What's the best dry food - Exclusively Setters2024-03-28T17:00:41Zhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/forum/topics/what-s-the-best-dry-food?commentId=865021%3AComment%3A1088414&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHy kirstie Harvey's doing rea…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2013-04-01:865021:Comment:10910212013-04-01T19:47:59.337ZAngeline nicolhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/Angelinenicol706
Hy kirstie Harvey's doing really well we got him weighed on Friday he's now 21.5kilos he was 17 4 weeks ago so although he's pooing a lot he is obvisouly getting something from it but the vets recommended royal canin junior (skin &digestive) so we are in the process of gradually introducing it to his food and the pooing isn't as bad and I did worm him aswell but I don't think he had worms
Hy kirstie Harvey's doing really well we got him weighed on Friday he's now 21.5kilos he was 17 4 weeks ago so although he's pooing a lot he is obvisouly getting something from it but the vets recommended royal canin junior (skin &digestive) so we are in the process of gradually introducing it to his food and the pooing isn't as bad and I did worm him aswell but I don't think he had worms Hi Angeline
I've not been on…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2013-03-29:865021:Comment:10900752013-03-29T22:21:31.792ZPippa Wheaterhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/PippaWheater
<p>Hi Angeline </p>
<p>I've not been on for a while so I'm just catching up with things Just wondering how you are doing with Harvey?</p>
<p>I've recently had a few problem with my setter boy I had them on chudley's puppy when we were weaning them and they were doing well but when I moved them on to junior I was getting sloppy poo and it didn't look like food was being digested properly. They stunk as well Oscar could clear a room oh it was bad.</p>
<p>I changed them on to wainwright Oscar had…</p>
<p>Hi Angeline </p>
<p>I've not been on for a while so I'm just catching up with things Just wondering how you are doing with Harvey?</p>
<p>I've recently had a few problem with my setter boy I had them on chudley's puppy when we were weaning them and they were doing well but when I moved them on to junior I was getting sloppy poo and it didn't look like food was being digested properly. They stunk as well Oscar could clear a room oh it was bad.</p>
<p>I changed them on to wainwright Oscar had a growth spurt and lost loads of weight he is long and tall too a big boy and was boney and his pin bones showed so much.. </p>
<p>After talking to lots of ladies at ringcraft who kept saying he needs building up I tried Arden Grange puppy/junior large breed and he is doing very well now. </p>
<p>I also feed raw meat, sardines/fish, scrambled eggs, cheese, leftover's when having veg and roasts n top of their dried food.</p>
<p>What a difference it has made weight is going back on and he is looking good.</p>
<p>More expense than we wanted but sometimes it is worth using some of the best food available, some setters can have sensitive tummy's and need a good diet.</p>
<p>As for Harvey eating slowly this is far better than him wolfing it down will reduce any colic/bloat issues.</p>
<p>Good luck and hope things are now working out.</p>
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<p></p> Cornelia, sounds Ilke your Ir…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2013-03-24:865021:Comment:10887392013-03-24T18:03:14.598ZDianne cookhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/Diannecook
Cornelia, sounds Ilke your Irish have a wonderful life they are so the breed for loving all the travels you do :0)) I'm doing a little camping at Easter and thought the redkids will hopefully love it. Sorry I got off the food discussion!
