Sensitive Stomach - Dry Dog Food Suggestions

[smurphy0806]

*Sigh* I just wrote a super long post and somehow lost it all. So this will be brief.

This is my first time posting to this forum. However I looked through previous posts about dog food. I found some information, however everyone's suggestions on dog food is pricey!

My dog Dublin (rescued Catahoula Leopard Dog) is allergic to Chicken (Bad diarrhea) and Salmon (BAD gas). So we feed him Lamb. On Lamb he seems to be good.

I'm looking for a reasonably priced ($40-ish for a 30 lb bag) dog food that does NOT have Chicken in it as the first few ingredients.

Thanks for the advice.

[Scarlett_O']

*Sigh* I just wrote a super long post and somehow lost it all. So this will be brief.

This is my first time posting to this forum. However I looked through previous posts about dog food. I found some information, however everyone's suggestions on dog food is pricey!

My dog Dublin (rescued Catahoula Leopard Dog) is allergic to Chicken (Bad diarrhea) and Salmon (BAD gas). So we feed him Lamb. On Lamb he seems to be good.

I'm looking for a reasonably priced ($40-ish for a 30 lb bag) dog food that does NOT have Chicken in it as the first few ingredients.

Thanks for the advice.

Where do you live? (Price will lots of time depend on this, even when ordered online what country you live in will determine your shipping cost, if any.)

Does he have any other sensitivities?

Are you looking for Grain free or grain-inclusive foods?

What foods have you tried?
Is there a reason that you are considering switching? Just looking for a better food, preferring another brand, etc?



Oh and BTW, to DFC!

[Jack Monzon]

California Natural Lamb & Rice will be $7 or $8 more than you want to spend, but I have experience with it and highly recommend it. My dog also has a really sensitive stomach.

[smurphy0806]

Where do you live? (Price will lots of time depend on this, even when ordered online what country you live in will determine your shipping cost, if any.)

Does he have any other sensitivities?

Are you looking for Grain free or grain-inclusive foods?

What foods have you tried?
Is there a reason that you are considering switching? Just looking for a better food, preferring another brand, etc?



Oh and BTW, to DFC!

We live in Chicago, IL.

We are not sure about other sensitivities, I think he is allergic to grass because he always gets this rash on his tummy when he spends a lot of time laying in it.

I don't know much about grain free or grain inclusive. I don't really know why you would avoid grains. So I'm not sure.

We have tried Purina One Sensitive systems - Salmon. We have tried Eagle Pack - Lamb, but then we noticed it had chicken pretty high up in the ingredients. So we got rid of that pretty quick.


Thanks for all the help.

[bridget246]

You sound like me. I would recommend going raw if you can afford it. I battle with problems for months and I thought I had the problem with chicken and fish/lamb were the solution. Countless vet bills and test with dry kibble and test only took away my money.

[Scarlett_O']

Ok so going off of what you know he needs, and your past experiences I would suggest Taste of the Wild.
They have one lamb based one(Sierra Mountain) with no chicken, they are a pretty good food for the money(and should be able to be found for your price range, TotW is sold at most farm supply/feed stores along with MANY smaller pet stores!)
I also would NOT rule out salmon(or fish in general) because of the one that you fed Purina food is NASTY stuff, and no sensitivities that were shown on it should automatically rule out that protein in better foods!
So I would also suggest the Pacific Stream TotW as an alternative and something that you can see about rotating or adding into the "normal" food to mix it up and provide variety!
(They also have 2 others, but they have chicken in them so I wouldnt suggest them for a dog with sensitivities.)

Grains are not good for our pet carnivores, and should be avoided. They are also a high allergen, so many dogs who dont do good on grain inclusive foods will do much better on grain free foods!


And I, like Bridget, would HIGHLY suggest raw, but you came to the D/C section to learn about your processed food options....but if you would like to learn more I would highly suggest you come over and look around in the raw feeding section!

[MollyWoppy]

I was going to suggest TOTW as well. Their food is pretty decent, as long as you don't have a problem with Diamond making it. It costs $49.00 for 30lbs as our local little Ma & Pa pet shop in our small town here, so I'm sure you'll be able to find it cheaper in IL or on the internet if you do a bit of searching.

[DandD]

I was also going to suggest TOTW, Sierra Mountain Formula, I have a male boxer with a very sensitive tummy, it took us 8 long months to find the right food for him to reduce his gas and to consistantly have solid stools. I've actually joined this forum because I am planning on going RAW for him, after a lot of research I've decided that kibble is not the best thing for my fur-babies and I'm going to be making the switch soon, but as far as kibble goes TOTW is one of the better ones, and well worth the extra $ for your pup!

[Scarlett_O']

I was also going to suggest TOTW, Sierra Mountain Formula, I have a male boxer with a very sensitive tummy, it took us 8 long months to find the right food for him to reduce his gas and to consistantly have solid stools. I've actually joined this forum because I am planning on going RAW for him, after a lot of research I've decided that kibble is not the best thing for my fur-babies and I'm going to be making the switch soon, but as far as kibble goes TOTW is one of the better ones, and well worth the extra $ for your pup!

Yep, Brody(our Pug/x) was the same way(other then his was hair problems, including HEAVY shedding and then gas as well) 1 of Acana's formulas and then TotW's SM was the only 2 processed foods that he did decent on. Now on raw he doesnt have either problem...but as far as processed foods go I HIGHLY suggest TotW!

(Also to the OP remember, on higher quality, and grain free food, you are going to be feeding less because you arent just filling your dog up with fillers!!)

[MollyWoppy]

I did some pricing yesterday of the different better quality kibbles, to help a friend who is taking her dog off Science Diet Prescription ZD. I found that TOTW is actually very good price for the ingredients it has.