JDGREEN4ME
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Due to illness both of our pets are on Perscription Diet, prior to that they were on Iams. 
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Bird
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Me, too, until we got this pup and it was accustomed to Science Diet so we've stayed with it. Our last dog was a rat terrier and he always had Purina One is his bowl. I used Purina for my rabbits, goats, etc. I still think Purina is hard to beat.
Redbug
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That's what we have always fed our dogs...Purina. They make good products. Purina makes all kinds of critter chows. Too bad they don't sell Purina People Food...no more fussing about what your going to eat that day. It would be great for starving Third World Nations. One last comment...Did you ever see the movie with Charlton Heston..."Soylent Green"? Soylent Green - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
johnray13
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orezok said:
Thanks for the heads-up. When the melamine problem was first annoucned, I checked it out. The Costco product was affected but it was the canned food (I buy the dry).
Here's a link to the Costco recall: Costco KS Canned Dog Food Recall Page
Alan L.
Elite Member
We lost our male Cocker Spaniel (Fudge) to cancer on 10/16/07. He would have turned 11 a week later. I've not felt like discussing it at all, until now.
We would have paid anything to save him, and paid quite a bit but he went from a slight limp on Labor day to death not much more than a month later. It was terrible.
In in early years he ate Purina One, and Iams sometimes. When Fudge was 7 we got another cocker, a female. She had skin allergies and the vet said she would always have them. We tried cortizone treatments, etc but sores kept coming up on her belly.
On a whim, we switched to Muenster natural dog food, which is manufactured just 40 miles or so from where I live. Gracie's allergies cleared up literally in a couple of weeks and never came back.
A couple of years ago it become less convenient to buy the Muenster food so we switched to Nutro which is supposed to be anther "natural" dog food. It certainly does not have animal parts in it. Gracie's skin is still just fine on the Nutro.
Fudge became overweight so we switched both dogs to Nutro lite, which has less calories and fat.
When Fudge was diagnosed we started making dogfood out of ground beef, pork, or turkey and mixed with beef liver, whole grain rice, and spinach. We mixed it about half with the Nutro and a couple of tablespoons mixed with Gracie's food.
Now that Fudge is gone, Gracie is still eating Nutro lite mixed with the homemade food. We are thinking of switching back to Muenster because we know where it it made and it highly recommended in these parts.
I don't know what causes cancer in dogs, but do know that it is alarming how many dogs die from it. This terrible disease makes me not want another dog because no matter what you do you can't prevent it, and losing your pet is just too painful.
We would have paid anything to save him, and paid quite a bit but he went from a slight limp on Labor day to death not much more than a month later. It was terrible.
In in early years he ate Purina One, and Iams sometimes. When Fudge was 7 we got another cocker, a female. She had skin allergies and the vet said she would always have them. We tried cortizone treatments, etc but sores kept coming up on her belly.
On a whim, we switched to Muenster natural dog food, which is manufactured just 40 miles or so from where I live. Gracie's allergies cleared up literally in a couple of weeks and never came back.
A couple of years ago it become less convenient to buy the Muenster food so we switched to Nutro which is supposed to be anther "natural" dog food. It certainly does not have animal parts in it. Gracie's skin is still just fine on the Nutro.
Fudge became overweight so we switched both dogs to Nutro lite, which has less calories and fat.
When Fudge was diagnosed we started making dogfood out of ground beef, pork, or turkey and mixed with beef liver, whole grain rice, and spinach. We mixed it about half with the Nutro and a couple of tablespoons mixed with Gracie's food.
Now that Fudge is gone, Gracie is still eating Nutro lite mixed with the homemade food. We are thinking of switching back to Muenster because we know where it it made and it highly recommended in these parts.
I don't know what causes cancer in dogs, but do know that it is alarming how many dogs die from it. This terrible disease makes me not want another dog because no matter what you do you can't prevent it, and losing your pet is just too painful.
N80
Super Member
I personally don't think that dog food has anything to do with dog cancer. I'm not a vet, so its just a hunch. But as far as down animals go, you can't catch cancer from cancer. As far as infectious diseases go, all that food is cooked at high temps and then it goes into one of the most hostile environments for bacteria....which is a dog's stomach.
Toxins are another story and I think any reputable company will not have any toxins in their food.
My first lab lived over 14 years on the cheapest Purina chow we could find.
My wife feeds my current lab some sort of high end Purina. Drives me nuts that she spends extra money on dog food. Dogs were designed to eat anything. Expensive dog foods are for the owners not the pet, in my opinion. But I'm not saying that is a bad thing. If it makes you feel good to feed your pets expensive food and your pets are healthy then its a good thing.