Cornelia, sounds Ilke your Irish have a wonderful life they are so the breed for loving all the travels you do :0)) I'm doing a little camping at Easter and thought the redkids will hopefully love it. Sorry I got off the food discussion! I have often bought from Zoop…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2013-03-24:865021:Comment:10888222013-03-24T14:41:38.303ZHoward Glansfieldhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/HowardGlansfield
<p>I have often bought from Zoopus and they are very good,cheaper for most things but another site is :</p>
<p>Pet Shop Bowl which also have good offers <a href="https://store-7965b.mybigcommerce.com" target="_blank">https://store-7965b.mybigcommerce.com</a></p>
<p>The dry food I use is Beta Sensitive Salmon and Rice.I can only say it suits my dogs.</p>
<p>I have often bought from Zoopus and they are very good,cheaper for most things but another site is :</p>
<p>Pet Shop Bowl which also have good offers <a href="https://store-7965b.mybigcommerce.com" target="_blank">https://store-7965b.mybigcommerce.com</a></p>
<p>The dry food I use is Beta Sensitive Salmon and Rice.I can only say it suits my dogs.</p> thanks Cornelia, sorry for al…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2013-03-24:865021:Comment:10886622013-03-24T12:21:05.059Zsilviahttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/silviamarco
<p>thanks Cornelia, sorry for all these data lost!!! sounds bad:((</p>
<p>yup, I saw the picture, of the food that dissolves : impressive:) they are sending us some free sample of gentle food, so we'll try the taste :)</p>
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<p>Shaick, the italian Bracco, is much better. He's been put for few weeks on a particular digestible vet-food prescribed by the vet, at something like 100E the **small ** bag :(.</p>
<p>He get stabilized, and he was then supposed to get ready for a full epatic…</p>
<p>thanks Cornelia, sorry for all these data lost!!! sounds bad:((</p>
<p>yup, I saw the picture, of the food that dissolves : impressive:) they are sending us some free sample of gentle food, so we'll try the taste :)</p>
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<p>Shaick, the italian Bracco, is much better. He's been put for few weeks on a particular digestible vet-food prescribed by the vet, at something like 100E the **small ** bag :(.</p>
<p>He get stabilized, and he was then supposed to get ready for a full epatic profile and lot of blood tests, BUT-BUT-BUT.... few days ago day the family came back from the supermarket and left 2kg of sausages and 14 spicy mexican chicken wings , all frozen stuff, on the table for just few minutes.. everything disappeared (i guess Shaick found that strange vet food a bit toooo bland and boring, so he decided to help himself with a proper meal;)</p>
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<p>ehm.. there is no point to check the liver after 2kg of pork and sausages, so tests have been postponed for few days more;) My brother is puzzling why to keep paying 100E for the vet food, after this performance, but... oh well..</p>
<p>anyway, the dog is much much better after the vet diet, and now stable, so no worrys for now and the tests are at the horizon ;) </p>
<p>thanks!!! cheers</p>
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<p></p> Thank Finn, yes, of course we…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2013-03-24:865021:Comment:10888142013-03-24T12:09:53.448Zsilviahttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/silviamarco
<p>Thank Finn, yes, of course we also do like this if/when we go from just a place to another.. But with `traveling' I meant holiday, i.e. even camping few weeks well far from shops/supermarkets or far from electricity in some cases.. and with just a portable freezer soft bag under 40C and the sun I woudnt go for raw meat ;)</p>
<p>even our long lasting milk must be trown away after few hours from opening, so having raw meat in the bag for Oberon is a no-no..(actually, even the tins are…</p>
<p>Thank Finn, yes, of course we also do like this if/when we go from just a place to another.. But with `traveling' I meant holiday, i.e. even camping few weeks well far from shops/supermarkets or far from electricity in some cases.. and with just a portable freezer soft bag under 40C and the sun I woudnt go for raw meat ;)</p>
<p>even our long lasting milk must be trown away after few hours from opening, so having raw meat in the bag for Oberon is a no-no..(actually, even the tins are suffering from the heat in some places, so dry food is a better choice for us sometimes.. )</p>
<p>we may try the K9 raw-dry at some point (mentioned by Cornelia), the price put us a bit off;) anyway, still waiting for the spring this year, so let's see how our holiday plans will evolve;)</p>
<p>thanks everybody!!</p>
<p>cheers</p>
