Problems with Purina

[Anonymous]

I feed my dogs Kirkland brand dog food from Costco. They have never gotten sick from it. I researched quality dog food, and it made the list.

[Anonymous]

This is totally false. There are no confirmed issues with Purina food. It is social media paranoia of lynch mobs. Purina, Royal Canin, Iams/Eukanuba and Hill's are the safest dog foods you can feed you pets. Don't believe me? Ask your vet.

[Anonymous]

The Tik Toker who started this the rumor (or atleast amplified it) has no veternary training. She's in advertising.

The Times article is about how widespread the rumor is and how there's no evidence to support it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I feed my dogs Kirkland brand dog food from Costco. They have never gotten sick from it. I researched quality dog food, and it made the list.

It didn't make the list of foods that meet WSAVA guidelines, but please remind yourself every day, as you pour food into your pet's bowl, that you made the choice to decide that you didn't need to listen to trained professionals.

That was your choice. Your pet is t the mercy of your ego.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I feed my dogs Kirkland brand dog food from Costco. They have never gotten sick from it. I researched quality dog food, and it made the list.

It didn't make the list of foods that meet WSAVA guidelines, but please remind yourself every day, as you pour food into your pet's bowl, that you made the choice to decide that you didn't need to listen to trained professionals.

That was your choice. Your pet is t the mercy of your ego.

Where is "the list of foods that meet the WSAVA guidelines"? I looked all over wsava.org, and found the guidelines -- but not "the list of foods that meet the WSAVA guidelines." There are sites that claim to have created lists of foods that meet the WSAVA guidelines -- but none of them (that I could find) is from or even endorsed by WSAVA.

Does such a list exist?

[Anonymous]

WSAVA doesn't endorse or recommend brands; it establishes guidelines for manufacturers.

Royal Canin
Purina
Science Diet
Iams
Eukanaba

I think one of these -- Iams or Eukanaba?-- only meets the WSAVA guidelines in North America, but because that's where I live and because my dog eats Purina, I'm not sure which one.

[Anonymous]

I fed my dog purina a few times. He would eat it, then after a few days have a bad stomach and refuse to eat any more of it. He was fine on Hills tho, which was more expensive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It didn't make the list of foods that meet WSAVA guidelines, but please remind yourself every day, as you pour food into your pet's bowl, that you made the choice to decide that you didn't need to listen to trained professionals.

That was your choice. Your pet is t the mercy of your ego.

Looks like your ego arrives 15 minutes ahead of you....

[Anonymous]

Our dog ates homemade rice/carrots/peas/chicken when he’s a puppy for a month or 2, since he seemed to have sensitive stomach from time to time ( vet said to eat temporarily), but had to switch to dog food since vet said dog food was supposed to be the most balanced choice. He’s been eating Purina ( we switch between different flavors). I personally think, that’s why so many dogs get cancer eventually, because of those kibbles, doesn’t matter which brand, but we just have to listen to what the vets say.

[Anonymous]

My vet recommended three brands:

Science Diet
Royal Canin
Purina Pro Plan (not regular Purina One)

That was five years ago. I asked again last summer. Her recommendations stand.

These foods are from major companies that have the funding to do regular testing. The start-ups and small natural food companies don't always have that. Doesn't mean they are bad. Just not as proven as the standards.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our dog ates homemade rice/carrots/peas/chicken when he’s a puppy for a month or 2, since he seemed to have sensitive stomach from time to time ( vet said to eat temporarily), but had to switch to dog food since vet said dog food was supposed to be the most balanced choice. He’s been eating Purina ( we switch between different flavors). I personally think, that’s why so many dogs get cancer eventually, because of those kibbles, doesn’t matter which brand, but we just have to listen to what the vets say.

I think that more dogs get cancer these days because they live longer on average than they used to. There are also more diagnosed cases because more tests and imaging get done. I remember back when people used to let dogs roam and a significant number died of accident or injury before they were close to being old. People also didn't pursue a diagnosis for which there wasn't a treatment available, these days there are options, so tests are done.

[Anonymous]

Blue Buffalo Salmon with Wild Grains (there are variants, which are probably good too - like red meat, chicken, etc).

My dogs and everyone I have recommended Blue Buffalo Salmon with Wild Grains to have done great on it. My granddog had the worst GI issues until switching to this line of Blue Buffalo (his previous food was a different brand).

When you are shopping for dog food, many brands (inc. Blue Buffalo) have types with grains, and types without grains. My vets have always said to include grains. We have been conditioned as a society to fear grains, and try to go high protein all the time. High protein all the time is not best for dogs. Include the healthy grains with the protein source (salmon, etc).

[Anonymous]

We switched from Pro Plan. Bought a bag at petco, and poured it in clean airtight container. There were pantry moths flying around in the container after a few days. Threw out everything, bought 2 new airtight containers, 2nd bag of Pro Plan and same thing. After a few days, both containers had bugs. Switched to a new brand from a different pet store and haven’t seen bugs since. Can’t say for sure that the issue was the dog food or pet store, but glad they’re gone.