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Post by waferswafers on Dec 10, 2016 17:11:36 GMT -5
We fed our previous grey on James WellBeloved, but our new girl isn't particularly interested in the taste.
I had a quick search on other sensitive stomach alternatives, but didn't come up with anything conclusive. Is there a dried food in particular which people favour for greys?
A google search throws up Burgess greyhound and Lurcher dried food. Several other grey owners have recommended Arkwrights chicken dried food (some said they slightly water it down). It seems to be standard to sometimes sprinkle a little meat, egg, cheese or tuna on top to add a bit more of a tempting flavour.
Any advice available? Thanks in advance!
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Post by lurcherlot on Dec 11, 2016 4:32:54 GMT -5
I always recommend that folks feed the best quality food they can afford, which you were doing with JW  I'm sure you'll get plenty of advice here - I believe several people feed Burgess. |
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Post by ragsysmum on Dec 11, 2016 11:24:17 GMT -5
I think whichever dried food is used, most people add something to it like tinned meat, sardines, pilchards etc. to make it more interesting and palatable. Sometimes the more expensive foods don't suit greyhounds who have lived in racing kennels and not been fed the best quality kibble.
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Post by lurcherlot on Dec 11, 2016 15:49:17 GMT -5
Sometimes the more expensive foods don't suit greyhounds who have lived in racing kennels and not been fed the best quality kibble. I have heard this several times before, Sue. Being a lurcher/whippet person, I've only had 2 or 3 greyhounds, none were straight out of racing kennels. |
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Post by jenjanjo on Dec 12, 2016 12:50:34 GMT -5
Our greyhound thrives on Skinners Field and Trial (Salmon & Rice) We tried several brands until we settled on this one. It has a 20% Protein content and is hypoallergenic. She has a somewhat delicate tummy and this suits her well. Its often trial and error until you find a suitable food. We also occasionally add tuna in oil or suitable leftovers to her teatime meal or a sprinkling of oats and coconut oil, but not every day. I order it from our local petshop 15kg for £30 but you can get it cheaper online.
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Post by jodav on Dec 16, 2016 13:11:59 GMT -5
Completely agree with Lurcherlot, feed the best food you can afford. Research the ingredients and don't get too fixated on the protein quantity, it may not be the best quality protein. One of ours has JWB turkey & rice and the other Wainwrights Salmon & Potato or Fisherman's Finest. Switch around until you find what suits. Ours have various toppings with every meal also.
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Post by waferswafers on Jan 8, 2017 5:50:07 GMT -5
Thanks for the above replies. Has anyone tried CSJ CP21 Salmon kibble? I saw it recommended by a couple of greyhound owners when doing a google search, but I'd never heard of it until now...
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Post by waferswafers on Jan 8, 2017 5:51:06 GMT -5
Oh, and we tried the Burgess salmon and rice, and it didn't seem to particularly agree with our girl!
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Post by alfiemoon on Jan 8, 2017 8:10:21 GMT -5
Thanks for the above replies. Has anyone tried CSJ CP21 Salmon kibble? I saw it recommended by a couple of greyhound owners when doing a google search, but I'd never heard of it until now... We use CSJ CP18 for two of our lurchers (the other was on it but we're trying grain free on her). The number relates to the protein level %, in case you weren't aware. They all do very well on it and delivery is quick. We do add a bit of Wainrights steamed meat and a drop of hot water to make a gravy, mostly because it stops Alfie inhaling the dry kibble! |
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Post by waferswafers on Jan 8, 2017 17:01:46 GMT -5
Thanks for the above replies. Has anyone tried CSJ CP21 Salmon kibble? I saw it recommended by a couple of greyhound owners when doing a google search, but I'd never heard of it until now... We use CSJ CP18 for two of our lurchers (the other was on it but we're trying grain free on her). The number relates to the protein level %, in case you weren't aware. They all do very well on it and delivery is quick. We do add a bit of Wainrights steamed meat and a drop of hot water to make a gravy, mostly because it stops Alfie inhaling the dry kibble! Ah, I didn't realise that the number related to the protein level. How did you decide to go for 18 rather than 21? Also, is Wainrights steamed meat a frozen type product? |
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Post by vickyb on Jan 9, 2017 5:18:05 GMT -5
Thanks for the above replies. Has anyone tried CSJ CP21 Salmon kibble? I saw it recommended by a couple of greyhound owners when doing a google search, but I'd never heard of it until now... Yes Gracie had it for a long time until she eventually got fed up of it and did very well on it. She held her weight well and her coat was lovely and shiny. I felt it was better than some of the other CSJ kibble and meat based kibble doesn't agree with her. It does contain a lot of rice and corn which can cause skin problems in some dogs. When I moved over to it I spoke to them and they sent me a good sized trial sample. Unlike some other foods like the various Burgess ones she didn't produce masses of poo but I do think grain free kibble is good especially as it seems a lot of greyhounds are wheat intolerant. Ours were never very impressed by Skinners and wouldn't eat more than a mouthful or two. |
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Post by alfiemoon on Jan 9, 2017 6:56:48 GMT -5
We use CSJ CP18 for two of our lurchers (the other was on it but we're trying grain free on her). The number relates to the protein level %, in case you weren't aware. They all do very well on it and delivery is quick. We do add a bit of Wainrights steamed meat and a drop of hot water to make a gravy, mostly because it stops Alfie inhaling the dry kibble! Ah, I didn't realise that the number related to the protein level. How did you decide to go for 18 rather than 21? Also, is Wainrights steamed meat a frozen type product? We went for 18 because Alfie can be quite excitable especially when out and higher protein can add to the energy levels a bit too much. Lower protein tends to mean a calmer hound. We have tried Greta on the CP21 for older dogs , and didn't notice any difference for her as she's very chilled, but neither did we see any benefits. (Sorry, not sure of the spelling) Wainwrights is Pets at Home trays of steamed meat which is vacuum packed, it can be made with rice, or their grain free has sweet potato and veg instead which is very good. Not raw/frozen. We like it because the meat is named, not 'derivatives', the same with the CSJ. |
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Post by vickyb on Jan 9, 2017 7:34:09 GMT -5
We went for 18 because Alfie can be quite excitable especially when out and higher protein can add to the energy levels a bit too much. Lower protein tends to mean a calmer hound. We have tried Greta on the CP21 for older dogs , and didn't notice any difference for her as she's very chilled, but neither did we see any benefits. (Sorry, not sure of the spelling) Wainwrights is Pets at Home trays of steamed meat which is vacuum packed, it can be made with rice, or their grain free has sweet potato and veg instead which is very good. Not raw/frozen. We like it because the meat is named, not 'derivatives', the same with the CSJ. Gracie has inflammatory bowel disease and can't tolerate any kibble these days so she is fed wet. She has Forthglade grain free trays of food which is very like the Wainwrights which she has sometimes too. I think we tend to forget that they can be fed complete wet food as there is so much focus on kibble and raw and it suits some very well |
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Post by Flaperoo on Jan 11, 2017 7:08:33 GMT -5
My Vinnie had very runny stools when we first got him. We tried all different types of hypo allergenic food included Fish4dogs sensitive without success.
I found a specialist company workingHPRS who do Fish and Potato with Allergy X. Since he has been on this food he has put on a little weight, he has control so no accidents in the house and his stools are fine.
WorkingHPRS are unfortunately a wholesaler so the minimum order is 2 x15kg bags which costs £73.27 including delivery.
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