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Switched foods.... Right choice ?

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tyhatts

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Smart_Family said:
It's not the protein levels but the calcium levels that make it not the best choice for a growing giant puppy. The dog nutritionist I talked to about feeding it to my english mastiff puppy since I already feed it to my other two said Sierra Mountain was the only one with a low enough calcium level to make it okay for giant pups. There are certainly plenty of other choices but Taste of the Wild is a good, middle of the road price wise food. I agree though that asking a vet is definitely not always your best bet. Most vets received minimal education about nutrition, which is understandable considering all they have to learn.
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What is considered a good calcium level for giant breed pups ? I will have to double check the %'s , but im pretty sure the TOTW was fairly close to the Performatrin puppy food we were feeding her.
 
Smart_Family

Smart_Family

Dog Food Guru
This is pulled directly from the dog nutritionist when someone asked about the appropriate calcium level for giant breed pups "Calcium to phosphorous ratios should be 1.2:1 and max calcium for giant breed pups under a year of age should be no more than 1.4 to 1.6%." I'm not sure about Performatrin as I've never heard of it but I'm in the group of people who doesn't feed puppy food and uses an all stage life food or quality adult food instead. That being said it's a personal decision for each and every dog owner.
 
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tyhatts

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Ok, SO i should still feel ok with the choice to swtich her to "all life stages" ...... but I should just watch the calcium levels of the foot I am feeding her ?

Im guessing the TOTW is an ok food to feed though?
 
Smart_Family

Smart_Family

Dog Food Guru
Taste of the Wild is okay to feed if you're feeding the Sierra Mountain Formula. Unfortunately Taste of the Wild has decided to make some more money by changing the other flavors of their foods to two formulas: a puppy formula and an adult formula. The puppy formula is absolutely a gimmick but some people feel more comfortable with that. Sierra Mountain will continue to be an all stages formula and is absolutely appropriate for a giant breed puppy. The problem with a lot of puppy foods is that giant breed puppies will grow too fast on it. They need slow and steady growth to avoid problems later on.
 
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tyhatts

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Sierra Mountain ??? ...... Ive got the Pacific stream blend ? Im guessing that the Line of flavours i falls under the Sierra Mountain name tag... wweather it be the poultry, beef, or fish ... right ?
 
Smart_Family

Smart_Family

Dog Food Guru
Sierra Mountain is one of the flavors. You should be fine finishing that bag of Pacific Stream but I would go to the Sierra Mountain on the next bag. It's the lamb flavor and if you go to the Taste of the Wild website you can see the pictures of the bags for reference.
 
Smart_Family

Smart_Family

Dog Food Guru
According to the dog nutritionist from another forum that's the only flavor with acceptable calcium levels for a giant breed puppy.
 
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Kellysmithfa

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I have her on Eagle Pack now because I heard great things about it. Now I hear not so great things since I switched. Everytime I research I get different options. I really want to do what is best for her
 
Smart_Family

Smart_Family

Dog Food Guru
Eagle Pack is the only kind of food that actually has a giant breed puppy formula and it's totally fine. Any kind of puppy food meant for large breed puppies is not.
 
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The Ricardo

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The only education vets recieve about dog foods is when major reps come in ( Eukanuba,Iams,Purina) and pitch products. Thats why many times they don't like to discuss Raw as an option at all. I have 2 small breed dogs and they have done really well on Acana but was reluctant to try feeding it to my Corso as the protein levels are 34% and higher depending on the blend you use. When our Corso was 3 months old we tried to switch all 3 dogs to RAW, CORSO and CHI did extremely well on it but our mutt rescue wouldnt stop throwing up, we tried Chicken, Beef and Bison. He would eat like a crazyman but get sick within an hour, i got frustrated with clening up puke&nbsp;4 to 5 times a day all over&nbsp;SO we switched them all back to kibble until pup is a year old and will try again. We now feed Fromm's Gold Large Breed Puppy which have 23% protein and good calcium % as well and other 2 dogs back on the Acana. BOth just over $50 a bag<BR><BR>We would have gone to TOTW but like CODY i live in Alberta and its $70+ dollars a bag here, even Acana which is cpl hours away is sick how expensive it is compared to what people in the US can buy it for.
 
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tyhatts

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The Ricardo said:
We would have gone to TOTW but like CODY i live in Alberta and its $70+ dollars a bag here, even Acana which is cpl hours away is sick how expensive it is compared to what people in the US can buy it for.
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I agree.... I did a quick search on TOTW site for U.S retailers. Im fairly lucky because I live 20 mins from a border. There is one in the border city in the U.S....... $ 40 a bag !!!!!!!!!!! SO next time I need dog food.... hop, skip and a jump across the river and I got it. Buy two bags for the price of one basically.
 
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