What type of food?

[tncn]

Rocky is now about 14 weeks old. I have been feeding him puppy chow since he came home at 7 weeks. He never seemed crazy about it, but now he seems to like the puppy chow even less. What type of food does everyone use? Is it nomral for him to not be interested in his food at times?

Thanks

[Abby Aniela]

My Abby is almost 5 months old, and she's been on Wellness Puppy Chow the whole time. She eats pretty darn well ...... when she feels like eating, that is. There are times she can be pretty picky and only eats a few bites.

I've discovered that this is just normal behaviour for my Abby. She's not starving and she's very healthy.

I also noticed that as Abby started teething, she ate a little less .... I'm sure crunchy puppy chow hurts those sensitive gums!

Marianne :pawprint

[geckogirl3]

Adam and Bindi are on Prairie:Nature's Variety. They both really like it, better than any other food, and I have been very happy with their health on this food. I also like that the kibble is very small, so I don't have to worry about Adam choking as much, since he inhales his food! Bindi was always very picky about her food, but she scarfs this stuff down. I chose it because of its ingredients. It is very low in grains, and has no artificial colors or preservatives.

Bree

[kencubilo]

Abbi and Desiree are on Science Diet Puppy large breed food. These two chow hounds would eat the whole 44 # bag if you let them.

[sheba84]

Jake is on Nutro Max Natural, he loves it, always eats when fed.

[Packardk]

Baxter (11 months) is on Nutro Large Breed Adult and Maggie (11 weeks) is on Nutro Large Breed Puppy. They both love their food and eat really well. I don't believe in feeding my pets anything with animal by-products in it. My boyfriend thinks they eat better than us because there is animal by-products in a lot of human food (i.e. hotdogs), but my argument is that we don't eat hotdogs for breakfast and supper every single day and neither should our babies!!!

[makena1]

Hannah at 13 weeks is just making the switch from Euk LBP to Canidae, since that is what Murphy eats and she is always way more interested in his food. Because it is a super premium food, she shouldn't have any problems going on it at 4 months - based on KCal,calcium etc.

Makena

[Harshy]

Harley has been on Iams Large Breed Puppy since we brought her home at 8 weeks. We are currently switching to Canidae at 11 months (and 68 1/2 lbs). I think she would eat anything - her food is usually gone in about 2 minutes! My last dog Shyla (mixed breed -part golden) liked everything but would skip eating a day or two (sometimes three) so I always left a bowl of dry food out for her just to make sure she was getting enough. We lost her to illness last year at 10 1/2 years old. She always stayed in great shape but never went over 42 lbs. her whole life. (She was aslo part greyhound and had a real thin backend.)They are all so different. As long as they eat good quality food and keep their weight at what it should be I don't think their eating habits matter. I think that I read it's not good to switch their food too many times (hard on the stomach and cause of allergies) so I guess it's just do your research beforehand if you're going to switch.

[KatysPal]

Zoey is on a homemade conventional raw diet. She was weaned on organic raw foods, and I switched her over to my non-organic diet over a two-week period when she was about 14 weeks old. She's getting 24 oz of food daily, compared with 5-yr-old Katy's 26, and she weighs a healthy lean 21 lbs at 18 weeks. But she would eat Katy's dinner as well as her own, given half a chance!! and if she lost her appetite I'd consider it a sign of the apocalypse.

Anne S

[tknoppe]

I feed my furkids Flint River Ranch.

[LaNcErEvOVIII 01]

ok one question whats the differnce with the can food? is that like a treat or something?