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Royal Canin GS 30 (Puppy) and Orijin Large Breed Puppy food.... by Jared Purdy on 20 October 2011 - 17:00 |
| Greetings, I have a 4.5 month old DDR shepherd, and I have been looking at different types of food. She has been on Royal Canin GS 30 Puppy food for most the 8.5 weeks that we have had her, but I have been doing some reading on grain free foods, and Orijin, from what I have seen, is pretty high up there on the quality scale. I'm wondering who has tried either of these foods, and what, if any changes/developments with your dogs were noted? I came across a site http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/ that conducts reviews of dog foods, and the reviewers place Orijin in the highest star rating on their scale (6), but cautioned that due to very high protien level (40%) they felt that it would only be suitable for adult dogs. There was no review of the RC GS30 Puppy food, but other RC foods that were rated only recieved a 2 star rating. Thanks, Jared Purdy |
by Jared Purdy on 20 October 2011 - 21:44 |
| Maybe I should ask a different question! What are your thoughts on these two foods?? |
by gaf on 20 October 2011 - 22:24 |
| I fed RC GS puppy food for 12 months. My now 2yo neutered GSD was fed Purina One while 'vacationing' at the animal shelter before I got him. He did very well on the RC until he contracted giardia. Even after 6 wks of meds & a negative stool sample, he still had loose stools. Eukanuba, Innova, Science Diet & Blue Buffalo did not stop the diarrhea. I finally tried Taste of The Wild, all 4 varities & he's now doing extremely well on the Lamb formula. I believe grain-free is what did the trick. I have not tried Orijen, only because I couldn't find it locally. The food analysis website you cited only had 1 review for the Orijen, from 2009. Wonder how valuable that info is today? Good luck. Be aware you may start a raw vs kibble opinion-sharing experience....  |
by Jared Purdy on 20 October 2011 - 23:22 |
| Mine does not have diarrhea. However, her second bowel movement in the day is softer. When she first goes in the morning her stool is what I would consider to be normal. Later in the morning she has a second bowel movement and the stool is noticeably softer. I am also giving her a Natural Choice supplement. It basically looks like a sausage and I cut off a section about 1.5" thick, chop it up and toss it in with her crunchies. I looked at the ingredients, and it is low in protein and high in moisture, which may be a contributing factor the soft stool. |
by ggturner on 20 October 2011 - 23:28 |
| We feed grain free, Nature's Domain, which is made by Diamond and is their generic version of TOTW sold at Costco. All 3 gsds are doing great on it--never have loose stools. http://www.naturesdomainpetfood.com/about-natures-domain |
ggturner by DannyJ on 21 October 2011 - 21:38 |
| Jared, look at the Acana grain free ones. Very similar product as Orijen(same company) same type of ingredients, not as rich and a bit cheaper. I fed Orijen for a couple of years but prefer the Acana because its not as rich and my dogs seem to do better on it(stool wise) cause of the protein/fat Look it up. I raised a handful of litters on it Dan Juros |
by Kalibeck on 22 October 2011 - 00:56 |
| I nearly lost my 7 month old girl on RC...the vet blamed her intrasusseption squarely on the RC...he said that RC uses beet pulp for a filler, & that some dogs do not tolerate beet pulp very well. We feed Orijen, mixed with Canidae to cut the richness a little, they are doing well on this. I'm feeding the fish blend Orijen. jackie harris |
Kalibeck by Jared Purdy on 23 October 2011 - 11:35 |
| Thanks for the feedback folks. I have looked at the Acana, and it is quite a bit lower in protien than Orijin. I think that I will check out the Orijin large breed puppy for a couple of weeks, and see how it goes. I can't see being able to keep her on it for the long term, without cutting it. Acana would be a good combo (as was suggested), and Pet Value has their own brand, "Performatrin", that has just released a grain free, moderate protein level, life stages food. I just bought a bag of the RC GS 30 puppy food, so this week I'm going to pick up a bag of the Orijin and cut the RC by about 75% and use it until it is gone. Unfortunatley, where I bought it (Pet Smart) didn't have a grain free large breed dog food that I was thrilled with, so I am kind of stuck with it, and as we know, the 30 pound bag is not cheap. |
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