CA Natural- sunflower oil, Purina EN- menadionine bisulfite.... Help please!

• 10-22-2009 10:10 PM

  Luvntzus Joined on 05-09-2006 Posts 4,201 Points 170

  CA Natural- sunflower oil, Purina EN- menadionine bisulfite.... Help please! Reply Contact For the past few months Gingerbread has developed a a very sensitive stomach. A few days ago he actually vomited blood and I took him to the emergency vet. Bloodwork was normal and they said to treat it symtomatically and see how things go from there. They sent me home with Purina EN (prescription), he didn't throw up once and his #2's are the best they've been in who knows how long. I actually think the EN canned (NOT dry) has decent ingredients. The one ingredient that's awful is artificial vitamin K. Then CA Natural has sunflower oil, which I've heard can cause cancer. Why do dog foods put in those ingredients!?  I tried Natural Balance Sweet Potato and Venison which gave Gingerbread awful poo. He was able to switch right to EN with no problems... Homecooked isn't an option for several reasons and raw did not work out. Does anyone have advice???

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• 10-22-2009 10:42 PM

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  tzu_mom Joined on 09-10-2007 midwest Posts 626 Points 0

  Re: CA Natural- sunflower oil, Purina EN- menadionine bisulfite.... Help please! Reply Contact Well, there are worse ingredients to worry about than artificial Vit. K.  I would keep him on the EN for at least 4-8 weeks to stabilize his G-I. Adding a probiotic would be helpful--not enzymes, but a probiotic.  I use a human product, but since your vet has the Purina products, you may want to ask about Forti-Flora---I know several people who have had great success with that particular product.  Sounds like he needs to get his intestinal flora back in balance.  Some dogs do not do well with a lot of switching and/or rotating of the diet.  He may just be such a dog. As for sunflower oil, I have not heard it linked to cancer, but it is not as easily digested as say, fish oil or salmon oil. I say stay the course with the EN for now, at least for a good while.  I know that you have had success with Eagle Pack Holistic Select, maybe after you stabilize his G-I, that may be something to go back to, if you have reservations about the Cal.Nat.

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• 10-22-2009 11:23 PM

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  stardog85 Joined on 09-10-2007 South Carolina, USA Posts 2,349 Points 235

  Re: CA Natural- sunflower oil, Purina EN- menadionine bisulfite.... Help please! Reply Contact Honestly I'd not worry about the menadione.  I asked my Animal Science nutrition prof about it when I was in college and he scoffed at the "oh it's horrible, toxic, cancer-causing, etc. etc." comments I had heard.  This was NOT a class sponsored by a petfood company (or any company) and the prof was a researcher in animal nutrition. Erin, the Amazing Maggie Mae, Ziva the Wonder Dog, and Kestrel the Up and Coming "Always keep one still, secret spot where dreams may go." - Louise Priscoll

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• 10-26-2009 1:47 AM

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  Luvntzus Joined on 05-09-2006 Posts 4,201 Points 170	Re: CA Natural- sunflower oil, Purina EN- menadionine bisulfite.... Help please! Reply Contact Thank you for the input! I'm going to stick with the Natural Balance a little longer, but if I end up having to switch to EN I feel so much better about it.
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