Comments on: Switching my puppies food – good choice?

By: Leanna G

Leanna G — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 04:50:52 +0000

It looks good to me. The only thing that concerns me slightly is it lists 3 rice products (could be considered grain splitting and could indicate the amount of rice is higher than the amount of fresh chicken). I don’t think it would be more than the amount of meal though and the combined meat should still be higher than the rice.

But anyway, I see lots of good things in it. The only thing I might add would be a dollop of yogurt since I’m not seeing many probiotics.

By: drb

drb — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:33:50 +0000

Go Natural is a top grade food. Since you are going from one that’s not so hot, to one that is much more nutrient dense, you should probably phase it in over a period of a week or so. Just add a little more of the Go Natural each day until you’re completely switched.
You’ll probably need to feed less than of the Iams, so be sure to look at the feeding guidleines on the bag. Each dog is different, however, so adjust according to your dog’s needs.

By: star4danielle

star4danielle — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:13:51 +0000

Sounds good- but i think it is too much protein for a puppy. i know you can look that up.- check out dogfoodanalysis.com like the other person suggested. (i prefer canidae)

also, when you do switch make sure you do it gradually so you dont upset the tummy!!!!

By: dobby

dobby — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:57:47 +0000

check out: Dogfoodanalysis.com and see how yours compare with these premium and super premiums foods.

By: Shanna

Shanna — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 03:14:42 +0000

Go Natural is a great food and is very simialar in quality and ingredients to Canidae that the previous answerer suggested. It isn’t at all grain heavy and is a great food. Million times better than Iams, so a switch is a great idea.
Just remember to switch gradually.

StarforDanielle- Go natural has the exact same amount of protein as Canidae. 24% is a perfectly acceptable amount of protein for puppies.
Canidaes protein ranges between 21% and 26% depending on the formula.

By: Esther G

Esther G — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 21:27:08 +0000

I thought GO! natural was a grain-free food?

Anyway, it does seem slightly grain-heavy to me, but that’s just my opinion.

Have you tried Canidae, Wellness, nature’s variety, orijen, innova, merrick, solid gold? They’re all good foods.