I have recently started feeding my yorkie puppy Purina..?

Question

I was just told a few days ago, that Purina food for dogs and cats is not good.. Can anyone help me???

Answer 1

All the dog and cat foods you find in the supermarket are not very good foods.

It is best to give your dog the best food you can afford. The better foods don't really cost that much more because your dog will eat less of it and also will be in better health so it won't need so many vet visits (other than the annual checkup which all pets should get).

Here's an article that helps you grade your dogs food, then lists some of the known brands that have been graded already. You can decide which brand you want to feed your pup. My 3 eat Innova EVO (I mix it with about a table spoon of canned or raw meat) and they LOVE it

How to grade your dog's food:
Start with a grade of 100:

1) For every listing of "by-product", subtract 10 points

2) For every non-specific animal source ("meat" or "poultry", meat, meal or
fat) reference, subtract 10 points

3) If the food contains BHA, BHT, or ethoxyquin, subtract 10 points

4) For every grain "mill run" or non-specific grain source,subtract 5 points

5) If the same grain ingredient is used 2 or more times in the first five
ingredients (i.e. "ground brown rice", "brewer’s rice", "rice flour" are
all the same grain), subtract 5 points

6) If the protein sources are not meat meal and there are less than 2 meats
in the top 3 ingredients, subtract 3 points

7) If it contains any artificial colorants, subtract 3 points

8 ) If it contains ground corn or whole grain corn, subtract 3points

9) If corn is listed in the top 5 ingredients, subtract 2 morepoints

10) If the food contains any animal fat other than fish oil,subtract 2
points

11) If lamb is the only animal protein source (unless your dog is allergic
to other protein sources), subtract 2 points

12) If it contains soy or soybeans, subtract 2 points

13) If it contains wheat (unless you know that your dog isn’t allergic to
wheat), subtract 2 points

14) If it contains beef (unless you know that your dog isn’t allergic to
beef), subtract 1 point

15) If it contains salt, subtract 1 point

Extra Credit:

1) If any of the meat sources are organic, add 5 points

2) If the food is endorsed by any major breed group or
nutritionist, add 5 points

3) If the food is baked not extruded, add 5 points

4) If the food contains probiotics, add 3 points

5) If the food contains fruit, add 3 points

6) If the food contains vegetables (NOT corn or other grains), add 3 points

7) If the animal sources are hormone-free and antibiotic-free, add 2 points

8 ) If the food contains barley, add 2 points

9) If the food contains flax seed oil (not just the seeds), add 2 points

10) If the food contains oats or oatmeal, add 1 point

11) If the food contains sunflower oil, add 1 point

12) For every different specific animal protein source (other than
the first one; count "chicken" and "chicken meal" as only one protein
source, but "chicken" and "" as 2 different sources), add 1 point

13) If it contains glucosamine and chondroitin, add 1 point

14) If the vegetables have been tested for pesticides and are
pesticide-free, add 1 point

94-100+ = A
86-93 = B
78-85 = C
70-77 = D

69 = F

Here are some foods that have already been scored.
Dog Food scores:

Authority Harvest Baked / Score 116 A+

Bil-Jac Select / Score 68 F

Canidae / Score 112 A+

Chicken Soup Senior / Score 115 A+

Diamond Maintenance / Score 64 F

Diamond Lamb Meal & Rice / Score 92 B

Diamond Large Breed 60+ Formula / Score 99 A

Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance Ultra Premium / Score 122 A+

Dick Van Patten's Duck and Potato / Score 106 A+

Foundations / Score 106 A+

Hund-n-Flocken Adult Dog (lamb) by Solid Gold / Score 93 B

Iams Lamb Meal & Rice Formula Premium / Score 73 D

Innova Dog / Score 114 A+

Innova Evo / Score 114 A+

Kirkland Signature Chicken, Rice, and Vegetables / Score 110 A+

Nutrisource Lamb and Rice / Score 87 B

Nutro Natural Choice Large Breed Puppy / Score 87 B

Pet Gold Adult with Lamb & Rice / Score 23 F

ProPlan Natural Turkey & Barley / Score 103 A+

Purina Benful / Score 17 F

Purina Dog / Score 62 F

Purina Come-n-Get It / Score 16 F

Royal Canin Bulldog / Score 100 A+

Royal Canin Natural Blend Adult / Score 106 A+

Sensible Choice Chicken and Rice / Score 97 A

Science Diet Advanced Protein Senior 7+ / Score 63 F
Science Diet for Large Breed Puppies / Score 69 F

Wellness Super5 Mix Chicken / Score 110 A+

Wolfking Adult Dog (bison) by Solid Gold / Score 97 A

Answer 2

Purina makes several different lines of food, top of the line is Pro Plan, next is Purina One and then the Purina line. You should always check the ingredients and see if a meat is the first thing, and not a meal bone meal or something. It should be Beef, Lamb or Chicken. Don't feed your puppy anything but the best you can afford. The better the food, the less stool you will have and the better your puppy will be. Some Purina foods, like Benefills has the first ingredient as corn, not good, Purina One Puppy Growth, first ingredient Chicken, good. Read the labels.

Answer 3

All dogs shed. If your dog is shedding excessively, there are a lot of things that can cause it, including poor diet and skin conditions. Purina Puppy Chow is one of the worst foods on the market, loaded with undigestible fillers like corn, which is also a common allergen in dogs. Be looking to (gradually) switch your puppy to a quality food. Brands to look at would include Blue Buffalo, Solid Gold, Innova, Wellness, Merrick, Canidae, and any other food meeting the following criteria: 1. No wheat, corn or soy ingredients of any kind 2. First ingredient and at least one more of the top 3 is a named meat product 3. No byproducts or non-specific ingredients (like meat meal) That should get him on the road to good coat health if there is not an underlying problem.

