purina puppy chow healthy life nutrion is this a good dog food my puppy is a year old and is not gaining weigh?
3 December 2010
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her brother is 4 months old and he is healthy we feed them the same but she is skinny what can i do to help her gain weight
i fed my dog Purina puppy food and it didnt do much for her, its based off of grain i think, i use Hills scientific pet food now, her stool has hardened up and shes gaiing an appropriate amount of weight, ask your vet about Hills food.
The first thing you need to do is take her to the vet for a check-up. There may be some underlying reason she is not gaining weight such as parasites, or infection, etc. Since she is now a year old, it is time to switch to a healthy adult dog food. But do the switch gradually as switching foods abruptly can cause intestinal upset resulting in diarrhea and throwing up. A vet check is essential to make sure she is healthy. Good luck
this is NOT a good food.
take the pup to the vet and have it wormed before you do ANYTHING else.
then switch to some GOOD food. like Taste of the Wild or Canidae.
anything that has the first ingredient as corn, wheat or soy is NOT a good dog food.
good dog foods don’t need to make puppy chow- they’re good enough, nutritionally, from weaning until old age.
first off that is a horrible food. She isnt gaining weight on it because it is full of fillers and things that dogs can not digest. Try a different food. A better brand. Not a gracery store brand. try a good food like ennova, blue buffalo or Wellness. I use wellness now i switched from the same thing you are using now because i didnt know how bad it was. Well the purina was actually giving my dog flakes and once we switched her coat is so shiny and glossy and no more flakes. plus she poops less and it isnt as messy as before. She also eats less because it takes less to fill her up so the dog food lasts longer. Even though it is more expensive than purina, it lasts longer so that evens out the cost.
No, Purina uses fillers and by products.
Start with a vet to make sure all is well with her.
Our pets need quality food. Read the ingredients list and learn what the stuff on there is and what it does (or does not do) to/for our pets. A quick pet food 101. If the pet food contains corn/corn products or by products it is a poor quality food. Corn is a filler that can trigger skin problems. (allergies, skin problems, itching and excessive shedding) By products is anything from an animal not fit for human consumption, including cancerous tissue. Do not pay attention to advertising, they all say there food is great. “Vet approved” means they have a vet on staff to approve their product. In other words, someone paid to approve it. Same with foods most vets recommend. Salesmen “gift” vets then the vet recommends the food. Most vets are not nutritionists! Quality foods have meat as the first ingredient Wellness, Solid Gold, Innova and Merrick are a few of the best brands available. If you want to learn more check out: http://www.sagekeep.com/petfood.htm http://www.api4animals.org/facts?p=359&; more=1 http://animalark.eapps.com/animal/PetFoods.nsf/$$PetFoodsByRating?OpenForm
Purina Puppy Chow may be a popular puppy food, but it is far from the best. There are some better choices out there, and even though they may sound more expensive, they really aren’t. Usually the cheaper the dog food, the more you have to feed them. So in the long run, there isn’t a big price difference, just a big difference in nutrition.
We use Nutri Source (for small breed puppies, but they make it for other dogs and puppies too).
It’s ALL NATURAL and made with
REAL CHICKEN……NO BY PRODUCTS
NO WHEAT
Organic Selenium and Zinc
Balanced Omega 3 & 6
with DHA
For info go to their website….
http://www.nutrisourcedogfood.com/
I have a Puggle (Pug / Beagle mix) and they can have sensitive digestive tracts. My puppy has never had diarhea or any stomach problems with this food. He is growing and developing wonderfully. He is healthy and happy. So I would highly suggest Nutri Source.
As for why one puppy is gaining weight and the other isn’t, that may be tough question. If they are the same breed they should develope the same. But also, a 4 month old puppy just might be chubby, while a 1 year old is more gangly from growing. Or maybe the younger puppy is eating the older puppy’s food? Are you feeding the amount listed on the bag according to their weight? If so, and if she is looking too skinny, try feeding her just a little more. As long as she is healthy and happy I wouldn’t worry to much. But if she seems sick, then I highly recommend taking her to the vet.
I hope you get if figured out. And consider changing them to a healthier puppy food
If she has passed her first birthday then she should be transferred to an adult food. Choose a commercial food by reading the ingredient labels. The first ingredient should be a meat and there should be no by-product in the first five ingredients. You can learn more about choosing food from The Whole Dog Journal.
The puppy should be getting three meals per day and the 1-yr old should be getting two meals per day. Put down the bowls a couple feet apart and monitor them so one doesn’t get pushed away. Pick up the bowls in 15 minutes if there is any left.
If she has an obvious spine and hip bones sticking out, but is eating well, then she either isn’t getting enough or has a medical condition.
