High protein diet in dogs - pros and cons?

Question

My 2 dogs (a pug and a pug/french bulldog mix) currently eat Canidae for all life stages. I'm considering switching them to Innova EVO. All of a sudden I am hearing negative effects of high protein diets (more than 20 - 25%.. innova EVO is 42%). Such as increased aggression, kidney problems, etc. Have any of you heard this? Or have any experience with it?

NOTE: My dogs are exercised to an average extent, but are not extremely active (not working dogs, etc. obviously). We have walks/playtimes during the week, and visits to the dog park for 2 - 3 hours every weekend. They keep each other very occupied and play for about 3 hours per day. but nothing extreme in the way of activity/exercise

Answer 1

Canidae is such a good food I wouldn't switch especially if your dogs like it and are doing well on it.

Your dogs sound like they get their exercise through their play & as long as they are not overweight then I wouldn't worry.

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Answer 3

I'm not sure how toy breeds handle the high protein diet, but I fed my doberman the EVO Red Meat for a while to put a little weight on her. If your dogs aren't active be very careful how much of this you feed them as they will gain weight. My dobie runs off leash through the woods for 2-3 hours per day and she still managed to put on about 4 lbs. I really liked the food and what it did for her. I ended up buying a small bag of it and a bag of her regular food (Wellness) and adding about a cup of the EVO to her normal food, that way she'd get the effects, the bag would last longer (it's not cheap), and she wouldn't gain too much weight. As long as your dogs are exercised and have plenty of water they should be fine. Some people's dogs have problems due to the high quality of the food and their dogs have loose stool. That's the only complaint I have heard, but those people usually are switching from a very low quality (like pedigree or something) to EVO, and the dog's system is so used to all the corn and crap ingredients. I think your dogs should be fine on it since you already feed a high quality food. Just remember to feed them less of the EVO than you currently give them with the Canidae.

Answer 4

The only real con of switching to a high protein diet for a dog is a slight increase in price. You can avoid a commercial high protein diet price by simply feeding your dog a raw meat and bone diet (uncooked bones, of course).

Dogs are carnivores and do best on a diet that includes no carbohydrates. They do not process carbohydrates like humans do and can develop diabetes and succomb to kidney failure. Dogs must eat more of a commercial food in order to gain their required nutrition, leading to obesity.

When dogs switch to a high protein diet their health improves dramatically- even that "dog" smell that is so common goes away.

People who will tell you that high-protein diets are bad are not well-educated in the area of dog nutrition or are trying to sell the high-carbohydrate commercial foods that need to be avoided.

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Answer 6

Your dogs should be fine switching to higher protein. The main problem with high protein diets is in large and giant breed puppies. Too much protein in their diets can cause them to grow more quickly than they should thus potentially causing arthritis, hip displaysia and other joint and bone problems.

Answer 7

I don't know where you heard of the negative effects, but consider the source. If your information comes from a reliable source, and you don't feel comfortable with your present diet regimen, then consider changing things. Remember, a dog's physiology is different than a human's. They process fat and protein differently than we do (ie: they can handle it).

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Answer 10

The high protein foods such as Eagle Pack Power or EVO serve a porpoise, but that porpoise is NOT the normal diet of an inactive dog. 30-40% protein is the equivalent to feeding your dog CAT FOOD, with the same dangers of damaging kidneys or liver.
These are excelent diets for bltches in welp, or dogs recovering from surgery. We have also found it to be to the dogs advantage during hunting seasons when their activity level is so high. But, you will find these foods to be to their disadvantage for the most part. (so save the high protein diets for when you need them)