Large Breed Puppy

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July 26, 2013 at 5:14 pm #21781 Report Abuse Edit Post Visibility

poodlemom
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My standard poodle puppy is having intestinal problems. I have tried Wellness Large Breed Puppy and Acana Chicken & Burbank potato. Is Merrick Grain free dry Duck and Sweet potato for all life stages safe for a large breed (will be 65 lbs.) poodle puppy (5 months old and 45 lbs.)? I would appreciate your help. I am also considering Orijen for Large Breed Puppy (many say this one is very rich and causes diarrhea. I am also concerned about bloat. Hope you can help!!

July 26, 2013 at 5:24 pm #21783 Report Abuse Edit Post Visibility

poodlemom
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I also forgot to mention Wellness Simple Line Dry Food (Turkey & Potato) is also one I am considering, along with Orijen, Merrick Duck & Sweet Potato.

July 26, 2013 at 5:43 pm #21787 Report Abuse Edit Post Visibility

theBCnut
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What kinds of problems are you having? Regardless of what you decide to feed, I think your dog would benefit greatly from the addition of digestive enzymes and probiotics at least until 2 weeks after the last signs of any problems. You should probably add pure pumpkin for a while too.

July 26, 2013 at 11:53 pm #21805 Report Abuse Edit Post Visibility

poodlemom
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Our poodle is on digestive enzymes and metroniazdole. He is still having diarrhea. Does a standard poodle need to be on Large Breed Puppy Food?

July 27, 2013 at 8:45 am #21881 Report Abuse Edit Post Visibility

theBCnut
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They are right on the border sizewise, so to be safe I would treat them like a large breed, so you should read the thread on large and giant breed puppy nutrition, because some companies REALLY screwed up their LBP food and it shouldn’t be used. That thread has a great list of appropriate foods.

July 27, 2013 at 10:56 am #21885 Report Abuse Edit Post Visibility

poodlemom
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I am so appreciative that you are taking the time to help. I am going to go and check out the LBP foods now.

July 27, 2013 at 11:18 am #21891 Report Abuse Edit Post Visibility

LindaW
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Stupid question from me, but I’m a senior–hey, what can I say? To find the large breed puppy thread, do I look under “forums”? I couldn’t find it there.

July 27, 2013 at 11:27 am #21892 Report Abuse Edit Post Visibility

poodlemom
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Go to the top of this page and there are categories listed in red. Either press HOME or REVIEWS and type Large Breed Puppy in the search engine.

July 27, 2013 at 12:55 pm #21894 Report Abuse Edit Post Visibility
theBCnut
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/forums/topic/large-and-giant-breed-puppy-nutrition/

Here’s a link.

BTW it’s a good idea to print up the list and take it with you to your local stores.
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July 27, 2013 at 9:55 pm #21925 Report Abuse Edit Post Visibility

MarkWiz69
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Can I feed my 5 month old Rottweiler Puppy (60lbs) a RAW large (6 inch long / 2″ diameter) Beef Bone?

July 27, 2013 at 10:03 pm #21926 Report Abuse Edit Post Visibility

theBCnut
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If he is the kind of dog that is going to bite it as if he is trying to take chunks off then he could crack teeth on a bone like that. If he is the kind that can lie down with it and calmly gnaw at an edge, then as long as you supervise his chewing time, he may be fine with it.
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