Solid Gold Hundchen Flocken Puppy

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Added on April 1, 2008, 10:02 amEthoxyquin is no good. Canola oil is Ok. Try avoiding brewer's byproduct, beet pulps, gluten materials.

You will have to get samples and let your boy try out if he's so picky. I once got my puppy Eaglepack's chicken sample, it smells nice compared to the other foods i went thru (not for myself) so far. You can give it a try if your boy is not allergic to chicken. It uses good source of chicken meat though, so less problem there. It also uses ingredients that are kinda Ok, except for some fillers, which most 3-4 star rated dog foods has it by the way, thus difficult to avoid unless spending extra for more premium foods.

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Added on April 1, 2008, 10:07 amCareful not to soak foods which contains citric acid for too long. No good for our pups. Make sure finish immediately and no left overs.

This post has been edited by KittyKat: Apr 1 2008, 10:07 AM

That not normal. Whats your pups regular food at the moment? Try a different food first. Consult a vet if it doesnt work out.

Doesnt seem to have a too good ingredient listing. It contains corn which is very bad for digestion. It also has fillers. It also has a minimum acceptable meat content, with kinda unclear chicken source, i.e. "chicken fat (preserved with Vitamin E), chicken, chicken digest". It can be anything from chicken's skin, fat, legs, neck, head, some internals etc etc. What worrying here is leftover of unwanted chicken parts which might not be meat source. Producer also didnt state the use of preservative free ingredient.

Maybe you could try changing, IMHO. Avoid corn. Its deifinitely a NO NO!!! Second step will be to try avoiding rice. Feed your dog potatoe instead if its allergic to rice. Its also a good alternative for grains.

This post has been edited by KittyKat: Apr 1 2008, 01:27 PM

I didnt explore into Innova as it doesnt have any food with the meal type i was looking for my pup. Anyway, browsed around previously and realized that it is quite good depending on its range. Its premium ones should be on par with Solid Gold.

By the way, besides what i'm feeding my pup, i would opt for Blackwood's catfish and potatoe. Despite having some filler, it is food above its leaque, IMHO. I might switch to it once she's a year old.

Well, i would try my very best to give the most i can for my pup, so, balance between desire and financial would always be a conflict. But at the end of days, i wouldnt want to harm her unconsiously, so going the extra mile a lil more wont hurt, at least currently, as she's my first one, hehehe.

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Added on April 1, 2008, 4:49 pmMost proly but am not too clear if there might be any other health issues with your pup. Maybe a check with a good vet would help???

By the way, premium food seem to be the bottomline nowadays. The market's talking about like super premium, ultra premium, hollistics, etc etc like that. Dont be fooled by those terms. Some really good manufacturer's dont even brag with these terms, while some below average manufacturer's would boost sales based on jargons as such. The ingredient list would be your best bet to getting the rite food for your pup.

This post has been edited by KittyKat: Apr 1 2008, 04:49 PM

Seriously, Natural Balance is so so only, thats my experience thru sampling and opinion to add on to some others experience. Tried its duck, fish and ultra premium formulation, not very convinced. Besides, got to know that it has quite a number of product recalls previously, making me feel that it might not be too comfortable for my pup's diet, despite its quite Ok ingredient listing.

It has very very little meat content (which is expected as it is more on allergic base diet). Most of all, its pallets are huge and hard, making it difficult to chump on, especially for puppies. It is also not very filling, thus our pups might have to consume more to burp.

Wouldnt really recommend it. It should be almost the same price with Blackwood (depending on location), thus Blackwood would be a better choice, IMHO.

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Added on April 2, 2008, 7:57 amTry not to exceed 2 years from its manufacturing date, that would be a safe guideline.

This post has been edited by KittyKat: Apr 2 2008, 07:57 AM

Not very sure. Not stated by manufacturer when i checked on the packaging. Sorry.

Eukanuba is a normal so called "premium" brand. Should be somewhere baseline of dog food standards. But for me, it is below average, judging from ingredients used.

This post has been edited by KittyKat: Apr 3 2008, 02:56 PM

Any problem with chicken fat???

I belive it is not they thought it is "premium" food. I seldom come across vets that endorses specific pet food. They are not nutritionist, they are "doctors", for pet. Some might reccomend if found that certain brand is doing good to their pups or client's pup. But it might not work out for all.

Anyway, It is also the way market accepts it. Not all people willing to go the real premium way (not the "premium" that most self proclaimed premium, super premium, hollistic, super hollistic brands say they are). Some might even say that they dont need such quality food.

What we can do is visit shops that caters to our needs. Even so, some "high end" shops still carry some lower range variety to diversify their market. Shops can sell anything as long there are customers for it. We can do our homework, choose what we (or rather, our pup's) need, and consume based on requirements. But do remember, at the end of days, the best brand might still not work out. It is based on your pup's acceptance in many ways.