Purina dog foods are the worse dog foods on the market. Here are a few of the MAIN ingredients, none of which are human grade meats: ground yellow corn, chicken by-products which are things like beaks and legs, corn gluten meal, brewers rice and soybean meal. Science Diet from the vet’s is just as bad. Vets sell it because they get a kick-back for each bag. Don’t buy anything in a market or places like WalMart.
Please purchase your poor dogs a high quality dog food. There are many out there, but the one I prefer is Canidae For All Life Stages. The first three ingredients are chicken, lamb and turkey, all human grade meats.
Stop feeding her Purina Puppy Chow. It doesn’t have enough nutrients, that’s why your pup isn’t gaining any weight. She may also need to be dewormed. Buy some Canine Dewormer from your local petstore & switch to a high quality food.
Go to http://www.DOGFOODANALYSIS.com/ for ratings on almost every brand of dog food. The higher rating, the better.
Go to http://www.DOGFOODPROJECT.com/ for ingredients info, updates on pet food, etc.
You might also want to watch this video. It has a list of pet food ingredients to avoid. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpC0O0E1J…
I personally feed my dog the raw diet. He loves it. It’s what nature intended for dogs to eat. However, dogs can be healthy without it, if the kibble they are fed is high quality. Here’s a list of foods with good ingredients: Wellness, Solid Gold, Innova, Healthwise, Chicken Soup For The Dog Lover’s Soul, Canidae, and Diamond NATURALS.
New foods are coming out that are grain free. I believe these are the best foods. Dogs don’t NEED grains. However, some of these foods are too rich and have too much protein for some dogs. Here’s a list of some of them: Taste Of The Wild, Canidae Grain-Free, Wellness CORE, EVO, and Orijen.
Also, you don’t want to listen to most vet’s recommendations on pet food. Most get paid to recommend crappy brands. They are schooled little in pet nutrition, and the classes that they do take are usually funded by an unhealthy brand of food. Here are some brands to avoid: Kibbles ‘N’ Bits, Purina, Iams, Science Diet, Royal Canin, Mighty Dog, Beneful, Dog Chow, Pedigree, and any generic brand.
Always read the ingredients on your pet food before buying, and make sure you know what the ingredients mean!
When switching pet foods, do it over a week long period. On the first day, feed 25% new food, and 75% old food. Do that for two days. When that’s over, do 50% of each. Feed that for two days. Next, feed 75% of new food & 25% of old food. Feed it for two days. After that, feed 100% of the new food, and donate what’s left of the old food to the shelter. You can also feed it to wild birds and squirrels.
I study pet nutrition. My email address is rawfeederr@gmail.com, and you can email me if you want. I’ll respond to your email quickly, as I am on here almost every day.
Good luck with your dog(s)!
She’s only a year old. She’ll fill out. She may be a skinny breed, like Minpins, Greyhound, etc. I’ve fed my dogs Purina for over 20 years and they all did great. I don’t buy into that “this food is crap and that one is good” that so many tote on here. I go by experience and what works for my dogs.
Edit: Your dog is a year old, her brother is four months old. If they are from the same mother, that breeder was/is absolutely horrible. Google Back Yard Breeders.
Purina doesn’t make good dog foods (although they make great food for animals that aren’t dogs or cats) so I suggest switching to something like Innova or California Natural…or even Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover’s Soul.
Second at a year old your “puppy” should be eating dog food unless specified by a vet or is an XL breed (danes, mastiffs, st. bernards…)
But Purina isn’t the reason your dog is skinny either. I’d get her checked by a vet (seeing as the other is fine and dandy) to make sure she is treated for worms or anything else that would make her skinny.
She may have a higher metabolism than he does, esp since they are different ages. Puppy food is for puppies. Dogs 1 yr old are adults. I’d suggest feeding her an active dog’s food. If you must stay with Purina, then I suggest ProPlan or Purina One. Pro plan has a number of flavors & is slightly higher in calories 27/17. If you can switch to Eukanuba I’d suggest you use: Active performance 28% protein/18% fat or **Premium Performance 30% protein /20% fat.
http://www.eukanuba.com/EukGlobal/US/en/jsp/product/AdultProducts.jsp
Different stages of development will produce different results – in other words her brother (?) (repeat mating – yoiks, two matings, consecutive seasons – or are you just saying brother because they are living under the same roof?!) at 4 months is still going through the rolly-polly stage. She, on the other hand, at a year is probably going through the all growth (ie she has her frame) but no bodying-up stage.
Yes, she can be switched to a good quality adult food now. Purina would not be my food of choice although my Whippet was reared on Beta and having tried to switch her (she didn’t like) I put her back on it. I’ll switch her once she goes onto adult food now.
Do have her checked out by your vet (might be worth taking a stool sample in in case she has worms). But I’d lay odds on this just being an ‘ugly’ stage she’s going through.
If her brother is on the same food and thriving, take her to the vet for a checkup. There may be an underlying condition (perhaps something as simple as worms or parasites) that needs to be addressed.