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<p></p> Hi Finn.....Thanks for that I…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2013-03-24:865021:Comment:10886412013-03-24T11:16:01.702ZJennie Bensteadhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/JennieBenstead
<p>Hi Finn.....Thanks for that I will look forward to it....I am an Aromatherapist and make a lot of my own things (Riley and Cassie are always covered in mud or worse)...I agree with the organic but confess not all their meat is....but my friend has just started her own raw feeding site and a lot of what she will be selling is organic so will be giving it a little look....we are the same our children are all grown and Riley and Cassie are our babies...I like to buy organic when I can am…</p>
<p>Hi Finn.....Thanks for that I will look forward to it....I am an Aromatherapist and make a lot of my own things (Riley and Cassie are always covered in mud or worse)...I agree with the organic but confess not all their meat is....but my friend has just started her own raw feeding site and a lot of what she will be selling is organic so will be giving it a little look....we are the same our children are all grown and Riley and Cassie are our babies...I like to buy organic when I can am planning on growing some veggies myself this summer (if we get one that is) I dont eat meat much my self I just dont like it...P.S let people think what they like about you..its their problem not yours...that how I think...lol</p> I'm sure it's ok, Finn, if yo…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2013-03-24:865021:Comment:10886912013-03-24T08:19:05.703ZCorneliahttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/Cornelia
<p>I'm sure it's ok, Finn, if you travel from one place to another and/or stay in areas where there are supermarkets - it wouldn't work for us though - the last two summers we were 'on tour' for a whole month, never knowing where we would spend the next night and seeing a supermarket or a larger shop with food for us to stock up about once a week. So we brought the month's supply with (also for us) and just added fresh products, when we passed a shop - and our real adventure (trekking with a…</p>
<p>I'm sure it's ok, Finn, if you travel from one place to another and/or stay in areas where there are supermarkets - it wouldn't work for us though - the last two summers we were 'on tour' for a whole month, never knowing where we would spend the next night and seeing a supermarket or a larger shop with food for us to stock up about once a week. So we brought the month's supply with (also for us) and just added fresh products, when we passed a shop - and our real adventure (trekking with a backpack and tent) could not even start last year due to ongoing rain... </p>
<p>But there is another product that might be interesting for those of you feeding raw and touring in areas where shops are scarce:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.k9naturalshop.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=529&products_id=4018" target="_blank">http://www.k9naturalshop.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=529&products_id=4018</a></p>
<p>It is very expensive - but so is all freeze dried food! - this is freeze dried raw food (lamb) and I think a four kilo pack would feed a dog for about three weeks, assuming the dog would need more than 600 gram of fresh food per day when hiking several hours each...?</p> The breeder said he had been…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2013-03-23:865021:Comment:10885122013-03-23T19:08:38.869ZAngeline nicolhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/Angelinenicol706
The breeder said he had been wormed but I am actually going to do it tonight
The breeder said he had been wormed but I am actually going to do it tonight I must agree with Finn..I fin…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2013-03-23:865021:Comment:10882592013-03-23T16:08:07.176ZJennie Bensteadhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/JennieBenstead
<p>I must agree with Finn..I find raw feeding best and very inexpensive ....I buy Chicken Carcusses 62p for kg very good quality chicken necks 88p for kg...a whole case of carcasses is £8.20 last ages with 2 dogs I spend roughly £40 per month on 2 dogs and that is a mixture of chicken... beef.. tripe.. lamb etc plus meaty bones...there are some very good suppliers in the UK of fresh meat and bone and great prices....But I also agree it is everyones own decision on how they feed their…</p>
<p>I must agree with Finn..I find raw feeding best and very inexpensive ....I buy Chicken Carcusses 62p for kg very good quality chicken necks 88p for kg...a whole case of carcasses is £8.20 last ages with 2 dogs I spend roughly £40 per month on 2 dogs and that is a mixture of chicken... beef.. tripe.. lamb etc plus meaty bones...there are some very good suppliers in the UK of fresh meat and bone and great prices....But I also agree it is everyones own decision on how they feed their dogs..</p>