is shite, looks and smells same both on way out and in, nasty stuf full of all sorts of additives / chemicals / waste products that someone is cashing in on; and an industry that takes huge amounts from pet owners but that didn't even exist 50or so years ago!

A raw diet isn't high in oils / fats if fed as raw meat and bones as a dog requires, is the perfect diet for them, just ask the multiple centuries of dogs before ours along with nature!

When ergot him he was fed on bakers small dog only and his bowl was filled when empty!!

I cut it down and now he gets the bottom of his bowl filled with dry and then wet mixed together

He loves the wet meat

We have a greedy breed and he alternates between Eden and Bob & Lush. Think B&L do a wet as well, lamb and something but all meat and veg, no rice, grain, fillers etc.

Chappie is often recommended for dogs with pancreatic problems or colitis, mainly because it's low-fat and low-protein. The only way to achieve such low levels is to substitute meat proteins for cereals or other plant-based ingredients.

We had a rescue GSD many years ago that couldn't tolerate anything else until we'd manage to nurse her back to full health. We were then able to switch her onto a better quality grain-free kibble and she was fine with that.

From my experience Chappie Original is more reliable for sensitive stomachs/bowels than the flavoured varieties.

I'm normally a big advocate of raw feeding and failing that really good quality kibble, but having seen first hand that Chappie was literally the only food that my girl could cope with I would be a hypocrite if I told others not to feed it.

It's a bit old-school, there are lots of non-cereal, low-fat, low-protein, based foods around these days (eg Fish4Dogs, various Salmon and Potato varieties etc) but it does work and lots of dogs live healthy happy lives on it.

Chappie really suited my old terrier. He would get bad wind etc from other tinned food but was fine on chappie. It used to be fish based, the vet said that was why, is it still? So I think being fish , it was slightly better anyway than the mechanically recovered slurry that probably ends up in tinned food. My current dog is on dry food but has chappie if her tummy is ever upset. I'm thinking of switching to raw actually, I think dry food seems to really stick to her teeth.