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Tracy and Pixie · 06-08-2009, 03:00 PM

I just posted a question about an hour ago about halo kibble among others that I wanted to try with my Pixie. She has gotten to the point where she is not showing any interest in her holistic select small breed and puppy formula kibble. So, I went and got a few sample packs of kibble.
Halo puppy, Fromm puppy gold, Innova puppy and wellness. I put a couple of each kibble in a bowl and she went crazy for the Innova puppy. She seemed to also like the Fromm puppy gold too.
I tested her holistic select with a few kibble of Innova and she just picked the Innova out. How much should I let her eat? I don't want her to get an upset tummy.

I also want to know about canned food. I mix wellness puppy with merriks puppy plate and I was wondering if it is okay to switch up merriks flavors. Will it upset her tummy? Im sure that all the flavors are for all life stages so I thought switching it up may be good so that Pixie will not get bored. She is 11 wks old and is about 2.4lbs. I feed her canned 3x a day about 1 heaping tsp. and kibble if she touches it. As u can see from above she has not really touched it other than the Innova puppy today.

Any info or advice is greatly appreciated.

marcerella02 · 06-08-2009, 03:27 PM

Hi Torontonian

I am in London

I woudln't give her any more than what the bag suggests- since you are switching from a quality food to another quality food- her tummy shouldn't have too hard of a time adjusting.

It should be fine to switch between Merricks flavours.

Tracy and Pixie · 06-08-2009, 03:42 PM

Thanks for the information. Good to see someone else from Ontario on here.....I have not seen much. Although, I'm sure there are several. I'm new to YT and need to learn more about the site.

Thanks again.

sdnylz · 06-08-2009, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Tracy and Pixie

I just posted a question about an hour ago about halo kibble among others that I wanted to try with my Pixie. She has gotten to the point where she is not showing any interest in her holistic select small breed and puppy formula kibble. So, I went and got a few sample packs of kibble.
Halo puppy, Fromm puppy gold, Innova puppy and wellness. I put a couple of each kibble in a bowl and she went crazy for the Innova puppy. She seemed to also like the Fromm puppy gold too.
I tested her holistic select with a few kibble of Innova and she just picked the Innova out. How much should I let her eat? I don't want her to get an upset tummy.

I also want to know about canned food. I mix wellness puppy with merriks puppy plate and I was wondering if it is okay to switch up merriks flavors. Will it upset her tummy? Im sure that all the flavors are for all life stages so I thought switching it up may be good so that Pixie will not get bored. She is 11 wks old and is about 2.4lbs. I feed her canned 3x a day about 1 heaping tsp. and kibble if she touches it. As u can see from above she has not really touched it other than the Innova puppy today.

Any info or advice is greatly appreciated.

I actually think is a wondefull idea what you are doing. mixing both dry kibble and wet food, shouldn't matter because both are quality. It's funny cuz when my Sasha was teething I asked the guy from the store to recommend a good canned food and he mentioned Merrick. Sasha loves it.

John Marsman · 06-09-2009, 01:01 PM

While I work for the company the reason we make a variety of formulas is that dogs do come off their food on ocassion. You hear that about most brands on ocassion. It might help if you tried another variety like the Holistic Select Chicken Meal & Rice or the Holistic Select Duck Meal and Oatmeal. A little Holsitic Select canned over the top may help. Feel free to email me direct. This would apply to any brand anyone is feeding.

Haleys_mom · 06-09-2009, 01:11 PM

innova is a very good food. I use that for mine and they love it. I always free feed, what they recommend on the bags is just a recommendation. Some pups need more than others. I like having it down all the time. They never sit and just eat a meal, they grab little kibbles all day

Tracy and Pixie · 06-09-2009, 02:16 PM

Update.....Pixie ate great last night!!! Picked out all the Innova from the Holistic select. This morning she did okay with her wet food....I had to help her along (hand feed until she was interested with the food). At the puppy-sitter she ate very little kibble and didn't touch her lunch(wet food). At 3:30 and 5 I tried wet again and she was not interested at all! I free feed kibble and she has also not touched that!!! I'm so frustrated!!!! Don't know what to do! HELP!!!

marcerella02 · 06-09-2009, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Tracy and Pixie

Update.....Pixie ate great last night!!! Picked out all the Innova from the Holistic select. This morning she did okay with her wet food....I had to help her along (hand feed until she was interested with the food). At the puppy-sitter she ate very little kibble and didn't touch her lunch(wet food). At 3:30 and 5 I tried wet again and she was not interested at all! I free feed kibble and she has also not touched that!!! I'm so frustrated!!!! Don't know what to do! HELP!!!

how old is she? How much does she weigh? LAyla had to be hand fed every meal for many many months. - you might just want to daily change between 2-3 high quality foods- might keep her interest. Or try mixing her food with a non fat cottage cheese.