In addition Purina doesn’t make great dog food. It has alot of filler and grains in it. You may want to slowly switch them to a better dog food like Wellness or Blue Buffalo, but since you’ll be at the vet anyway you can ask what he/she recommends for your dogs.
Puppy Chow is garbage. Feed something healthier like Canidae or Wellness.
If you have already taken the pup to the vet and ruled out health problems here is some info-
There are so many dog and cat foods on the market right now and most people are totally oblivious to healthy and unhealthy dog and cat food. I used to be, but after looking into dog and cat food and researching it I have completely changed my ways when it comes to dog and cat food. All of the food in Wal Mart and most foods from other stores such as Petsmart are unhealthy garbage. Why? Because they either carry:
“Artificial flavors, colors, and preservatives,” all of these can cause cancer and several other health problems. Cancer is the #1 killer of cats and dogs.
“By-products,” they are the junk in meat that are not approved for humans to eat. Road kill, cancerous, dead, and dying animals are allowed as well.
“Fillers,” are corn, wheat, and soy products that virtually don’t have any nutrition in them. They pass right through. Which also makes your dog have to eat more food to feel full.
Surely good dog and cat foods such as Science diet, Eukanuba, Iams, Pedigree, and Purina don’t have any of those and are great to feed my dogs and cats right? Wrong. These foods have most if not all of these terrible things.
Here are the first ten ingredients of three of the so called best foods, which make up most of what your dogs and cats eat and are the most important. The capitol words are the main
Things that are wrong with them.
Purina adult complete nutrition- WHOLE GRAIN CORN, POULTY BY-PRODUCT MEAL, ANIMAL FAT preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), CORN GLUTEN MEAL, MEAT AND BONE MEAL, brewers rice, soybean meal, barley, whole grain wheat, animal digest… (There is nothing good in that list at all)
Eukanuba-Chicken, CHICKEN BY-PRODUCTS MEAL, CORN MEAL, GROUND WHOLE GRAIN SORGUM, Ground Whole Grain Barley, Fish Meal (source of fish oil), Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Brewers Rice, Natural Chicken Flavor, Dried Beet Pulp (sugar removed)… (Most of what you see are either fillers or by-products)
Science Diet- GROUND WHOLE GRAIN CORN, CHICKEN BY-PRODUCT MEAL, Soybean Meal, ANIMAL FAT (preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid), Soybean Oil, Chicken Liver Flavor, Flaxseed, Iodized Salt, vitamins (L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), Vitamin E Supplement, … (first ingredient is a filler followed by by-products and more fillers)
Here is a list of both cat and dog well known foods and treats to stay away from-Fancy Feast, Alpo, Friskies,Mighty Dog, Dog Chow, Cat Chow, Puppy Chow, Kitten Chow, Beneful, Purina One, Purina ProPlan, DeliCat, HiPro, Kit’n’Kaboodle, Tender Vittles, Purina Veterinary Diets, MeowMix, Gravy Train, Kibbles ’n Bits, Wagwells, 9Lives, Cycle, Skippy, Nature’s Recipe, Milk Bone, Pup-Peroni, Snausages, Pounce, Pedigree, Waltham’s, Cesar, Sheba, Temptations, Goodlife Recipe, Sensible Choice, Excel, Hills Prescription Diets, Nature’s Best, Diamond, Ol’Roy, Iams, Nutro, Royal Canin.
Here are some foods that I recommend- Innova, California Natural, Evo, Blue Buffalo, Taste of the wild, Wellness, Merrick Before grains, Chicken soup for the cat lovers soul, Health Wise, Karma, Orijen. Plus there are many more great foods not listed. You have to look at the ingredients list of any food that you feed your dog. If it have any of the things listed as bad then immediately put it down.
To show what a good healthy dog food looks like, here is the ingredient list of Taste of the Wild High Prairie- Bison, venison, lamb meal, chicken meal, egg product, sweet potatoes, peas, potatoes, canola oil, roasted bison, roasted venison, natural flavor, tomato pomace, ocean fish meal, choline chloride, dried chicory root, tomatoes, blueberries, raspberries, yucca schidigera extract, Enterococcus faecium, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Saccharomyces cerevesiae fermentation solubles, dried Aspergillus oryzae fermentation extract, vitamin E supplement, iron proteinate, zinc proteinate, copper proteinate, ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, copper sulfate, potassium iodide, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, ascorbic acid, vitamin A supplement, biotin, calcium pantothenate, manganese sulfate, sodium selenite, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin (vitamin B2), vitamin D supplement, folic acid.
purina is the crappiest food you can feed. i guess you are brainwashed, by their flashy ads?
get her off that crap.
