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The gaseousness has declined

Posted : 1/23/2007 10:02:08 AM

So the dogs are being switched over to solid gold's barkign at the moon from Cal. Nat chicken/rice. Anyway, I have these rubbermaid dog food bins that hold 9lbs. I mixed 25% BATM to 75% Cal. Nat. It's going to be gone in a day or so and then I'll do 50/50 and 75/25 and then 100% batm.
ANyway, I'm already noticing decreased gas! It's SO much nicer!
Thought I'd share. Poops are looking fine from what I can tell watching them go from out the window- it's icy and snowy and so I don't much feel like scooping at the moment.
A very small update.

sarah_b

Posted : 1/23/2007 11:24:59 AM

ANyway, I'm already noticing decreased gas! It's SO much nicer!

You know -- over the years I have tried and tried and tried all the Natura products - I so wanted to feed them - but always came the gas. Worse on some dogs than others, but enough that changing the diet was a must. Darnit. I love the looks of the food, the company, the people, etc...and would love to feed it. They do have some new formulas (fish for one) that I have not tried....maybe one more time?? What is up with the gas production I wonder?

chelsea_b

Posted : 1/23/2007 11:41:31 AM

Cherokee's never had a gas problem (she passes gas so little that she still, at 8 1/2 years old, WHIPS her head around to see what the heck made that noise! [sm=lol.gif]), so she's not a good gauge I guess, but she's eaten many Natura products (Evo, Innova, Evo RM, CA Natural..) with no problem. But when my sister and her dog first moved in with me in September, I bought Evo RM for her dog, and WHEW! He could easily clear a room. I made my sister stick it out for a few weeks, to see if it got better, but it didn't. He also didn't have firm poop without adding canned pumpkin. He's now eating regular Innova with no problems, so I don't know if it was the red meat, lack of grains, high protein, whatever, but something made him horribly gassy.

sarah_b

Posted : 1/23/2007 12:04:26 PM

but something made him horribly gassy.

Yeah, my one older guy, he LOVED the EVO, stools were fine, but the poor guy also cleared the room. And this is a dog that never had gas (cept on other Natura prods in the past). So I knew something was buggin him. And I switched him cold turkey to a new food, the gas was totally gone. I have yet to fine anyone locally that stocks the Barking At the Moon. Would like to try it.

Rick B

Posted : 1/23/2007 1:04:09 PM

He also didn't have firm poop without adding canned pumpkin. He's now eating regular Innova with no problems, so I don't know if it was the red meat, lack of grains, high protein, whatever, but something made him horribly gassy.

ORIGINAL: chelsea_b

My dog didn't have gas on Evo RM but her poops were rarely firm. I didn't try adding pumpkin or anything. No problems with Barking At the Moon however which is primarily salmon meal. Consistently firm and low odor.

shamrockmommy

Posted : 1/23/2007 1:21:02 PM

Mine have never been on a fish product before, so I'm really excited to see how they do. It's way time for a change. They've been on chicken products forever.