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Best food for 7 month old bichon x poodle

5 replies

JustSaltPlease · 02/01/2025 12:03

I've had him on james wellbeloved but I want to give him a better diet. I've googled and seeing a lot of contradicting advice. What are people's thoughts on raw?

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LandSharksAnonymous · 02/01/2025 13:15

It depends on the dog tbh. Some dogs do really well on raw, some won't touch it at all. What works for one dog might not work for another.

The Farmer's Dog (who I use after I found something rather unpleasant in his previous raw food) do a 'Raw Trial Box,' which may be worth trying. Raw feeding is to expensive to buy more than a trial box tbh, you don't wanna be stuck with stuff your dog won't eat.

FWIW, my male dog is on it - he's about 45KG, so gets 1.kg a day (which sounds like a lot, but it's really not). £90 is about 19 days worth of food. But he's a big dog and although it's not cheap at all, his coat is in the best condition of his life and he's full of energy.

My other three dogs (all bitches) just get biscuits, cuts of meat and the odd pack of butternut box split amongst them. Two won't touch raw and one gets horribly sick if she eats it (although she will given half a chance).

So, really worth shopping around to try and find what works best for your dog.

Albanyriver · 02/01/2025 22:18

I popped in the vets today and mentioned raw feeding, and 3 staff all warned me away from it. I never knew that raw fed dogs have to be isolated when staying at the vets either. Their main reason was for human health especially with a young child and that there are no regulations as to what raw food should / shouldn’t contain. I have always been keen to raw feed, but they have put me off today!

TinyMouseTheatre · 03/01/2025 08:49

Albanyriver · 02/01/2025 22:18

I popped in the vets today and mentioned raw feeding, and 3 staff all warned me away from it. I never knew that raw fed dogs have to be isolated when staying at the vets either. Their main reason was for human health especially with a young child and that there are no regulations as to what raw food should / shouldn’t contain. I have always been keen to raw feed, but they have put me off today!

My vets is also dead against raw feeding too.

OP have you had a look at all about dog food?

Justkeepingplatesspinning · 03/01/2025 12:10

We feed ours Wagg worker dry kibble. It's similar ingredients to James well beloved but seems to fill up our dogs for longer. They're very active! What does your vet say? At 7 months old they probably still need puppy food or junior food.

YouBelongWithMe · 03/01/2025 19:32

We use Crave or Canagan dry kibble, with some kind of topper. Usually sardines, some beef mince with veg, some chopped chicken and veg.

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