Purina is the nearest nothing you can put on a dog’s plate. They may be eating what you consider an appropriate amount, but the nutritional value of the Purina foods is so poor, that SOME dogs, not ALL dogs, can lose weight even when eating plenty. Do your homework about processed foods, and about raw or home-preared foods, and then give your dog what you feel is best for her
Also the dog could have worms, or digestive problems. At any rate, even though one dog seems OK weight wise, the other nutrients he needs he’s not getting with the Purina even though he doesn’t show it like the fenmale does.
You poor thing – you probably never suspected that your simple question would unleash the floodgates of responses from people who spend fortunes on exclusive, expensive, premium dog foods and who think normal folks like you are practically abusing your pups by buying something so ‘basic’ as Purina Puppy Chow.
A lot of people feel almost rabidly devoted to their feeding regimen and think there’s no other “right” way to feed their dog. So unfortunately your question just brought them all out to scream at you.
Granted, Purina Puppy Chow doesn’t have meat as its first ingredient (it’s all the way down at the TENTH ingredient, yikes!), so you probably should consider a brand that does. But you can still get one that does, even if you’re on a “grocery-store” budget: Iams or Purina One.
We feed our two dogs a 50/50 mix of Iams and Eukanuba. They each get different formulas: Our 12-yr-old Brittany gets Senior formulas, while our 2-yr-old, 20-pound Mini Aussie gets Small Breed. They are both the right weight, and both have great energy, bright eyes, and lush, shiny coats, and both get great checkups at the vet every year.
The latest definitive research feeding trials have shown that there is NO difference between the best-quality “grocery store” brands (like Iams or Purina One) and the pricey exclusive foods like Canidae.
So don’t feel bad about feeding your dog “grocery-store” dog food, if you’re on a budget. Just try to find one that has meat (not “by-products”) as the first ingredient. If you can afford a little better, try slowly switching to Eukanuba or Hill’s, &/or mixing 50/50 the Eukanuba or Hill’s with Iams or Purina One.
As for your 4-month-old gaining weight and being/looking healthy while your 1-year-old is skinny, first consider if they have the same energy level: Does your 1-year-old run around more, and/or is she more nervous or anxious than the pup? (Anxiety or stress can burn a LOT of calories so she may need more food than the bag’s label suggests. ….and you must work on reducing her anxiety level – that’s another subject, a big one.)
If you can’t think of any other reason why your 1-year-old isn’t thriving while the 4-month-old is doing well, please get your 1-year-old to the vet ASAP. (And while you’re there, ask the vet if you should switch the 1-year-old to Adult food…Not all dogs should switch at the 1-year mark; some need the extra nutrition of Puppy formulas for a longer time. Your vet will help you with that decision.)
Best wishes & good luck!!
Purina is NOT a good dog food. It is a cheap and common dog food. Lots of fillers an bi products.
Beside that, you need to seek a vet. Your girl may have worms or other parasites. She could have a nutritional issue that causes her not to absorb and may need a special diet.
I recommend Innova Evo for a dog or puppy – why?
Because you never have t switch food from puppyhood to senior – they stay on this diet because it is pure nutrition. I started my dogs on Innova 2 years ago and they gained weight – I had to cut them back because their bodies absorb the nutrition so easily – their coats are shiny, healthy and beautiful. They are energetic and have thrived on Innova.
There are a lot of good foods – but do not fool yourself into believing Purina is a good food. Like I said, it is cheap and common. In the long run, it turns out to be more expensive because you have to feed more of it and you get no results.
purina in general is a low quality dog food company. Moist n meaty is probably the worst dog food on the market today and is by purina, and purina dog chow and beneful follow closely behind.
I give my dog Wellness CORE reduced fat, he loves it and lost 2 pounds(although for you, regular CORE would be best).
If the puppy isn’t gaining weight though, I would take him to a vet and get him checked for worms.
First off – have you taken her to the vet to rule out any health issues? This would be a first good step for you. You should rule out any health problems before checking in to other possible issues.
That said, please don’t listen to this crap about Purina being a “bad” food. The other answerer who wrote about this is right – most folks are caught up on the hype of expensive brands right now. We feed Purina to our two dogs. Before that, we tried several “top of the line,” “organic,” and “natural” pet foods. What crap that was – all that stuff gave our dogs was diarrhea, gas, and a hungry look on their faces (and yes, we switched their foods over time/”correctly”). With Purina, our dogs actually have normal stools, good coats, and don’t wolf down their bowls then look like they still want more food. Guess what? The dogs like the food and it works for us. They’re happy, we’re happy, and our lawn is no longer covered in runny poop.
By the way, my favorite thing about all of the negative reviews of brands like Purina? They simply name off the ingredients without actually talking about the effects of the food on their dog. Something worth noting if you ask me.
That said, some dogs DO have issues with certain foods. There may be an ingredient that does not agree with your pet’s digestive system. Again, a trip to the vet will help you figure out what is going on with your dog. Good luck!
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