Guest Anonymous Posted March 16, 2004 Posted March 16, 2004 DIallo was on science diet before, I feed diamond. Anyone know how these foods compare, I want to switch him over to what i have experiene with. But, at the same time i know he is going to be abigger dog so if science diet is better i dont want to take away extra nutrition. any thoughts? Quote
izzy Posted March 16, 2004 Posted March 16, 2004 I feed diamond too, works so fine . I don't know science here... don't thank me for the help! :lol: Quote
TDG Posted March 17, 2004 Posted March 17, 2004 diamond makes lots of different formulas and brands, so it's kind of difficult to say. there are types of diamond food that i'd rate better than science diet hands down, others are about equal. you really need to look at the ingredient lists and compare. if you need some help in finding out what is what and how the labeling laws work, look here. if i had to feed a food made by diamond, i'd probably pick premium edge rather than the "diamond" product line. it's a little more expensive but has a higher content of animal based protein (vs. grains), and "real" meat instead of byproducts. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted March 17, 2004 Posted March 17, 2004 what about canidae? i have been hearing great things about this stuff. i may be switching them all if its as good as they say. Quote
TDG Posted March 17, 2004 Posted March 17, 2004 canidae is one of the top of the line foods, way, way superior to diamond, premium edge and some other higher end mid-range foods. together with innova, california natural and a few others, it's in my "favorites" group. the nicest thing about canidae is that it has really top-notch quality ingredients but is still not very expensive at all. i can get the 20 lb bag for $20 and the 40 lb bag for about $35 locally and because it doesn't have excessive amounts of grains and fillers, you have to feed a lot less than for example science diet, so one bag lasts much longer. there are only 2 things to note: - it has multiple protein sources (chicken, turkey, lamb, fish), which is a great thing looking at it from the nutritional side, but some very sensitive dogs have problems with that and need a single-protein food. due to the high ingredient quality chances that complications occur are very slim tho. just make sure you either switch over slowly or fast the dog 24 hours and then switch cold turkey, starting with small amounts. - as always, there 's a chance that a dog doesn't like the taste of the food. most do, but some don't, maybe because canidae isn't loaded with flavorings that are only added to foods to make them more interesting. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted March 18, 2004 Posted March 18, 2004 What about Wellness. I just heard that is even bett yet. if not the best out there? any one feed old mother hubbard? Quote
science_doc Posted March 19, 2004 Posted March 19, 2004 I don't know much about wellness dog food, but we have a cat with an extremely sensitive stomach, we were feeding him perscription science diet ZD "low allergen" food that was about $40 for a 15# bag......and he was still puking, but we switched to wellness and so far so good, way less expensive $25 for a 15# bag and good for our other cat too who is really overweight. I am also in the market for a new food....I have been happy with the way Hailey is doing on Iams, but I am going to switch due to what I have learned about their animal testing practices.....please keep me up to date on what you discover. Quote
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