Answer 4

Yes, its not really a good product. The better products although more expensive the dogs don't eat as much as the cheaper products are filled with 'fillers'. Fillers can be corn, feathers.. you name it. The more expensive products don't have these in them, and the less that they eat, the less that comes out *huge bonus*.. plus it smells nicer, and their coat is so much more shiny and smooth.

Take a look at this list, to see where your dogs food rates. I noticed some of the premade answers are incorrect so its best to actually do this with your food, but you can use them as a guideline. :)

How to grade your dog's food: Start with a grade of 100:

1) For every listing of "by-product", subtract 10 points
2) For every non-specific animal source ("meat" or "poultry", meat, meal
Or fat) reference, subtract 10 points
3) If the food contains BHA, BHT, or ethoxyquin, subtract 10 points
4) For every grain "mill run" or non-specific grain source,subtract 5 points
5) If the same grain ingredient is used 2 or more times in the first
Five ingredients (I.e. "ground brown rice", "brewerâ?Ts rice", "rice
Flour" are all the same grain), subtract 5 points
6) If the protein sources are not meat meal and there are less than 2
Meats in the top 3 ingredients, subtract 3 points
7) If it contains any artificial colorants, subtract 3 points
8 ) If it contains ground corn or whole grain corn, subtract 3points
9) If corn is listed in the top 5 ingredients, subtract 2 morepoints
10) If the food contains any animal fat other than fish oil,subtract 2
Points
11) If lamb is the only animal protein source (unless your dog is
Allergic to other protein sources), subtract 2 points
12) If it contains soy or soybeans, subtract 2 points
13) If it contains wheat (unless you know that your dog isnâ?Tt allergic
To wheat), subtract 2 points
14) If it contains beef (unless you know that your dog isnâ?Tt allergic
To beef), subtract 1 point
15) If it contains salt, subtract 1 point
Extra Credit:
1) If any of the meat sources are organic, add 5 points
2) If the food is endorsed by any major breed group or nutritionist, add
5 points
3) If the food is baked not extruded, add 5 points
4) If the food contains probiotics, add 3 points
5) If the food contains fruit, add 3 points
6) If the food contains vegetables (NOT corn or other grains), add 3 points
7) If the animal sources are hormone-free and antibiotic-free, add 2 points
8 ) If the food contains barley, add 2 points
9) If the food contains flax seed oil (not just the seeds), add 2 points
10) If the food contains oats or oatmeal, add 1 point
11) If the food contains sunflower oil, add 1 point
12) For every different specific animal protein source (other than the
First one; count "chicken" and "chicken meal" as only one protein
Source, but "chicken" and "" as 2 different sources), add 1 point
13) If it contains glucosamine and chondroitin, add 1 point
14) If the vegetables have been tested for pesticides and are
Pesticide-free, add 1 point


94-100+ = A 86-93 = B 78-85 = C 70-77 = D
69 = F

Here are some foods that have already been scored. Dog Food scores:
Authority Harvest Baked / Score 116 A+
Bil-Jac Select / Score 68 F
Canidae / Score 112 A+
Chicken Soup Senior / Score 115 A+
Diamond Maintenance / Score 64 F
Diamond Lamb Meal & Rice / Score 92 B
Diamond Large Breed 60+ Formula / Score 99 A
Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance Ultra Premium / Score 122 A+
Dick Van Patten's Duck and Potato / Score 106 A+
Foundations / Score 106 A+
Hund-n-Flocken Adult Dog (lamb) by Solid Gold / Score 93 D
Iams Lamb Meal & Rice Formula Premium / Score 73 D
Innova Dog / Score 114 A+
Innova Evo / Score 114 A+
Kirkland Signature Chicken, Rice, and Vegetables / Score 110 A+
Nutrisource Lamb and Rice / Score 87 B
Nutro Natural Choice Large Breed Puppy / Score 87 B
Pet Gold Adult with Lamb & Rice / Score 23 F
ProPlan Natural Turkey & Barley / Score 103 A+
Purina Benful / Score 17 F
Purina Dog / Score 62 F
Purina Come-n-Get It / Score 16 F
Royal Canin Bulldog / Score 100 A+
Royal Canin Natural Blend Adult / Score 106 A+
Sensible Choice Chicken and Rice / Score 97 A
Science Diet Advanced Protein Senior 7+ / Score 63 F Science Diet for
Large Breed Puppies / Score 69 F
Wellness Super5 Mix Chicken / Score 110 A+
Wolfking Adult Dog (bison) by Solid Gold / Score 97 A

Answer 5

Well think about it! Purina has been around for ever, and has fed millions of dogs and cats!
The vet and pet stores sell a very expensive pet food, so naturally they are going to tell you that Purina is not good for you pet!
If you read the lables, the ingredients are nearly identical!
In my case it is what my litlle darling will eat

Answer 6

My vet told me the best dog food on the market is Science Diet. Purina tends to have a lot of fillers and empty calories. That said, finish the bag, then buy Science Diet (why waste the food).

Answer 7

Purina is like junk food, dogs love it but it's not good for them, it contains too many cereals, dogs need more meat. Try something like nutro or Innova, royal canin or science diet, although they seem expensive, they don't eat as much because it's concentrated nutrition and it's better for them, you save on vet bills in the long run as your pet is healthier.

Answer 8

Read.

http://www.homestead.com/VonHapsburg/petfood.html



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Answer 9

I have two dogs and they have been on Purina since pups, they are very healthy and fit. Our vet recommended it to us, keep reading up if you want.

Answer 10

Someone lied to you. Purina has studied pet nutrition for years and it is excellent pet food.