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which thing or brand is a best diet for dog,some seniors thinks raw meat with cereals best diet and some are totaly aginst them they used meat with half qauntity of dog food ,most of us feed our dogs on dog food whats the correct method,thanks.

the best diet is the one that works best for your dog. I have a few dogs on different diets and feeding programs. There is no one diet that fits all...

Just a note to all you raw diet fans out there: This is my medical opinion and suggested advice to you. Raw is fine, as long as it is NOT POULTRY. With the bird flu that is going around, there is way too much risk feeding raw eggs, raw chicken, turkey, etc. The flu can be spread via this avenue. Until such time as this bird flu is under control, or a vaccine is made against it, I would highly suggest weighing the risks of such feeding.

Unfortunately, the post above on Avian influenza is far from correct. At this point, unless you live in SE Asia or a few countries in eastern Europe and have lots of direct contact with birds who have come into contact with wild birds, there is little chance that you will become ill with the Avian influenza. To date, there is no case of human to human transmission. There is absolutely NO evidence that this Avian influenza has crossed into dogs. While I am not a proponent of raw diets, and while feeding raw chicken can indeed make a dog ill from campylobacter, slamonella or other pathogens, there is no reason at present to fear that feeding your dog raw chicken or poultry will cause them to be ill with Avian influenza. Also, it is the fecal matter and possibly the urine of birds that holds the virus. Cooked poultry kills the virus. There is reason to be concerned about Avian influenza. Eventually, this virus infecting a human through fowl may mutate to become highly transmissible from human to human. That is the reason there is now so much concern. By the way, this Avian influenza has nothing to do with the newly emerged canine influenza which was earlier in the news.

I recently switched to Eagle pack, Adult formula. I am very happy with the results in only 4 weeks. One of my females is very hard to keep weight on and she has gained 7 lbs on Eagle pack. They as well get 1/2lb red meat daily with a 2"x2" square peice of tripe(every 2 days), along with pumpkin, applesauce and potatoes. Hope this helps Kari

Best diet is very subjective. I have dogs on different dietsb based on where they are at in their lifen cycle. I have used Iams and Eukanube for years and am happy. Some are on large breed puppy, some are on lamb and rice, and some are on a performance. If you are feeding a commercial dog food the most important thing is that it is balance and complete. Also that the method they used to determine the Kcal equivalancy of the diet was done by the feild trial method. Some of the home made gruel may not be dietarily complete. also look at ingridients. just like people food they are in descending order on the label, one with alot of cereals and fillers is not good. So if you feed commercial, feed a premium brand dog food, read labels. Mike

Eukanuba is a very bad food, they use rendered animals in thier product. Please do some research and learn about these companies that are so deceiving. LEARN what the labels actually mean, not what they say!You'll will be shocked as to what these AWFUL companies are putting into our animals. There is a great web-site about cancer in dogs, it has alot of info on nutrition. It is as follows: Caninesincrisis.org it is an awesome web-site, pertaining to these issues. Google top 10 dog foods and you will find alot of info. I like quite a few premium foods, Canadei, Evo, Wellness, Innova, California natural, just to name a few.

Sharyn, Not all people that read this website live in the United States. I was generalizing. Many people give raw eggs with shells. I assume you know how and where eggs are laid. Also, when chickens are pieced and washed, they are often washed in their own entrails, which includes bowels where you find these bacteria. So, my post was not "far from correct", just generalized. You assume that I was only speaking to people in the US. It was a note of caution to all. Better safe than sorry, I am sure you agree.

I totally agree about this poultry thing. One needs to exercise great deal of caution. In my opinion there is no hard and fast rule for the dog food. To me it always had been a mix thing. One dog responds very well to one combination where other doesnt. I suggest that you try to monitor your dogs more carefully when you are feeding them, check out what they like to eat or not and finally what kind of food they really respond to.

I am well aware that people from all over the world read this board. It does not matter whether people live in the U. S. or somewhere else. It is important that all people understand how Avian influenza is transmitted and which species are affected and which are not. Telling people not to feed their dogs chicken or eggs is your opinion perhaps, but not grounded in fact. Avian influenza is not likely to cross from birds into canines. That was what I was referring to as being "far from correct". If you are intimating that feeding raw eggs, poultry etc. to a dog will make a human ill, that is also not particularly true. IF and only IF a bird is infected with Avian influenza, is it possible that handling the carcass, in cleaning it, for example, could infect the human. Of the many millions who do this daily, it is only in very rare instances to date where we see someone coming down with the virus. All people to date who have come down with the H5N1 virus have been around sick chickens who have been in contact with wild fowl. There is no reason not to feed fowl to your dog if that is what one wants to do. In the areas of the world seeing Avian influenza, I doubt many can afford to share their chickens with the dogs anyway. Perhaps they give them the entrails. But it does not matter because dogs are not affected by Avian influenza. The reason it is unlikely that canines will ever be affected with this virus is very complex and beyond the scope of this discussion. As far as what to feed, it is a very personal decision. Many are positive their dogs do best on raw, others prefer kibble, others mixes. What is important is to be sure the dog is getting all the nutrition it needs and this can be assessed in more than one way. I prefer to feed a premium kibble and the dogs do very well on it.