orijen food - Page 4

I have been feeding Orijen for 8 months now with fantastic results

I have used Orijen now for 11 months on Two Pups now using only the Adult, Both grew on Normal and thrive on it

Excellent Food and i am pleased with it

Steve

Here is an update I copied from the dog food anaysis site. 

** Manufacturer-provided statement on use of Ethoxyquin: "All ingredients are purchased ethoxyquin free and we maintain written quality protocols and supplier agreements to this effect. All ORIJEN fish meals are preserved exclusively with NATUR-OX (a blend of rosemary and mixed tocopherals), and our fresh fish are truly FRESH -arriving without any preservatives what-so-ever."

If anyone is interested I am a dealer of Orijen and Innova foods. Please contact me privately for pricing and shipping.

Kristen

We switched our 3 adult males to Orijen a year ago during the pet food crisis. Our results have been excellent. The dogs are 14, 13, and 4 years old. The two old ones are on Orijen Senior and the young one gets the regular adult food. Happy, active dogs (the 14 year old a few days ago supplemented his Orijen diet by catching himself a bunny), much reduced output of good consistence and little odour.

The 4 year old had suffered with allergies each spring ever since we brought him home. much scratching, hair loss, runny eyes, ear infections. This year, after one year on Orijen, he has no allergies. His environment is the same; only his food has changed.

The staff and management at Orijen have been very responsive to our various inquiries - can't ask for much better. We're very happy with their product, as are our dogs.

We've had no issues-seen no bones in the kibble....dogs doing extremely well---& they love the stuff! No more allergy problems, even my picky eater will never pass up a bowl of Orijen, they act like it's a treat; in fact I have used it for tracking bait & training treats...! jh

Orijen is a great dog food.  We have fed it to our dogs since it first became available here in New Brunswick, Canada.  In 2005 we had been feeding Eukanuba.  It had been recommended by our vets - we fed it to our cats as well as our dogs.  Then while researching preservatives in dog foods I came across a website that forever changed my views on the major dog food brands.

It was a website that was demonstrating animal testing being done for the IAMS company.  I contacted IAMS with my concerns and they started reading a script to me.  Pointing me to another PR website and sadly - by pointing me to that website IAMS confirmed the testing had been done - one of the dogs shown on the testing site was shown as being adopted by an IAMS employee after the dog left the "wonderful animal research facility" that IAMS used.

So, after feeling like I was betrayed by my vet, my feed supplier etc - I really started to look into foods.  What was in them and who made them etc.

I ended up coming to the conclusion that there were very few on the shelf foods that I felt comfortable with either ethically or nutritionally.

We like Fromm Four Star (as they are certified humane and they are an excellent quality food), Orijen, Urban Carnivore or home based raw diets. 

Orijen is something I don't hestiate in feeding my dogs or in recommending.  Our dogs love it.  We use Orijen and Urban Carnivore as our "staples". 

When we first started feeding raw food to our dogs in late 2005 - our vet at the time told us our dogs would be dead in months.  Well, it is 2008 now and our dogs have pristine teeth, have never been to the vet for any illness and have the nicest coats around. 

We have seen a huge transistion in our area though - more dog owners are becoming aware of the who makes their dog foods and what is going into the foods.  People want ethical, humane and premium quality foods.  It is nice to see that more vets are taking the time out to learn about nutrition.

Our current vet confided that when she was in vet school (not that long ago either!) - the sum of their nutritional information was a 4 hour seminar that was sponsored by a brand name feed manufacturer.  Nothing like a little biased education huh?

She has since taken a huge leap into nutrition and has really educated herself on the different options out there.  I wish many more vets, owners and breeders would do the same.

I have switched all my dogs over to this kibble. I still feed only 20-30% kibble and everything else is purchased,  already prepared raw. I like this food a lot. I have 2 GSDs  and 1 RS, all 3 of them do well on it.

I buy it from www.doggiefood.com, I pick it up since I live in Rhode Island, but most of their bussiness is shipped out throughout the US. I think this food is gaining in popularity and you can find it at a lot of high end suppliers.

I don't have any puppies, so I can't comment on that.

Julie

 We carry (sell) the Orijen food at our boarding facility and have had many clients whose dogs have "medical" issues (a.k.a. food allergies) switch over from so-called premium foods with great results. Yes, the protein is high, but at least the protein is appropriate or not made up from grain and other ingredients that are taxing on the body (dried beet pulp and preservatives such as BHA, BHT, Ethoxyquin and vitamin additives such as Vitamin K). Clients have experienced what I call a "detox" period where the nose and eyes run for a day or two then clear. Also noted is an increase in water consumption during this period.

I have seen ear infections, hot spots and other abnormalities clear up while dogs have been on this food, however I am not claiming that it is a cure-all. It is simply good food. Unfortunately, my clients have asked me why their vets have not told them that their dog had a food allergy. I tell them that it is just a lucky guess. 

If people find the protein levels too high, there are other foods on the analysis site (www.dogfoodanalysis.com) that are lower. You can find the best foods on the REVIEW page, and then select 6-STAR DRY FOODS. There you will find approx 20 foods that are grain free. Foods you have never heard of before, simply because their budgets are spent on ingredients and not "marketing magic".

Or, you could just feed raw and a supplement called Feedsentials (created by a GSD breeder), but that is for another thread, LOL. 

Mike