MY Puppy is not eating much of his current food any ideas on other brands of 'puppy' food?

Question

My 4 month old Jack Russel is on Science Plan food (the expensive stuff lol) He doesn't really like it I don't know any other puppy foods thats good for a small young dog. I prefer complete food but I dont know if its safe to put him on adult food yet or keep hunting because he is loosing his appitite. Also I am not feeding him on left overs or too many treats so I'm not sure why he isn't eating!

Answer 1

There's no need for him to be on Science Plan but don't let your puppy dictate to you what he eats - you'll make him into a fussy dog! Give him his food at set times, give him 10 minutes to eat it & then take it up until his next meal time. It may just be that you are giving him too much. I don't feed complete, but find a food that suits your dog & your pocket & stick to it. Don't buy the really cheap stuff which is just full of cereal fillers, but you don't necessarily need the really expensive stuff either. If you bought your pup from a breeder, find out what they fed their dog on.

Answer 2

That food IS expensive but just because it is expensive it does not mean it is any good, someone on here actually done research on it or something but can not remeber who it was.

Do you just feed meal or do you mix anything in it? Dogs get bored of the taste just like we do.

I feed mine james well beloved you can get puppy/junior/adult I would not advise to feed adult food at the moment.

Get a bag of that it comes in 3 different sizes small bag about £6 always try the small bags 1st that way you dont waste your money if it doesn't like it.

Then I would mix in some scrambled egg with a little bit of cheese, or tuna in oil, drain the oil & give it little bit of the tuna or puppy meat, try to stay away from pedigree if you can help it. I also get bags of frozen chicken & boil it cut into small pieces do will get it appetite back no problem

Answer 3

Try Bakers complete - there is a puppy option. My dog liked his puppy food but went off the junior version (can't remember which one it was now). However, a colleague at work suggested Bakers and for the first time, he tucked straight in!. For an extra treat and to stimulate your pups appetite, try popping half of a pedigree puppy pouch in his food. My dog likes the Bakers chicken and vegetables favour - that's his favourite.

Answer 4

My dog was incredibly underweight and hardly ate also when he was on that food. I switched him to Iams, (I know it's bad NOW) and he still didn't eat and stayed underweight. I switched him to Nutro Ultra (as someone suggested you try) and he loved it. He gained weight and then leveled off at his ideal weight. His coat was healthy and his teeth were clean. Also, there was less poop to clean out of my yard.
I switched to Canidae All Life Stages -in light of all the recalls- and my dog has improved more. He was wonderfully healthy and happy before, but now it is just ridiculous. He eats less with Canidae too. I would suggest you try Canidae. It is wonderful food. They don't sell it at chain pet stores, you have to get it at a feed store.
http://www.canidae.com/
You shouldn't feed him adult dog food until he is about a year, but Canidae has an All Life Stages formula that would be perfect for your puppy. Also, Wellness is good...
http://www.oldmotherhubbard.com/wellness/
or you should try something from Natura.
http://www.naturapet.com/
Good Luck!

Answer 5

If you want to switch his food, why not try one of the very best brands - Canidae All Life Stages (good for puppies, too), Solid Gold, Innova, Wellness, Timberwolf Organics. If you switch his food, you need to do it gradually or he'll get diarrhea. Start out with only about 10% of the new food, and increase it each day so you take about 10 -14 days to totally switch him to his new food. Once you find one, you need to stick with it - no healthy dog will starve himself.

Answer 6

I really like Wellness puppy. Don't put him on adult food yet. He needs the extra calories, protein, and calcium. Is he not eating or not eating very much? If his weight is being maintained and his vet thinks he is a good weight I wouldnt worry too much.

Answer 7

We fed our dog Winalot puppy food when he was little. He was brought up on Bakers complete puppy food but as soon as we introduced canned meat he turned his nose up at dry food! These days (he's 7 now) he has Winalot or Pedigree chum cans.

Answer 8

God that stuff is expensive.. bet your vet recommended it.. money grabbing....people.

Our puppy eats the cheap complete dog food from asda, they also do a puppy one aswel! Its not really harmful for a puppy to be fed adult dog food, i think puppy good as alot more vitamins in, and helps them grow better, and provides more energy. But our dogs fine with the cheap stuff.

Because he is only small dog why not try Dog meat instead of dry food? We have a Rottie so we feed him dry food because it would be too expensive to feed him cans! Hed need a hell of a lot!

Also when my dog was little, he wouldnt eat hard dry food, as i think it was much too crunchy for his little teeth! the breeder said that we should mix the dry food with water (not sure what brand it is that you can do this with)

Id try meat!

Answer 9

I would definately feed her Canidae, it is what we feed our dogs and they are doing great! Hmm, I am not sure how much protein a German Shepherd puppy needs but I would say that that amount is pretty good. But maybe you should go with Science Diet Puppy Healthy Development since that is what most veterinarians reccomend. You can even just ask your veterinarian.

Answer 10

Our little CKCS is fed on James Welbeloved, he loves it and I know it;s good for him. As a treat he'll have a little meat in with it.

DONT feed Bakers. It;s full of junk and crap it would be like giving your kids smarties for dinner.

Go here www.champdogsforum.co.uk this is a great dog owner forum.