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Size of kibble

dyan

Posted : 7/13/2008 9:02:13 AM

When I got Gibson, the breeder wanted me to keep him on Pedigreed for at least 6 months. Obviously..I didnt' do that much to her dismay. I know not to give puppy food to a Dane baby...but EP puppy was designed for them...so that is what I switched him to.

However...I noticed that when he ate the Pedigreed he chewed it...and the EP is a little smaller and he does NOT chew it. ITs kind of the same size around but not round...its flatter which makes it smaller. He was having trouble with a little vomiting before...and there were several things I was thinking, but that was one of them also.

AS many years that I have been feeding EP to Bubblegum and Ollie....I can't think if this puppy is smaller than the regular EP Adult or not. I wondered if anyone knew. I am thinking that I might go buy him the adult formula if it is...to try to get him to chew it again.

papillon806

Posted : 7/13/2008 10:44:53 AM

I know exactly what you mean.

Falon doesn't chew anything smaller than a dime kibble size. Occasionally when she was on Pinnacle Duck (which are small kibbles) she would throw up/burp up a few pieces, so maybe your vomiting issue is a similar situation? She's currently eating Natural Balance AMP b/c the kibbles are a flat nickel-size kibble and she actually takes the time to chew it! (I know that formula wouldn't work for your case).

I *think* that the EP holistic LBP is the same kibble size as the LB adult, but I can't remember. I've fed both the Holistic LBP and the Regular EP LBP, and the Holistic kibbles were bigger.

Okami

Posted : 7/13/2008 11:49:47 AM

Ben does the exact same thing. I don't have any input, but I will be sticking around in this thread. He's on Horizon puppy, and since he's not a large breed the kibbles in the "regular" puppy foods are so tiny. He doesn't even think about chewing. *sigh*

KarissaKS

Posted : 7/14/2008 9:29:51 AM

The store didn't have Evo Red Meat in large bites the last time I stopped in, so I had to buy a bag of the small bites for Luke. Yeah, he pretty much inhales it, coughing and gagging the whole time. I've found that if I mix it in water (such as with his Solid Gold Seameal) he slows down and actually chews it.

mudpuppy

Posted : 7/14/2008 11:52:25 AM

I've never owned a dog that chewed kibble regardless of size of kibbles and suspect the larger type kibbles are much more of a choking hazard than the smaller types- get one big one stuck, bye-bye, inhale a few small ones, just cough them out. Dogs don't naturally chew- they are designed to shear dead animals into swallow-able chunks. If the dog is choking on the stuff maybe try mixing with a little canned and freeze in a kong. Or feed out of a buster cube or similar.

dyan

Posted : 7/14/2008 3:24:03 PM

Gibson doesn't choke on it...just that since he chews the larger kibble...I thought it would be nice to chew the kibble he will be eating the rest of his life.

I have also added about 1/2 c water and it might have slowed him down a bit.

But thinking chewing might be better for his teeth than inhaling.