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Small, miniature, long-haired dachshunds in specific...about 10 months

2007-03-16 15:45:51 · 10 answers · asked by TunaHaki Kids 1 in Pets Dogs

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Talk to your veterinarian. He/she is the best source of information on the correct food and amounts to feed your dachshunds.

2007-03-16 15:53:58 · answer #1 · answered by clarity 7 · 1 1

Your dog is old enough to start weaning on to adult dog food however go slow- it will be easier on their digestive track.

Look for Holistic foods- they have less or no biproducts, fillers, and have vitamins and healthier stuff for dogs. It depends on your pups stomach as to what you should get him. If he has a sensative stomach try a chicken food, if he doesnt you might try lamb- it is a little richer in protein but it is too much for some dogs.

Some holistic foods Ive tried are: Wellness and Nutro. Others I havent tried are: Canidae, Inova,

Science Diet is not good for any animals- they are pushed on Vets as the best however they contain corn as a filler and biproduct chemicals on the chicken. They actually took a batch of chicken that Burger King or McDonalds turned down (seriously). I do not recomend this it is overpriced and on the same level as the walmart brands (those brands able to sell at Walmart)

If you choose one of the Holistic Foods it has human grade products which means healthier stool, healthier pet, happier pet, happier owner.

Nutro and Wellness also have diet lines which were easy to switch into so they dont ruin the dogs stomach, and they you also get to feed them less because the nutrients are more rich.

All in all it depends on your pups stomach but starting from a Holistic food from the begining is a good start towards your pups longevity.

Make sure whenerver switching foods you start when you have about a weeks left and switch it a little at a time. Otherwise it can really make your pups tummy churn.

If you have trouble deciding, go to a well established pet store *not a chain pet store* and ask them their opinion. Chances are they will help you find a holistic food that is great for your pup by a series of questions like how easily they digest foods etc.

When you give them treats try and stick to the same line dont go to walmart to buy the treats- if you stick to the same brand chances are the similar ingredients will also help your animal not to get sick off of them.

Best of Luck!!

PS Purina uses lab animals in their food, Eukanuba is part of Iams, Iams is a walmart brand- and contains lots of biproducts, Pedigree is not the best either - im afraid thats luck that an animal would live that long and a great owner. Also anything you can find at walmart is never top of the line for your numero uno.

2007-03-16 16:00:18 · answer #2 · answered by Laura 2 · 0 1

I feed my dachshunds Royal Canin Dachshund Teckel mix, It is high quality premium dog food that is breed specific , added vitamins for breed specific problems. When the premium dog food promotions are going on in pet stores, all I hear after being asked, what brand of dog food do i use,,,,,is "OH thats an excellent dog food" LOL

2007-03-19 02:30:13 · answer #3 · answered by KatGotHerTongue 3 · 0 0

Innova is by far the best dog food that you can buy. There are many other good dog foods but in Australia, Innova is the best. It has NO fillers, has REAL meat (turkey, chicken, etc.) and has ingredients that I would eat (garlic, cottage cheese, apple, etc.). Definitely the way to go.

Edit: remember to stay away from generic food brands (Homebrand, Wal-Mart, Safeway, Bi-Lo, etc.) as they are full of fats and fillers (corn, wheat, etc.). People don't recommend Pedigree as it's "indigestible" for dogs but I fed my Dalmatian Pedigree for almost 15 years and she was very healthy up until the day we put her to sleep. Also stay away from Iams. They use dogs as lab rats to "test" their food on. They are locked up in cages and are simply used to test foods.

2007-03-16 15:55:45 · answer #4 · answered by Elena 5 · 1 1

My vet told me Purina Puppy Chow was pretty good. Or Eukanuba. He did say to stay away form Pedigree though. He said they seem to have a problem digesting that well. I trust the Purina brands over anything else for my dachshie.