I think the biggest problems with feeding dogs is that most dogs are fed too much and I suspect any vets here will confirm that. Fat dogs are just as unhealthy as fat people. Our lab gets what mamma buys for him and i make it interesting with some table scraps. But, we monitor his weight and make sure we can always see some ribs......just barely but you can see them if the light is right.
I think cancer in dogs is going to be as much about genetics as anything else, especially in highly or overbred breeds.
I've had a good many dogs but I'm more attached to this one than any of the others. He's a black lab named Dash (after Audubon's retriever). He's a registered lab but is the ugliest lab you've ever seen. But he is also the smartest and friendliest dog I've ever seen. I've always been very objective about pets and have always felt that people who spent tons of money on sick pets were nuts. We grew up with a farm mentality that when it was time to go it was time to go and an animal shouldn't suffer. Dad used to 'put down' the sick or aging pets himself. That's just the way it was. I feel a little different about this one. More like family than a pet.
Toxins are another story and I think any reputable company will not have any toxins in their food.
My first lab lived over 14 years on the cheapest Purina chow we could find.
My wife feeds my current lab some sort of high end Purina. Drives me nuts that she spends extra money on dog food. Dogs were designed to eat anything. Expensive dog foods are for the owners not the pet, in my opinion. But I'm not saying that is a bad thing. If it makes you feel good to feed your pets expensive food and your pets are healthy then its a good thing.
I think the biggest problems with feeding dogs is that most dogs are fed too much and I suspect any vets here will confirm that. Fat dogs are just as unhealthy as fat people. Our lab gets what mamma buys for him and i make it interesting with some table scraps. But, we monitor his weight and make sure we can always see some ribs......just barely but you can see them if the light is right.
I think cancer in dogs is going to be as much about genetics as anything else, especially in highly or overbred breeds.
I've had a good many dogs but I'm more attached to this one than any of the others. He's a black lab named Dash (after Audubon's retriever). He's a registered lab but is the ugliest lab you've ever seen. But he is also the smartest and friendliest dog I've ever seen. I've always been very objective about pets and have always felt that people who spent tons of money on sick pets were nuts. We grew up with a farm mentality that when it was time to go it was time to go and an animal shouldn't suffer. Dad used to 'put down' the sick or aging pets himself. That's just the way it was. I feel a little different about this one. More like family than a pet.
Bird
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George, I agree with you 100%, but kinda suspect we may be in the minority. When I was a kid, we had both dogs and cats out in the country, but they were never allowed inside the house under any circumstances. My dad would never have tolerated that. The only time I can remember a dog going to the vet was once when we had a dog that got bad sick and we suspected a neighbor has poisoned it. The vet agreed that it had been poisoned and he put it down. I can not think of a single time that we bought any kind of dog food. Of course, I was the oldest of 5 kids so my Mother did a lot of cooking and the dogs got the leftovers. And that included all bones except fish bones. The cats were expected to forage for themselves except for the milk we gave them when we milked the cow, and whatever scraps they could get before the dog got it.
But in spite of my agreeing with you, we're feeding a dog Sciece Diet dog food (of course one Chihuahua doesn't eat a lot), and she's a bit overweight because we've spoiled her.
When I was a kid, we had both dogs and cats out in the country, but they were never allowed inside the house under any circumstances. My dad would never have tolerated that. The only time I can remember a dog going to the vet was once when we had a dog that got bad sick and we suspected a neighbor has poisoned it. The vet agreed that it had been poisoned and he put it down. I can not think of a single time that we bought any kind of dog food. Of course, I was the oldest of 5 kids so my Mother did a lot of cooking and the dogs got the leftovers. And that included all bones except fish bones. The cats were expected to forage for themselves except for the milk we gave them when we milked the cow, and whatever scraps they could get before the dog got it.But in spite of my agreeing with you, we're feeding a dog Sciece Diet dog food (of course one Chihuahua doesn't eat a lot), and she's a bit overweight because we've spoiled her.
Sigarms
Super Member
N80 said:
Nah, you get smarter
Redbug
Veteran Member
I had been reading that dogs should not be fed any pork or pork by products...and that also includes in their chow. Most of the better, (more expensive?), dog chows seem to be made with lamb or other meat.
As a question...why is that? I thought meat was meat for a dog? Also, when choosing a good dog chow just what should I be looking for...(other than a higher price)? Orezok mentioned no corn.
As a question...why is that? I thought meat was meat for a dog? Also, when choosing a good dog chow just what should I be looking for...(other than a higher price)? Orezok mentioned no corn.
