Need Advice on Different Types of Food

[Vanessa]

I found a boutique in Los Altos which carried Evo and Wellness. We ended up picking up both to see which one he liked better.
I put a bowl of each out for him and naturally…he scarfed down the Evo.
We switched his treats to organic/gluten/wheat free so hopefully this helps our little guy out.
We have always been real selective with which types of brands to use with our pets. We stay clear of cheap dog food. We had Chance on the Nutro line since he was 8 weeks old and now we know that is what has been causing his loose stool, lack of appetite.
Thanks everyone for the response!

[tanza]

@Vanessa626:

I found a boutique in Los Altos which carried Evo and Wellness. We ended up picking up both to see which one he liked better.
I put a bowl of each out for him and naturally…he scarfed down the Evo.
We switched his treats to organic/gluten/wheat free so hopefully this helps our little guy out.
We have always been real selective with which types of brands to use with our pets. We stay clear of cheap dog food. We had Chance on the Nutro line since he was 8 weeks old and now we know that is what has been causing his loose stool, lack of appetite.
Thanks everyone for the response!

Be careful about changing the food (which I am sure you already know)…. and once you do, you need to give it at least a month before decided if it will work for him... And might not always be the food that causes the lack of appetite, especially for a "boy" Basenji puppy... :p

[Vanessa]

@tanza:

Be careful about changing the food (which I am sure you already know)…. and once you do, you need to give it at least a month before decided if it will work for him... And might not always be the food that causes the lack of appetite, especially for a "boy" Basenji puppy... :p

:rolleyes: gotta love boys! I swear…
Im going to give it a month on this new diet and hopefully his tummy settels down :o

[renaultf1]

I hope the Evo works out for you. Ruby was never a quick eater, and I've always done controlled feeding (she'd just barely make it in time before I took the bowl away).

I switched Ruby to the Red Meat Evo about 2 months ago (took about 5 weeks before she was getting 100% Evo) and since day one with it, she wolfs it down. Ever since her dinner has gone 100% Evo, she runs B500s around the living room while I'm getting her dinner ready. When I go to put her dinner in her crate she will yodel (the only time she does it) and run and get in her crate…yeah, I think she likes it :D.

[dash]

complete petmart sells EVO. Is there one close to you?

[felakuti]

Yes, our two kids are doing so well on Evo….especially our boy Fela, his fur is like velvet.

[TuckerVA]

Merrick's foods don't contain wheat gluten either. Tucker loves the Wilderness Blend and I mix in a bit of their wet canned foods with it although warm water produces gravy with Merrick's food (all dry foods are coated with gravy according to their info, but I've yet to try this). I was shocked when I opened a can of 'Wingaling' and found whole chicken wings in it. They are, of course, softened to where the bones don't cause problems for the dog.

[tanza]

@TuckerVA:

Merrick's foods don't contain wheat gluten either. Tucker loves the Wilderness Blend and I mix in a bit of their wet canned foods with it although warm water produces gravy with Merrick's food (all dry foods are coated with gravy according to their info, but I've yet to try this). I was shocked when I opened a can of 'Wingaling' and found whole chicken wings in it. They are, of course, softened to where the bones don't cause problems for the dog.

Raw chicken wings, bones and all are fine for dogs… in fact any bone raw is fine for dogs... it is cooked bones that are the problem

[TuckerVA]

The wings are cooked in "Wingaling".

[Quercus]

@TuckerVA:

The wings are cooked in "Wingaling".

I think they are pressure cooked, or something, to the point of being completely soft, yes? Those would probably be okay…... the problem occurs with baking and grilling, etc because it makes the bones brittle and more likely to splinter than raw, or cooked to mush.