BLUE Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Dog Food for Senior Dogs
December 27, 2008
Filed under BLUE Buffalo, Dog Food Reviews
BLUE Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Dog Food for Senior Dogs
Blue Buffalo Dog Food is made and manufactured by, The Blue Buffalo Co.
BLUE Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Dog Food for Senior Dogs Review
As with all dog food recipes the first thing we are going to look at are the first five ingredients. The first five ingredients are a good indication of the quality of the dog food. When looking at the first five ingredients you want to make sure there is plenty of meat and grains are minimal.
BLUE Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Dog Food for Senior Dogs First Five Ingredients:
- Deboned Chicken
- Whole Ground Brown Rice
- Oatmeal
- Whole Ground Barley
- Chicken Meal
Deboned Chicken is the first ingredient in this recipe. This ingredient is inclusive of its water content. Meaning that once the water is removed and this ingredients becomes a dried ingredient it will weigh significantly less, thus making it fall further in the ingredients list.
The second, third, and fourth ingredients are all grains. All of these ingredients are of decent quality.
Chicken Meal is the fifth ingredient and is a named meat ingredient. A dog’s diet needs to based on the fact that dogs need meat and protein that derives from meat.
BLUE Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Dog Food for Senior Dogs First Full Ingredients:
Deboned Chicken, Whole Ground Brown Rice, Oatmeal, Whole Ground Barley, Chicken Meal, Rye, Rice Bran, Tomato Pomace (natural source of Lycopene), Whole Potatoes, Natural Chicken Flavor, Chicken Fat (preserved with Natural Mixed Tocopherols), Whole Carrots, Whole Sweet Potatoes, Blueberries, Cranberries, Flaxseed, Barley Grass, Dried Parsley, Alfalfa Meal, Dried Kelp, Taurine, L-Carnitine, L-Lysine, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Yucca Shidigera Extract, Green Tea Extract, Turmeric, Garlic, Sunflower Oil (natural source of Omega 6 Fatty Acids), Herring Oil (natural source of Omega 3 Fatty Acids), Dried Chicory Root, Black Malted Barley, Oil of Rosemary, Beta Carotene, Vitamin A Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Niacin (Vitamin B3), d-Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Biotin (Vitamin B7), Folic Acid (Vitamin B9), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Calcium Ascorbate (source of Vitamin C), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Iron Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Iron), Zinc Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Zinc), Manganese Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Manganese), Copper Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Copper), Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Chloride, Sodium Selenite, Salt, Calcium Iodate, Choline Chloride, Dicalcium Phosphate, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bacillus subtilis, Enterococcus faecium.
BLUE Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Dog Food for Senior Dogs Guaranteed Analysis:
| Crude Protein | 18.0% min |
| Crude Fat | 8.0% min |
| Crude Fiber | 5.0% max |
| Moisture | 10.0% max |
| L-Carnitine* | 100 mg/kg min |
| Omega 3 Fatty Acids* | 0.20% min |
| Omega 6 Fatty Acids* | 2.75% min |
| Glucosamine* | 400 mg/kg min |
*Not recognized as an essential nutrient by AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles.
Review
For me and my 11 yo yellow lab, the jury’s out. He was on Pro Plan Senior and began to avoid it. When I introduced Blue Senior, he was clearly impressed but, as many have commented immediately became flatulent and continues two months later. Now, he has begun to avoid this food as well. Most likely this is a complicated digestive problem, although he seems to tolerate it well and his stools are solid. We’ll stay with it for awhile longer. I don’t know of a food that seems as well-balanced and holistic.
I thought the ingredients sounded good, so I tried it on my 6 yr old Scottie. After months I wondered why her stool was loose. Not diarrhea, but part solid and part mushy. This was consistent. When we adopted a rescued dog, a Golden the woman who was involed told me she tried Blue on her two Goldens and they had loose stool. Since I changed my dog no longer has loose stool problems.
My senior dogs gained weight on this food. The kcal/cup is much higher than many other brands. However, I do not know whether the kcal/cup number is really valid for making a decision on food.
I switched to this food because my dog developed food allergies and was constantly scratching and getting hotspots. After switching, her skin problems were solved. But I’ve been feeding her blue for 6 months and she has a lot of gas, loose stools and increased urinination. She also seems to want more food than what is the recommended serving amounts. She has never had that problem before.
This dog food is bad it makes my female dog hair fall out