What is similar to Kirkland lamb?

    • Gold Top Dog

    What is similar to Kirkland lamb?

    Bo came to me as an emergency foster with another dog and they had a small supply of Kirkland lamb that they both did well on. The two dogs were with me for two weeks, then the second dog left about the time I ran out of food. I can't get Kirkland in Oklahoma so I tried to use ground turkey and rice to transition Bo to Premium Edge Large Breed Puppy. He had explosive diarrhea every time I started to add in the new food. At first I attributed the problems to the stress of his buddy leaving, but it's been three weeks so now I'm pretty sure the food just isn't agreeing. He's been checked out at the vet and is currently on 7 days of metronidazole. He's a parvo survivor if that matters...

    Since I can't get Kirkland and can't look at the ingredients, can someone post them or tell me what food is the most similar to it? Thank you!

    • Gold Top Dog

    Nature's Recipe might be a good choice.

    • Gold Top Dog

    Diamond makes Kirkland.  They have their own natural Lamb formula that should be very similar. 

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    • Gold Top Dog

    Our dogs were on Kirkland and I tried Nature's Recipe - got bad diarrhea from one of them. 

    I can't vouch for the accuracy, but this is supposed to be an image of the Kirkland Signature Range Lamb & Rice Adult food:

    http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/showfull.php?product=1031&bigimage=kirklandL_R.jpg

    This is supposed to be the breakdown:

    http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/showproduct.php?product=1031&cat=5

    • Gold Top Dog

    sooner

    Since I can't get Kirkland and can't look at the ingredients, can someone post them or tell me what food is the most similar to it? Thank you!

     

    Here is the ingredient list for Kirkland lamb, rice, and vegetables...

    Lamb, lamb meal, whole grain brown rice, white rice, rice bran, egg product, cracked pearled barley, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and Vitamin E), beet pulp, potatoes, fish meal, flaxseed, natural flavor, millet, brewers dried yeast, potassium chloride, salt, choline chloride, carrots, peas, kelp, apples, dried skim milk, cranberry powder, rosemary extract, parsley flake, dried chicory root, glucosamine hydrochloride, taurine, vitamin E supplement, iron proteinate, zinc proteinate, copper proteinate, ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, copper sulfate, potassium iodide, thiamine mononitrate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, chondroitin sulfate, ascorbic acid, vitamin A supplement, biotin, calcium pantothenate, manganese sulfate, sodium selenite, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin, vitamin D supplement, folic acid.

    and

    Guaranteed analysis:
    Crude protein 23% min
    Crude fat 14% min
    Crude fiber 4% max
    Moisture 10% max
    Zinc 200 mg/kg min
    Selenium 0.4 mg/kg min
    Vitamin A 15,000 IU/kg min
    Vitamin E 150 IU/kg min
    Omega-6 Fatty Acids* 2.2% min
    Omega-3 Fatty Acids* 0.4% min
    Glucosamine hydrochloride not less than 300 mg/kg
    Chondroitin sulfate not less than 100 mg/kg

    Canidae lamb and rice (like Diamond lamb based food or Premium Edge Lamb based food) might be close to Kirkland's

    • Gold Top Dog

    Thank you all. That actually is very similar to the Premium Edge I was trying to switch to... so maybe the food isn't the problem Tongue Tied

    Premium Edge Large Breed Puppy Lamb, Rice & Vegetables Formula
    Lamb, lamb meal, egg product, cracked pearled barley, millet, ground rice, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), potato protein, oatmeal, potatoes, tomato pomace, flaxseed, natural flavor, salmon oil (source of DHA), ocean fish meal, potassium chloride, choline chloride, dried chicory root, kelp, carrots, peas, apples, tomatoes, blueberries, spinach, dried skim milk, cranberry powder, rosemary extract, parsley flake, yucca schidigera extract, L-Carnitine, Enterococcus faecieum, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Saccharomyces cerevesiae fermentation solubles, dried Aspergillus oryzae fermentation extract, vitamin E supplement, iron proteinate, zinc proteinate, copper proteinate, ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, copper sulfate, potassium iodide, thiamine mononitrate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, ascorbic acid, vitamin A supplement, biotin, calcium pantothenate, manganese sulfate, sodium selenite, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin, vitamin D supplement, folic acid

    • Gold Top Dog

    If metronidozal is an antibiotic you may want to do a quality probiotic follow-up to restore the balance of beneficial bacteria in the digestive tract.From my own experience many antibiotics can leave you with digestive upset.

    Tena

    • Gold Top Dog

    Diamond Naturals is probably the closest you will get without causing any upset.