Dog Food !?

[Somewhereinba]

I have a french bulldog with demodexia, can anyone recommend some dry food? I understand 'natural' is a lot better however that isn't an option at the moment. Royal Canine vs Pro Plan vs Eukanuba?? I am looking into the Royal Canine dermacomfort however when I look at the ingredients the first is rice and then vegetable proteins? No chicken or fish etc which makes me a bit hesitant. I had the Pro Plan sensitive skin before this, is the extra price for these 'specialist' blends making any difference? Any advice is welcomed.

 

[Aleina Dee]

I use Vitalcan Balanced which you can buy loose to try it.I pay 18 pesos per kilo. Most pet stores have it. It has chicken meal and meat meal as the first ingredienst and then wheat.I have no experience with demodexia but from what I know it is not diet related so in terms of food I would just give him the best you can find .
http://www.vitalcan.com/en/

 

[Risu]

We have a dog who has had numerous skin problems with packaged dog food, even the top brands. We were advised to make up our own food fresh from chicken breast, brown rice and other vegetable ingredients. I would suggest you google best diet for your specific breed. I believe you will be pleasantly surprised with the results in terms of achieving optimum health for your pooch and the affordability & ease of making your own. Best of luck.

 

[Espanna]

My parents' lab has always suffered from chronic skin allergies. They've recently switched to this and it's not cured it yet but is having some effect. Lots of recipes and information:
http://www.dogdishdiet.com/

For general dog food issues: We've had a street dog here for almost a year. Contrary to what everyone told us about street dogs being the toughest she has an incredibly weak stomach! The vet told us never, ever touch the Pedigree chum here (we'd been feeding her that at first as the only brand we recognised from home) and listed the best foods as 1. Pro Plan, 2. Eukanuba, 3. Royal Canine. We've been using Eukanuba for the last 6 months with success.

 

[Dublin2BuenosAires]

Eukanuba is the best of those three. We have a mini schnauzer, fussy eater with a dodgy tum if she eats the wrong thing. We have had solid success with eukanuba. Pro plan was dreadful...

 

[tesstafarian]

We have a dog with strong allergies to, well, nearly everything. Back in Denver it wasn't an issue finding grain free, gluten free, dairy free, single-animal-protein kibble, but we knew this would be our biggest issue with him in BsAs. As someone who has read about 300+ dog food labels, the Vital Can is far and away the best out of what we've seen here. As with people food, the fewer ingredients the better, but quality of food and an absence of additives and unpronounceable chemicals are equally important. Unfortunately the Vital Can isn't ideal and our lil salchicha still has reactions, but it's far better than the other brands.

After a quick Google, it looks like demodexia can be caused by chemicals in the food, stress, poor socialization or a whole slew of other factors. Good luck!

 

[Somewhereinba]

It seems all vets have their own ideas, where I live most of them say Royal Canine is the best... But when I look at the ingredients and don't see chicken/fish as the first ingredient it makes me think "fillers". Maybe I will have to go the home made route :/

 

[Meri]

I make my dog a chicken, rice, vegitables mix and I think I actually spend less than when I was buying Royal Canin (which was super hard on his digestive system). Maybe I'll check out Vital Can - everything else store bought gave him diarreah. It's labor intensive making the food but he is so much healthier for it - his whole coat changed - got fuller, shinier, etc. I feel like it's a good way to go if you have the time.