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So Luca nearly finished his "vet-recomened-oh-wow-so-good-but-****-expensive-inside-is-pure-garbage-diet-vet-prescription" dog food. AKA Hills. *roll eyes*
Can't believe my vet prescribed this... Spent nearly 200$ for a 13kg bag. -sigh- never really trust you vets.
So anyways looking for new brand of dog food before he finishes. He is 5years old Golden Retriever, slighty over weight (have lost 6kgs already! YAY!), less active. So the below dog food is for less active/weight mantaince/senior/large breed type Ain't gonna say the names since it MAY effect opinions.
Less active dogs
A) meat & fats (mutton, beef, pork & venison)
omega 3, 6 & 9 â cold pressed flaxseed flour
eggs â green lipped mussels â kelp â garlic
honey and apple cider vinegar â vitamins & minerals
Large breed, weight maintainance
B) Ground Rice, Chicken Meal, Rice Bran, Wheat Flour, Corn Gluten Meal, Dried Plain Beet Pulp, Natural Flavors, Poultry Fat (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Soybean Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Sunflower Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Potassium Chloride, Dried Kelp, Egg Product, Taurine, Vitamin E Supplement, Choline Chloride, Zinc Sulfate, Zinc Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, L-Ascorbyl-2-Pholyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Biotin, Copper Proteinate, Garlic Flavor, Potassium Iodide, Niacin Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Panthothenate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, L-Carnitine, Riboflavin Supplement (source of Vitamin B2), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (source of Vitamin B6), Sodium Selenite, Thiamine Mononitrate (source of Vitamin B1), Maganese Proteinate, Manganous Oxide, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of Vitamin K activity), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid.
Normal (Lamb and rice)
C) Lamb meal, brown rice, cracked pearled barley, rice bran, peas, millet, canola oil, lamb, tomato pomace, natural flavor, flaxseed meal, potassium chloride, choline chloride, sun cured alfalfa meal, inulin (from chicory root), lecithin, sage extract, cranberries, beta carotene, rosemary extract, sunflower oil, yucca schidigera extract, dried enterococcus faecium, dried lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, dried aspergillus oryzae fermentation extract, dried bacillus subtilis fermentation extract, saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation solubles, vitamin E supplement, iron proteinate, zinc proteinate, copper proteinate, ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, copper sulfate, potassium iodide, thiamine mononitrate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, ascorbic acid, vitamin A supplement, biotin, calcium pantothenate, manganese sulfate, sodium selenite, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin, vitamin D supplement, folic acid, cobalt proteinate, organic selenium, papaya, pineapple.
Adult Large breed
D) Chicken (natural source of glucosamine), brewers rice, poultry by-product meal (natural source of glucosamine), corn gluten meal, whole grain wheat, whole grain corn, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), pea fiber, oat meal, fish meal, animal digest, salt, potassium chloride, calcium phosphate, potassium citrate, Vitamin E supplement, choline chloride, zinc sulfate, L-Lysine monohydrochloride, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), ferrous sulfate, manganese sulfate, niacin, Vitamin A supplement, calcium carbonate, copper sulfate, calcium pantothenate, garlic oil, pyridoxine hydrochloride, Vitamin B-12 supplement, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin supplement, calcium iodate, Vitamin D-3 supplement, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity), folic acid, biotin, sodium selenite.
comments and opinions and suggestions welcomed.
There are only limited brands of good dog food in NZ but I wants what's best for my dog.
Can't believe my vet prescribed this... Spent nearly 200$ for a 13kg bag. -sigh- never really trust you vets.
So anyways looking for new brand of dog food before he finishes. He is 5years old Golden Retriever, slighty over weight (have lost 6kgs already! YAY!), less active. So the below dog food is for less active/weight mantaince/senior/large breed type Ain't gonna say the names since it MAY effect opinions.
Less active dogs
A) meat & fats (mutton, beef, pork & venison)
omega 3, 6 & 9 â cold pressed flaxseed flour
eggs â green lipped mussels â kelp â garlic
honey and apple cider vinegar â vitamins & minerals
Large breed, weight maintainance
B) Ground Rice, Chicken Meal, Rice Bran, Wheat Flour, Corn Gluten Meal, Dried Plain Beet Pulp, Natural Flavors, Poultry Fat (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Soybean Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Sunflower Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Potassium Chloride, Dried Kelp, Egg Product, Taurine, Vitamin E Supplement, Choline Chloride, Zinc Sulfate, Zinc Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, L-Ascorbyl-2-Pholyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), Biotin, Copper Proteinate, Garlic Flavor, Potassium Iodide, Niacin Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Calcium Panthothenate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, L-Carnitine, Riboflavin Supplement (source of Vitamin B2), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (source of Vitamin B6), Sodium Selenite, Thiamine Mononitrate (source of Vitamin B1), Maganese Proteinate, Manganous Oxide, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of Vitamin K activity), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid.
Normal (Lamb and rice)
C) Lamb meal, brown rice, cracked pearled barley, rice bran, peas, millet, canola oil, lamb, tomato pomace, natural flavor, flaxseed meal, potassium chloride, choline chloride, sun cured alfalfa meal, inulin (from chicory root), lecithin, sage extract, cranberries, beta carotene, rosemary extract, sunflower oil, yucca schidigera extract, dried enterococcus faecium, dried lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, dried aspergillus oryzae fermentation extract, dried bacillus subtilis fermentation extract, saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation solubles, vitamin E supplement, iron proteinate, zinc proteinate, copper proteinate, ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, copper sulfate, potassium iodide, thiamine mononitrate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, ascorbic acid, vitamin A supplement, biotin, calcium pantothenate, manganese sulfate, sodium selenite, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin, vitamin D supplement, folic acid, cobalt proteinate, organic selenium, papaya, pineapple.
Adult Large breed
D) Chicken (natural source of glucosamine), brewers rice, poultry by-product meal (natural source of glucosamine), corn gluten meal, whole grain wheat, whole grain corn, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), pea fiber, oat meal, fish meal, animal digest, salt, potassium chloride, calcium phosphate, potassium citrate, Vitamin E supplement, choline chloride, zinc sulfate, L-Lysine monohydrochloride, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C), ferrous sulfate, manganese sulfate, niacin, Vitamin A supplement, calcium carbonate, copper sulfate, calcium pantothenate, garlic oil, pyridoxine hydrochloride, Vitamin B-12 supplement, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin supplement, calcium iodate, Vitamin D-3 supplement, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity), folic acid, biotin, sodium selenite.
comments and opinions and suggestions welcomed.
There are only limited brands of good dog food in NZ but I wants what's best for my dog.