High protein and organ failure?

LC Smith said:
PPP is stupid expensive for no reason. To me, the ingredients are not that great. I have become a big proponent of Extreme Dog Fuel. I get it locally and it seems to do really well for my Lab. I used to feed Kinetic and really liked it as well, but it was hard to get.

I am interested in your Nutrisource and will go look it up.
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Nutrisource is pretty good food. I'm a fan of Diamond. Very similar to PPP ingredients wise, hardly ever a recall unlike PPP and Purina products in general and I can get a 40 pound bag of their Extreme Athlete formula for about $50 online. It's also widely available around me.

Nutrisource is hard for me to find around here for some reason. Which is surprisingly because I believe they are a MN company. Only one local store sells it by me.
 
Munster927 said:
Nutrisource is pretty good food. I'm a fan of Diamond. Very similar to PPP ingredients wise, hardly ever a recall unlike PPP and Purina products in general and I can get a 40 pound bag of their Extreme Athlete formula for about $50 online. It's also widely available around me.

Nutrisource is hard for me to find around here for some reason. Which is surprisingly because I believe they are a MN company. Only one local store sells it by me.
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I like Diamond Athlete formula, but Whisky didn't like to eat it...
 
LC Smith said:
I like Diamond Athlete formula, but Whisky didn't like to eat it...
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Gotcha. Yeah dogs are finicky that way haha luckily I've never had any issues with any of my dogs. I could probably drop in the cheapest food I could buy or the most expensive and they'd eat it.
 
I feed purina 30/20 salmon bag with GSP on it I have 3 dogs this food suppose to be best for Dobermans the other two like it
After each meal all 3 come back to living room smacking their lips who else can eat same food twice a day year after year and think the past meal was best ever
 
Munster927 said:
Nutrisource is pretty good food. I'm a fan of Diamond. Very similar to PPP ingredients wise, hardly ever a recall unlike PPP and Purina products in general and I can get a 40 pound bag of their Extreme Athlete formula for about $50 online. It's also widely available around me.

Nutrisource is hard for me to find around here for some reason. Which is surprisingly because I believe they are a MN company. Only one local store sells it by me.
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If you have a Chuck and Don's around you, that is where I get Nutrisource. I've seen it at Menards too, and maybe even Ace Hardware.

I fed Diamond for many years too.
 
A local feed store orders Nutrisource for me but I can get it at Menards, Fleet Farm and Runnings when I go up north to hunt. A pet store next to my son's house in KC also sells it, so I've been able to find it pretty easily without having to order online.
 
West, do you measure out that fish oil exact every meal or eyeball it after a bit? I’m gonna cut down to 26/18 and try the oil. My two shorthairs stay really lean.
 
PPP sport I I just watch the weight…. Cut or up rations when necessary… I have one problem child that adds weight quick (GSP altered bitch)
They may not be Iditarod dogs but. she lost 7 lbs this hunting season and was fairly trim at start. She did some good bit of work.
Do need to keep weight off em or you end up with TPLO surgery to keep a good dog going (don’t ask how I know).
It is expensive but my logic goes like this, Purina has been making dog food a long time and put a lot of study in their product. Blood work last week and everything in the green. 9 ish years on that diet.
 
akp said:
West, do you measure out that fish oil exact every meal or eyeball it after a bit? I’m gonna cut down to 26/18 and try the oil. My two shorthairs stay really lean.
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Not who you asked but I put fish oil on my dogs food and the brand I buy has a pump nozzle. So I just follow the directions and put 4 pumps of fish oil per day on top of her food.
 
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Been feeding my dogs 30-20 for many many many years. None dropped dead young from food issues. I know for fact there is or was an issue with some of those grain free gimmicks. Happened to people I know. Caused enlarged hearts. Caught early, switch diet, and went back to normal. Not caught early, dogs died. I just adjust the amount I feed is all. Pretty simple. Most of that stuff around the protein intake is not a food issue. Its the dog, and some underlying thing. Just like people some are born with bad organs. Dogs that have those issues should never get bred. So many things are hereditary.
 
AKSkeeter said:
I lived in Alaska for 30 years where the long-distance mushing community is strong.
I've always feed the highest fat (>=25%) highest protein (>=30%) kibble on the market.
For an adult 65 pound lab, 2 cups per day is their normal feeding.
My labs have all lived between 13 and 15 years old. They all have hunted to age 13.
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Same here. Two cups per day. It keeps the weight off but gives them plenty to run on. My oldest lab is 12. Starting to slow down but she is still hunting hard.
 
I feed my small GSP 2 cups per day and my 60 lb Vizsla 3 cups per day of Nutrisource 30/20. Also feed my dogs a high protein/fat food topper that I make myself. No issues. I tried Innukshuk, but my Vizsla did not like it at all. If I was still feeding that, I would be feeding my dogs less.
 
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