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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our rescue came to us with a small bag of Purina Pro plan. We mixed and did the gradual increase to get him switched over to the Nutro we fed our other dog. Our older dog has zero issues switching between Nutro lamb, chicken, duck, venison varieties. The rescue had horrible gastro issues with Nutro chicke. The vet suggested we mix and try lamb. No go and he turned his nose up at venison and duck.

Back to the drawing board we went. Bought another bag of Purina Pro plan and got his stomach straightened back out. Then we tried mixing and switching him to another grain free. Nope, same gastro issues. Tried again and again and finally just gave up. It felt cruel to keep forcing him to suffer gastro issues to get him on a higher quality food.

He’s been happily eating his Purina Pro plan for years now. But oh man you should see the dirty looks I get when buying it. And so many people have stopped to tell me about how bad it is and all that.

Literally the only food the rescue can handle is the Purina and two people foods: scrambled eggs and peanut butter. All other things including bland chicken and rice upset his stomach. Funny little dude. [/quote]

Oh, you absolutely did the right thing by keeping your rescue pup on Purina Pro Plan.  I would have done the exact same thing in your situation. I tried Pro Plan with my dogs and there was something about the texture of the food that did not agree with one of my dogs.  She has a sensitive stomach (not all textures agree with her) and has been doing great on Nutro Lamb and Rice, so that is what she gets. I'm reluctant to tip the apple cart with her over the taurine warning.  So I'll plan to keep her on the Nutro but will consider supplementing with dark meat chicken on occasion...if necessary.

Again, I'm not clear if this new warning is specifically related to grain-free diets.

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