Switching foods... suggestions?

I agree with Dawnben--a simpler formula is better---there is nothing magical about a fish formula, so don"t get stuck on the idea of using a fish based formula (neither of my dogs can have salmon, and rarely tolerate any fish).  The point is to feed a protein/carb source that your dog has not had before so as to find the allergy culprit. 

Trooper

Thanks, Dawnben! I think I may try the Natural Balance Duck and Potato, unless I manage to find one that has fish but no fish meal.

That's what Caleb is eating, andis doing really well on it.  Oh- about the raw spots in his lip fold- I've wiped Caleb's with Stidex pads.  Now, his spots weren't raw, just kind of saliva stained colored.  I bought the gentle/extra sensitive ones.

Maybe try a ceramic bowl? Did you change dishwasher soap/dish liquid maybe?

sl2crmeg

NB has a new sweet potato and...bison? Venison?...

The Sweet Potato and Venison came out about a year or so ago.  Maybe longer ago than that.  It came out right around the time I switched Caleb to NB.  For the life of me, I can't remember if that was 1 or 2 years ago.  The Sweet Potato and Bison is their newest one.  It came out a couple of months ago.  The Chicken and Sweet Potato is fairly new, too. 

http://www.naturalbalanceinc.com/dogformulas/home.html

sl2crmeg

I knew it ended in -son. LOL.

LOL  Hey- that's better than me- I can't remember how long my dog has been eating NB.

micksmom

sl2crmeg

I knew it ended in -son. LOL.

LOL  Hey- that's better than me- I can't remember how long my dog has been eating NB.

I can top that. I wlked into the pet store last week for dog food and completely blanked on the name of the food. So here I am just standing there and all I could remember was that the bag is blue. I'm to young for senior moments or so I thought. 

tiffy

micksmom

sl2crmeg

I knew it ended in -son. LOL.

LOL  Hey- that's better than me- I can't remember how long my dog has been eating NB.

 

I can top that. I wlked into the pet store last week for dog food and completely blanked on the name of the food. So here I am just standing there and all I could remember was that the bag is blue. I'm to young for senior moments or so I thought. 

LOL  I've done that.  A few weeks ago I bought the wrong rabbit food.  Well, not entirely- I bought the Oxbow I had been feeding, but a few months ago I switched to their organic.  I realized it when I opened the food container to stand the new bag in.

 Oh, thats good. I knew what kind of cat food though.

I dont like NB, might as well go to a grocery store and get a sack of potatoes.

Try something like wellness core ocean, acana pacifica, natures variety instict rabbit, even Totw pacific stream is much better.

bluechaos

I dont like NB, might as well go to a grocery store and get a sack of potatoes.

Try something like wellness core ocean, acana pacifica, natures variety instict rabbit, even Totw pacific stream is much better.

Did you even READ the OP? Any of those, for an 'allergy' dog, would not be good, IMO. And I wouldn't feed a Diamond-manufactured product if it was the last thing on earth.

sl2crmeg

Did you even READ the OP? Any of those, for an 'allergy' dog, would not be good, IMO. And I wouldn't feed a Diamond-manufactured product if it was the last thing on earth.

I agree with Meg.  The benefit of the NB LID lines is that they are grain-free (common allergent in dogs), and use one carb & one protein source.  Their meats are from uncommon sources (venison, duck, bison, etc) which helps with dogs who may have allergies to poultry, beef, or lamb.

A friend of mine recently asked for my help because her new dog was showing symptoms of food allergies.  I suggested she try NB, and she told me last week that after just a week on this food, her dog was no longer having loose stools or chewing at his feet.  She is thrilled with the results.

I fed Harry NB for a long time, but switched last year to Orijen.  He has done amazingly well on it.  I did this mainly because he is so active I wanted a food with a better protein/carb ratio.  But if he had not tolerated it so well, I'd have gone right back to NB.

Yes, I did, the vet suggested grain free potato fish, which is what the formulas are that I listed, some of them have extra ingridients, but unless the dog is allergic to those, not protein/carb source, it should be ok.

Besides NB is also co packed by Diamond.

 Whats wrong with NB? Tootsie, is fed their Reduced Calorie Formula and is doing extremely well on it. Nice stools, good coat, etc... Please tell me!