QUOTE(clementcpteh @ Jun 8 2008, 01:23 PM)
Nutritional- ProteinsStill many people still doubt what is proteins and how it help your dog? Every dog food have own proteins contain, see at the label. I would like share some information with you.
Here is the basic knowledge of Proteins, are the foundations for building muscle and connective tissue, They also assist in enzyme and hormone functioning. Proteins are obtained mostly from animal- basic ingredients.
There are high-quality proteins and low-quality proteins. High- quality proteins are those that are used better by the body, and include beef, poultry and lamb. Poorer-quality proteins are those from vegetable sources or meat by products. Though higher is better, more is not, excess proteins in filtered though the kidneys and excreted, and too much proteins make the kidneys work overtime.
Puppy foods should contain about 25 percent protein. Adult dogs need less by % and volume. You will see the stated on the bag of food you buy, the amount may be determined by the growth and activity level of your individual dog.
go consult with you vet or dog food company. You can ask the pet shop who are selling those brand. They cannot give you a right answer, Let Lowyat forum member find the answer of it.
If the person sell dog food cannot give you a right information. Dont buy from them. Report to dog food HQ.
Yes, I think it really depends on the ingredients. Like when I feed BARF, it is super high in natural proteins, the only carbs I give are in the form of fresh veggie puree and a teaspoon of rolled oats each day. Now, I think where the dog would become fat comes from the fillers..... alot of dogfood contains corn, wheat, rice..... Previously I used brown rice as filler for BARF and man, I could see the difference as she put on weight. As I minus the rice, she became leaner.
One thing I managed to identify that causes tear stains in my Chelsea is Brewers Yeast. Evo doesn't have! I think Orijen has, and that is causing the tear stains, just like Back To Basics.
When choosing dog food, best is to ask from people who have tried the brand than listen to petshops. Sometimes some pet shops would recommend a brand that is not of high quality....
QUOTE(remymj @ Jun 8 2008, 06:20 PM)
my dino also taken orijen right now.
dun have tear stain la but got little bit of eye shit!
really not so good?
Orijen is good.... it depends on your dog. Some dogs on orijen would get alot of tear stains, like mine loh. Smelly tear stains.... some dogs would get rashes, like Pennywise's westies. So if your dog never show these signs, then ok loh.