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Oliviababy · 01-22-2009, 01:52 PM

so im trying to decide what kinda food to get??
she is 2 months old and weighs 3lbs....she eats mighty dog wet food 3 times a day and always has nutra natural choice dry always available....
i need good recommendations please......

melissa912 · 01-22-2009, 01:54 PM

i heard the nutra natural choice is bad.. i use eunakuba(sp?) dry, thats what they told us to use! lol

Oliviababy · 01-22-2009, 01:57 PM

they didnt tell me s**t.. lol
ok n i can get that at petsmart so thats good....
what about wet the honest kitchen??

Oliviababy · 01-22-2009, 02:01 PM

so that dry is ok??

amandawash · 01-22-2009, 02:40 PM

Hey Olivababy- please google Nutro dog food. You will see that it has been linked to thousands of severe health problems and even death to dogs eating it. Mighty Dog is not a good food, but I suspect that you know that and that's why you are asking

Are you looking to go to a different kibble, canned, raw or home-cooked diet?

amandawash · 01-22-2009, 02:41 PM

Oh, and Eukanuba isn't a premium food either but is much safer than Nutro and higher quality than Mighty Dog.

Oliviababy · 01-22-2009, 02:55 PM

im looking for new dry and new canned please give me some surgestions please i want to start her tomorrow on a better food.

amandawash · 01-22-2009, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Oliviababy

im looking for new dry and new canned please give me some surgestions please i want to start her tomorrow on a better food.

Whoa girl slow down!!

I think it's WONDERFUL that you want to start her on a better food, but it is really important to research your choices before you get something new. Also, it is super important to very slowly change food. So feed 80% her old food and 20% new food for a few days, then 60/40 for several more days, so on and so forth.

There is a sticky at the top of the health and diet section about samples of premium foods. Most up there are good choices. Since she's a puppy, I would look into Wellness and Innova for kibble. I don't and have never fed canned so I am sorry but I can't help you there. Before I started raw I had the boys on Natural Balance which I really like also. I have used Solid Gold as well.

What brands do your local petstore carry?

Oliviababy · 01-22-2009, 03:11 PM

yea i know its a slow process but i wanna start tomorrow. since im not feeding her great stuff now u know. thanks for the advice...

amandawash · 01-22-2009, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Oliviababy

yea i know its a slow process but i wanna start tomorrow. since im not feeding her great stuff now u know. thanks for the advice...

I hear ya. Honestly, I know this isn't right but I would probably cut her cold turkey off the Nutro just because of how bad it is. I would stick with the Mighty Dog for a little while.

To make the transition easier I would add a good probiotic and digestive enzyme to her diet as well.

Look into the Wellness, Innova and Natural Balance. Good luck!!!

01-22-2009, 01:52 PM	#1
Oliviababy Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Rutherford, NJ, USA Posts: 86 Blog Entries: 3	need help so im trying to decide what kinda food to get?? she is 2 months old and weighs 3lbs....she eats mighty dog wet food 3 times a day and always has nutra natural choice dry always available.... i need good recommendations please......

01-22-2009, 01:54 PM	#2
melissa912 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: woodside, new york, us Posts: 245	i heard the nutra natural choice is bad.. i use eunakuba(sp?) dry, thats what they told us to use! lol __________________ MELiSSA PRiNCETON *Princeton's Page*

01-22-2009, 02:40 PM	#5
amandawash Lovin' my R & R Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Middleton, Idaho Posts: 2,152	Hey Olivababy- please google Nutro dog food. You will see that it has been linked to thousands of severe health problems and even death to dogs eating it. Mighty Dog is not a good food, but I suspect that you know that and that's why you are asking Are you looking to go to a different kibble, canned, raw or home-cooked diet? __________________ Amanda 's Ranger & Ryder

01-22-2009, 02:41 PM	#6
amandawash Lovin' my R & R Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Middleton, Idaho Posts: 2,152	Oh, and Eukanuba isn't a premium food either but is much safer than Nutro and higher quality than Mighty Dog. __________________ Amanda 's Ranger & Ryder

01-22-2009, 01:57 PM	#3
Oliviababy Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Rutherford, NJ, USA Posts: 86 Blog Entries: 3	they didnt tell me s**t.. lol ok n i can get that at petsmart so thats good.... what about wet the honest kitchen??

01-22-2009, 02:01 PM	#4
Oliviababy Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Rutherford, NJ, USA Posts: 86 Blog Entries: 3	so that dry is ok??

01-22-2009, 02:55 PM	#7
Oliviababy Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Rutherford, NJ, USA Posts: 86 Blog Entries: 3	im looking for new dry and new canned please give me some surgestions please i want to start her tomorrow on a better food.

01-22-2009, 03:11 PM	#9
Oliviababy Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Rutherford, NJ, USA Posts: 86 Blog Entries: 3	yea i know its a slow process but i wanna start tomorrow. since im not feeding her great stuff now u know. thanks for the advice...