Natural balance is there anything in here that you don't like? - Page 1

Okay My dog is doing ok just need to try another steady food. The probiotic i have her on is very powerful and seems to get rid her eye goo and her stools are looking better for sure for the past while since i got rid of royal canine.

My dog had trouble with natural balance in the past BUT I NEver tried the duck and legumes it was always the sweet potato ones.

SO do you think trying the legumes one is worth it?

Ingredients:

Duck Meal, Dried Garbanzo Beans, Dried Peas, Pea Starch, Duck, Natural Flavor, Canola Oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid), Beet Pulp, Ground Flaxseed, Salt, Salmon Oil, Potassium Chloride, Vitamins (vitamin E supplement, niacin supplement, d-calcium pantothenate, vitamin A acetate, thiamine mononitrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement, folic acid), DL-methionine, Minerals (zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, copper sulfate, manganous sulfate, sodium selenite, calcium iodate), Choline Chloride, Taurine, Iron Amino Acid Chelate, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Copper Amino Acid Chelate, Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid(preservatives)

Guaranteed Analysis:

Crude Protein 22.5% Min Crude Fat 11.0% Min Crude Fiber 4.0% Max Moisture 10.0% Max Omega 6 Fatty Acids* 2.75% Min Omega 3 Fatty Acids* 0.9% Min

IF not this she can stay on acana duck and barelott bUT i think the acana caused eye goo and the probiotic got rid of her eye goo


I know sweet potato natural balance caused eye goo in the past


BUt so far everything about her looks really good i just want her on a pure really nice diet


HEre is acana duck and barlett

Ingredients

Duck meal, deboned duck, steel-cut oats, peas, whole pears, whole potato, duck fat, duck liver, sun-cured alfalfa, oat flakes, algae meal (source of DHA, EPA), pea fiber, whole apples, sweet potato, pumpkin, butternut squash, parsnips, carrots, spinach, cranberries, blueberries, kelp, minerals, vitamins, chicory root, juniper berries, angelica root, marigold flowers, sweet fennel, peppermint leaf, lavende

Shes on both of these right now


ALso can switching foods cause eye goo? she didnt get eye goo till she switched form royal canine to the acana but then it went away when i added a probiotic. Now she looks beautiful again. Nice ears, nice coat, nice feat and nice stools. BUT i think it is the probiotic.

Hi there,

The first difference I noticed between the ACANA type and Nature Balance type you posted here is that ACANA is a grain and Nature Balance is a grain free type of food.
Only concern that I would have with this type of Nature Balance food is that in my own opinion for some reason does not contain enough meet content. Yes, meat is a first ingredient in the form of meal but that is where the meat ingredients stop.

I don't think that sweet potatoes in ACANA type food would be causing the eye goo in your dog as they are listed really down on the ingredients lists (13th spot).

Personally I was feeding my dog initially ACANA Large Breed Puppy formula, and he did have some issues with his stool being inconsistent (soft, runny, etc.)
In my case I was not sure if this was caused by the chicken in this formula or by some grain type (in my case also oats). So I decided to switch him to a grain free ACANA formula - Pacifica.
With this switch I avoided all together the poultry meets and grains. My dog is now on his 5th bag of ACANA Pacifica, not showing any issues with his stools (they are fine). His coat is shiny, ears are clean, and no any unusual discharge from his eyes.

Hope this helps you somewhat.

whole pototo is the sixth ingrediant

Read about the new food called Back to Basics. Top ingredients are nutrient rich dense organ meats.

I tried it not too long ago. The garbonzo beans caused a big allergy in my dog and IMO beans do not make a food grain free. To me advertising as such is a lie and crappy. Cant recommend it

why not try the Acan grain free formulas???  I would call NB and find out the phosphorous levels on their formulas.  I believe the packaging says minimum of .8, but lentils are pretty high in phosphorous.  that particular issue is just in the front of my brain right now as I am dealing with a senior with kidney issues.  I feed the Acana fish fromula(pacifica) when I forget to take raw out to thaw..... 

Darcy

i dont like NB alot of wasteage, from my dog and i have tryed the duck Acana and that did work well for my dog , but i just cant aford $70 a bag of food, so now i am in search of finding  another good food , i can get  for a dog with allergy. if any one knows of any other good foods a little bit cheaper, i am looking.

has anyone tryed the pure vita Buffalo, that one looks ok ?

Why not go raw Trixx?