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Added on October 23, 2008, 10:10 amMost kibbles include fat as its ingredient while a handful of them does not. And our pups still need certain proportion of it. It is already good if it can be identified as "chicken" fat (naturally preserved).

By the way, there are alot of other factors in our pups food that contribute to problems mentioned, not only fat in it.

My point of view though. Hope more of us can share on this point so can learn more.

This post has been edited by KittyKat: Oct 23 2008, 10:17 AM

Reputation is on their line, whether to include fat as ingredient to be natural and human grade. What done that's bad will surely surface in time to come, whether genetically modified chicken fat, stale salmon oil, road killed meat, disease infected corps, etc.

I see... Well, they can say what they want, i trust what my pup and i agree on. At the end of days, i cannot just depend on one source of info, yet should not diversify to so many. In some case, we may trial and error, some other, we must experience.

This post has been edited by KittyKat: Oct 23 2008, 01:42 PM

Hey everyone, need some help... Am looking for Evo's red meat, small bite kibbles. Noticed anyone carrying this??? I found Toby at Penang carrying the normal sized ones, but they dont bring in the small bites. Am switching for my pup again as she's not very fond of chicken/turkey diet. Phew...

Thanks for help in advance...

Am considering, am considering... Give me some time... =)

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Added on January 19, 2009, 4:28 pmI dont plunge in to Evo, or Orijen, or Solid Gold, etc etc just because it is 5, 6, 7, etc stars, by the way ;P

This post has been edited by KittyKat: Jan 19 2009, 04:28 PM

Oh... My pup's doing Evo small bites now. Moved her from Orijen cuz she dont really like it. While biting into her kibbles, she'll look at me with expression on her face: "Ey... Boss... Very hard... Very difficult to bite lar!!! How to eat???". Then she often skip her meal cuz that. Even on Evo, she quite reluctant, but at least she take all her proper meals. Want to move her back to red meat as she's doing it fine during her puppy stage.

Regarding raw, i belief inclusion of small propotion greens and fruits are vital. As canine evolve (i believe even in the past or in wild now), selective greens and fruits serve as natural antibiotins and tonic, etc. My point of view though, cuz i feed my pup with strain of wheat grew in my garden, and it aids her digestion. My nearby neighbor's GR also take it whenever he comes over to my place for play play or when we walk him. My cat even knows how to harvest and consume it herself. That's when i learnt about it and try it out. Just an example...

Dunno why??? My pup also not very fond of Orijen's Adult formula, sigh. I somemore got her the biggest pack to split with my friend's pup, now dunno what to do, scratching head liao... I personally feel the kibbles are much harder, and if prolonged consumption, its taste's way too appealing that my pup gets sick of it. When she's trying out samples, she seem Ok with it, but...

Got a sample pack of Artemis's Maximal. The kibbles smell's sooo strong, even i dont feel like putting in my mouth and eating it. Perhaps it's its high fat content. I dont think i'll switch my pup to it. Sigh...

I might really go raw in time to come if its so difficulty, switching around. High protein diet's fine. Just that... I still belief that Solid Gold (depending on its range) makes great kibbles. Its just that, long lead time make its shelf-life short. It's premiumly pricey as well for its league. Canidae's also fine. But with the boom in price recently, made me stay away from it. Not need to mention its grainless range. Its crazy i mean...

I dont see the grainless one around yet... But the ALS shot up to about 150+ for 6.8kg. Its like +/-50% up!!!

Yep. That's why i ran away from them. I was on a deal when they were with their old "two rice form" formula (Less than RM100 for 7.5kg). But with 50% up price, i end up telling my pup, "Sorry, Canidae ban liao..."

Artemis's normal range is Ok too. I wanted to get the small breed one, but with its price, i rather go Evo. Formulation very typical of premium kibbles. Good overall.

Well... Royal Canin... Never in my "will-think-of-it" list as well. For the price, its products are not "premium" enough.

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Added on January 21, 2009, 10:56 amBy the way... Any leadings on Evo's red meat, small bites???

This post has been edited by KittyKat: Jan 21 2009, 11:01 AM

She's a monster pup, she like like... Lamb ah... Beef ah... Like that one wor. By the way, the red meat also have compartively protein level.

Hahaha... If the chicken used is of human grade and grew w/o any hanky-panky acceleration, its fine also one.

Yes. It's the first 3 meat meal and diversed carb content one.

By Nature ok ok nia... Very low meat content. The ingredients not very remarkable as well. Too pricey for its range, will never reccomend. Its treats are Ok and well priced though.

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Added on January 21, 2009, 3:00 pmI belief others are waiting and racing to hike as well. If this continues... Sigh... I think Alpo will be the last resort. Hahaha...

This post has been edited by KittyKat: Jan 21 2009, 03:01 PM