Tracy and Pixie · 06-09-2009, 02:26 PM

Pixie will be 12 wks on sat. Last visit to vet at 10 wks she was 2.2 lbs. I would say that she is still gaining so that is good! She eats about a heaping tsp of wet food 3 times a day and I free feed kibble. I would say she eats(when she does), a half of a quarter of a cup a day.

Tracy and Pixie · 06-09-2009, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by marcerella02

how old is she? How much does she weigh? LAyla had to be hand fed every meal for many many months. - you might just want to daily change between 2-3 high quality foods- might keep her interest. Or try mixing her food with a non fat cottage cheese.

I put Fromm, Holistic Select and Halo in with the Innova and guess what?......Pixie went crazy for the Fromm!! I guess she just cant make up her mind on what food she want to eat. I hope all this back and forth between the different brands is not gonna upset her tummy. So far it has not caused any problems....fingers crossed.

06-08-2009, 03:00 PM	#1
Tracy and Pixie Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2009 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 43	Kibble question...please help I just posted a question about an hour ago about halo kibble among others that I wanted to try with my Pixie. She has gotten to the point where she is not showing any interest in her holistic select small breed and puppy formula kibble. So, I went and got a few sample packs of kibble. Halo puppy, Fromm puppy gold, Innova puppy and wellness. I put a couple of each kibble in a bowl and she went crazy for the Innova puppy. She seemed to also like the Fromm puppy gold too. I tested her holistic select with a few kibble of Innova and she just picked the Innova out. How much should I let her eat? I don't want her to get an upset tummy. I also want to know about canned food. I mix wellness puppy with merriks puppy plate and I was wondering if it is okay to switch up merriks flavors. Will it upset her tummy? Im sure that all the flavors are for all life stages so I thought switching it up may be good so that Pixie will not get bored. She is 11 wks old and is about 2.4lbs. I feed her canned 3x a day about 1 heaping tsp. and kibble if she touches it. As u can see from above she has not really touched it other than the Innova puppy today. Any info or advice is greatly appreciated.

06-08-2009, 03:27 PM	#2
marcerella02 Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 11,257	Hi Torontonian I am in London I woudln't give her any more than what the bag suggests- since you are switching from a quality food to another quality food- her tummy shouldn't have too hard of a time adjusting. It should be fine to switch between Merricks flavours. __________________ http://misscanam.blogspot.com/ Layla 's Simon

06-09-2009, 01:01 PM	#5
John Marsman YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Edwardsburg, MI Posts: 1	Stopped Eating His Kibble Food While I work for the company the reason we make a variety of formulas is that dogs do come off their food on ocassion. You hear that about most brands on ocassion. It might help if you tried another variety like the Holistic Select Chicken Meal & Rice or the Holistic Select Duck Meal and Oatmeal. A little Holsitic Select canned over the top may help. Feel free to email me direct. This would apply to any brand anyone is feeding.

06-08-2009, 03:42 PM	#3
Tracy and Pixie Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2009 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 43	Thanks for the information. Good to see someone else from Ontario on here.....I have not seen much. Although, I'm sure there are several. I'm new to YT and need to learn more about the site. Thanks again.

06-09-2009, 01:11 PM	#6
Haleys_mom BANNED! Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: BG KY Posts: 84	innova is a very good food. I use that for mine and they love it. I always free feed, what they recommend on the bags is just a recommendation. Some pups need more than others. I like having it down all the time. They never sit and just eat a meal, they grab little kibbles all day

06-09-2009, 02:16 PM	#7
Tracy and Pixie Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2009 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 43	Update.....Pixie ate great last night!!! Picked out all the Innova from the Holistic select. This morning she did okay with her wet food....I had to help her along (hand feed until she was interested with the food). At the puppy-sitter she ate very little kibble and didn't touch her lunch(wet food). At 3:30 and 5 I tried wet again and she was not interested at all! I free feed kibble and she has also not touched that!!! I'm so frustrated!!!! Don't know what to do! HELP!!!

06-09-2009, 02:26 PM	#9
Tracy and Pixie Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2009 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 43	Pixie will be 12 wks on sat. Last visit to vet at 10 wks she was 2.2 lbs. I would say that she is still gaining so that is good! She eats about a heaping tsp of wet food 3 times a day and I free feed kibble. I would say she eats(when she does), a half of a quarter of a cup a day.