2007-03-16 15:54:14 · answer #5 · answered by T J 3 · 0 1

Much of the foods that have been recommended to you so I will not feed my dogs they range for poor to medium quality, some have food colouring and other ingredients that could potentially causing cancer, some have next to no meat, some have ingredients that dogs are often highly allergic to, some may contain euthanized pets, or rotting road kills that were picked up off the side of the road. Some contain peanuts shells often refered in an ingredient list as cellulose fiber, learning what ingredient terms means is important in choosing a good dog, learning what ingredients are dog for dog or bad for dogs is also advantageous. So I am going to give you a list of sites to read so you know what to look for in a good food. A vet is not always the best person to recommend a food, their nutrition course was put together by some of the worst dog food companies when it comes to quality ingredients example Hills who makes Science Diet, they use some of the cheapest ingredients possible and have next to no meat in their food, dogs were born to eat meat all you have to do is look at their teeth to see that is what they were designed for, ever seen a wild canine sitting in a corn field eating corn in place of meat? Yet that is the main ingredient is Science Diet.

While you do your reading and research I will recommend Canidae as quite a good food that is price in the same range as most of the food listed above but unlike the other foods uses lots of human grade meat that is hormone free and antibiotic free, and they use pesticide free rice, they use no dyes, chemical perservative or other ingredient which are known carcigens, and they do not use ingredients that dogs are most likely to be allergic to, it can also be fed to dogs of all ages http://www.canidae.com/dogs/all_life_sta...

For reading resources
This give you a reason why you want to learn about foods
http://www.y2khealthanddetox.com/annmart...
http://drjackie.freeservers.com/articles...
http://www.api4animals.org/facts?p=359&m...

Now for sites to learn from

http://www.doberdogs.com/menu.html...

http://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?...

http://www.dogaware.com/dogfeeding.html#...

For my own dogs based on a lot of research I have chosen
Innova EVO RM
http://www.naturapet.com/display.php?d=p...
I chose to go with a very high meat protein diet with no grains

One of the reasons I chose a no grain food is because every single major dogfood recall pretty much is related to high levels of mycotoxins that have occurred in various grains, and which has resulted in the deaths of thousands of dogs

Today a new recall went into effect due to dogs dying of kidney disease details will be released to the public tomorrow morning info about is on Yahoo but I am pretty sure the news will be related to some kind of grain toxin.

Diamond foods had a toxic batch of corn with high levels of aflatoxin about a year ago which resulted in many dogs dying from liver failure, reported number of deaths as a result is much lower than actually occurred the only numbers counted are from those owners who decided to go ahead with a necroscopy(autopsy) after their dogs died, if an owner does not do due to finances or emotion pain their dogs or they lost their dog before the recall was announced and could no longer do are not counted into the death toll. Over the years there have been several other food recalls as a result of mycotoxins

I also chose because of research I had done on protein requirements for dogs especially seniors since 2 of mine were older dogs, many vets do not recognize the newer research and will still tell us it will cause kidney disease, original high protein research was done on rats not dogs, current research was done on dogs and the finding wee complete opposite if the rat study research.
http://www.thepetcenter.com/imtop/protei...


Canidae is a good food, has a better meat ratio than most other dog foods but about 18% less than EVO, EVO is one of the most expensive foods available, so it is much higher than most people feel comfortable buying, and the reason I recommend the Canidae as a good food to start on plus it can be fed to large and giant breed puppies with out risk of causing Pano.

2007-03-16 16:01:50 · answer #6 · answered by OntarioGreys 5 · 0 1

Science Hill for small breeds

2007-03-16 15:59:42 · answer #7 · answered by kanniece 4 · 0 1

Dog food!

2007-03-16 15:53:07 · answer #8 · answered by zombi86 6 · 0 1

Purina puppy chow.

2007-03-16 15:53:35 · answer #9 · answered by CruelChick 4 · 0 1

...dog food.

2007-03-16 15:53:16 · answer #10 · answered by jamielu 3 · 0 1

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