Pro Plan is the only Purina product I would even consider.
What sites?
They’re just tireless aren’t they lol. Can you try adding ground eggshell to help harden the stool? May need to add it to every meal but better than dealing with cow patties.
I can't remember exactly what it was but it was pretty much all of them they carried cost at least that much.
Pumpkin can help with that too.
My pups consume 4lbs each of raw per day, sometimes more. They lead an extremely active lifestyle that I find myself adjusting amounts to accommodate the activity. Since the dog bite issue and resulting hospitalization and other factors, I have not been as active with them as I was prior. They still get at least 4hrs a day of physical activity, whether it be swimming, running, jumps and training so a higher protein is needed for them. I guess I need to up their food just a little bit because Bacall is 74# and Bogie has dropped to 76.4#. They do not look skinny by any means. More fit is my opinion while other people think they look too lean. Now of course these people that say this have dogs that are way overweight so I can’t take their opinions as fact. Doc says they look perfect. Increased protein amounts is necessary for their activity level.
When you start removing the moisture from raw food the protein levels increase. Protein and other nutrients are measured in dry matter. Protein is an absolute must in their diet and higher amounts of protein if they are very active. They say 44% of the protein they eat goes to their skin and hair coat. Protein is the building blocks of muscles, organs, skin, hair and joints. Dogs do not need carbohydrates but dry dog food has carbs in it for binders of the food. High protein from dry kibble is not good if the dog is not an active one. If they lay around and only get minimal exercise, they are most likely overweight from eating all the carbs in dry dog food and not getting sufficient exercise to burn it off. Lean raw cuts of meats are great sources of usable protein for dogs. These two have really thrived on the raw. They have muscle tone, shiny coats and an abundance of energy (too much energy on occasion lol).
If you feed raw, you need to make sure you are giving the right ratios of muscle meat, organ meat and bone. It’s important to research raw feeding so that your dobe receives the amounts of each that he/she needs to flourish and maintain optimum health. A variety of meat proteins is recommended.
It’s the fillers in the food that are passed as waste with kibble. I feed raw but I did my research on feeding raw to make sure my twins were getting the correct amount of meat proteins, organ and bone as well as a bit of fruit and vegetables. Their poop is very small on raw because there are not additives. Most kibble (dry food) produces larger poop.
