Holly's Food

[sarah taylor]

I've been feeding Holly on Autarky since bringing her home from the breeders as this is what she has been brought up on. ?I've looked on the food analysis list and it was not mentioned. It is a working dog food (puppy/Junior) and it is wheat and gluten free with no colours or preservatives. She being absolutely great on it, no problems as yet, just wondered if anyone has heard or knows of it ?

 

[kayboxer]

Can you post the ingredients?

 

[sarah taylor]

List of ingredients Maize, Chicken meat meal, rice, chicken fat, green veg & carrots, whole linseed, prairie meal, yeast, herbs & spices, seaweed, yucca extract.
Contains natural antioxidants lecithin, mixed tocopherols & vit c.
Protein 28%
Oil 17%
Fibre 3%
Ash 8%
The herbs and spices are:Carob,Aloe Vera, Dandelion, Cayenne Pepper, Fenugreek, Fennel, Kelp, Ginger,Oregano, mint,thyme,rosemary,Yucca Schidigera, Turmeric.
It is made in Britian and say its 100% natural.
The breeder, first had them on puppy porridge which made them loose and after some home work found this food. She breeds for the show ring, and has seven boxers to her name and won't give them anything see didn't agree with. But thats only her say. Just thought I get some feed back from BW.
I also feed her on wet with it Natures puppy diet.

 

[lucasmum]

Hi, I was just looking at the list of ingredients in your food. I'm no expert, but having read the dog food analysis page, I would say that maize (corn) as the first ingredient is not great, also a fat in the first 4 ingredients can increase the risk of bloat. It also contains vit c, which means you must not pre-moisten it because it greatly increases the risk of bloat. Being from the u.k myself I know how hard it can be to find a decent dog food, but there are some you can order online. Canidae, Fromms Gold, natures variety and Timberwolf, also I think Solid Gold. Hope this helps.

 

[ehayes21]

It also contains vit c, which means you must not pre-moisten it because it greatly increases the risk of bloat.

It's not vit c that increases the risk of bloat it's citric acid.

To the OP, I would be a little concerned that corn is the first ingredient too...regardless it's a good practice to rotate your dogs food every few months or so...here's why.

http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/how-often-should-i-change-foods.html

 

[sarah taylor]

Thank for all your info, I've written down the other foods mentioned and will look into them, I mentioned I also do 50/50 natures diet, for puppies, which has only chicken,tripe, lamb, brown rice, egg, kelp and ground natural bone. They have a web site so I'm going tolook at that tonight. Do the above foods have puppy ones? I will try me petstore as they are quiet good with many different foods and usually will order for you.
I have still got most of the bag left so I will use this first and towards the end quarter do the change.
What are the implications of maize?

Thanks again

 

[ehayes21]

I mentioned I also do 50/50 natures diet, for puppies, which has only chicken,tripe, lamb, brown rice, egg, kelp and ground natural bone

That looks pretty good, but you don't really need to feed a puppy formula - a good all-life-stages formula will be just fine.

As far as maize/corn goes, aside from being hard to digest, it's a very common allergen for dogs.

 

[sarah taylor]

Ehayes21

Thank for your info. Much appreciated. My main concern was the mention of bloat, which panicked me a bit. So I should be ok to finish the bag? Well I will start to change towards the end of the bag by slowly introducing new food. Still looking into that at the moment.
Will go to local pet store end of week and see what they have to offer, if no good I will order over the net.
Looked on the Nature Diet web site and unfortunately they don't do a dry food, which is a shame.

 

[Lola's mum]

Sarah, this site is fantastic for quality food and it's delivered in no time.

http://www.zooplus.co.uk/

 

[Esquivel]

Your baby Holly looks kinda like my baby Holly! She is sweet looking!