people who feedp purina puppy food then purina adult food?

Question

how old is ur dog
how old did it live to
is she healthy?

if your here to say its bad get off now

Answer 1

I would rather feed my dog, cup cakes and cookies.

Answer 2

My mom's dog was on purina one it's whole life. It was a border collie, who is now deceased.

It lived to be 10. It was healthy until age 6, then the health problams began and she had 4 years of nothing but expensive vet bills. Finally he died of cancer at age 10.

Purina is one of the worst foods you can feed your dog. Throw it away and get your dog on something that's not going to cause problems later in life.

Avoid any food with Corn, Wheat, Soy, or by-products. Be smart and read lables.

This link should help
http://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?page=myths

Answer 3

Why, you would rather feed a garbage food, be told that it's perfectly fine so that you can get away with feeding cheap crap.. If you love your dog, then you'll feed good food.. If you aren't a good pet owner, you will pick and choose who is allowed to answer your silly questions just so that you get only the answers that you want to hear.. Feed crap, end up with big vet bills and a sick dog.. Feed good food and you have a healthy pet that lives as long as it's supposed to, without health problems and without having to run to the vet all the time...

PURINA SUCKS!

Answer 4

No, I don't feed Purina. Never have, never will.

I feed Merrick. For treats, I give Innova EVO brand biscuits.

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On choosing a GOOD dog food:
Read the ingredients on the food you buy. Go with a high quality dog food. A grain should not be in the first couple ingredients ingredient (corn and such are mainly fillers, dogs don't digest it well). Avoid foods that have a lot of "by products" listed.

Here is an article about byproducts:
http://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?page=ingrd

And an article on what ingredients to avoid:
http://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?page=badingredients

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Some GOOD foods are :
* Merrick - http://www.merrickpetcare.com/
* Solid Gold - http://www.solidgoldhealth.com/
* Canidae - http://www.canidae.com/
* Timberwolf - http://timberwolforganics.com/
* Orijen - http://www.championpetfoods.com/orijen/orijen/
* Wellness - http://www.omhpet.com/wellness/
* Chicken Soup brand - http://www.chickensoupforthepetloverssoul.com/
* Innova - http://www.naturapet.com/brands/innova.asp
* Innova EVO - http://www.naturapet.com/brands/evo.asp

Or check this website for good foods: http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/
(I recommend only feeding foods rated 4, 5, or 6 stars. Anything 3 stars or less, I would stay away from.)

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Stay away from grocery stores brands. They are low-quality foods chalk full of fillers, preservatives, dyes, etc.. (Grocery store foods are those like Beneful, Old Roy, Alpo, Pedigree, Purina, etc.)

Beware "premium" foods. "Premium" does not mean good nutritionally, and is not a nutritionally high quality food. It has the same types of ingredients as grocery store foods, just a bit better quality of those not-so-good ingredients. (Premium foods are those like Iams, Eukanuba, Science Diet, etc..)

Another thing to be wary of: A lot of vets will recommend what they sell in their office. They get profit from the brands they keep on their shelves, that's why they push it. Truth is, vet schools don't focus a lot on nutrition. It's not saying that a vet is a bad vet because he recommends those foods, a lot of vets just are told "this is good food", so they pass the message along without proper nutrition knowledge. Also, some dog food brands (like Hills) support vet schools, so vets have heard of it from the time they start college, which makes them think it's good as well.

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When switching foods, do it gradually. I do this over about a two week timespan:
25% food A, 75% food B
50% food A, 50% food B
75% food A, 25% food B
100% food A

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It may seem like the initial cost of the better food is more expensive, but it really isn't in the long run. Right now, you're feeding your dog fillers. Your dog eats more to try to get the nutrition it needs, and most of the food just passes right on through. By feeding better food, your dog will eat less (and poop less, so less cleanup for you!). Also, it will make your animals healthier, so you save money on vet bills in the long run.
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Answer 5

Cupcake it depends on what kind of dog, some dogs are on puppy food (smaller breeds) til they are about 1 year to 16 months old.. Giant breeds (great danes) usually are switched at about 6 months.. because of the growing rate and how much growing they do.. and that is kind of with any puppy food to adult food no just purina

Answer 6

This is a public forum. If someone wishes to list reasons why they feel this food is a bad choice, they may do so.

If you want to feed your dog a food full of fillers, diseased and moldy ingredients, possibly even the neighbors recently deceased dog Fluffy, and preservatives known to cause cancer, oh lets not forget some of the very same ingredients that are used to ANTI FREEZE.

Go ahead, I pity your dog.

Answer 7

try a better food Newman's organic dog food

Answer 8

6 years old
still living
yes

Answer 9

mine is 4 and started on adult at 2 and she is healthy so far --wouldn't take a million for her -she's golden and mouthy-lol