What do you feed your corgi?
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Permalink Reply by Potus on
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Potus gets Purina Pro Plan with chicken and rice.It's been fabulous for him- we always get compliments on how wonderful his coat looks despite the fact he rarely lets us brush it. He also gets a small slice of dog loaf with his dinner, typically chicken and rice flavoured but this week he's trying lamb and chicken.
The only advice we've ever been given is by a trainer who said to avoid anything that has colouring in it.
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Permalink Reply by Dragster and Bailee on
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Eukaneuba puppy bites for big dogs. Of course Drag has to have his peach yogurt too :)
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Permalink Reply by Derek on
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Miranda was on Wellness Brand dog food for a long time. She needed to shed some pounds and now she is in great shape. The problem with the brand is it is not available in all stores. So I had to change to Merrick, but she loves the flavor. I also feed her an egg or 2 a week in the winter to keep her skin and coat nice. Must protect against dry skin. MIranda hates the taste of Science Diet for some reason. She would not eat for 2 days because that was in her bowl. She is a bit of a primadonna.
Morgan is a puppy with a REALLY sensitive stomach and so he is on Science Diet for upset tummies. It is only food he can do with out gasing the entire house. Wel tried wellness, and we tried iams, and Science Diet is gentle on his tummy.
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Permalink Reply by Thuy on
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Just checked back to this post and didnt realized got so many replies. Thanks for all your input.
Mac is now on Innova Low Fat, 1/2 cup AM and PM along with banana AM and apples at PM. I should weigh him this weekend.
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Permalink Reply by Mary on
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I have a question regarding diet. Nibbler is 7 1/2 months old. When would be a good age to switch her over to adult food? Also, I have heard a lot about corgis have hip problems and even heard that even though corgis are a "small" breed they tend to have the body makeup and thus the same problems as large breeds. The biggest difference I've noted between regular adult food and large breed is that large breed food has glucosamine and chondritin listed. Would it be beneficial to put her on a large breed formula for this reason? Or just better to stick with regular adult food?
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Permalink Reply by Joanna Kimball on
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She never actually needed puppy food, so the answer is "any time." Thankfully, many breeders are now realizing that they don't need to "support growth," which is what the higher calories and calcium of puppy food do; they need to slow down growth. The slower the better, as long as the puppy is well-nourished. So adult food can be fed from weaning onward to most breeds over toy size.
Corgis very definitely have hip (and spine) issues. You can think of all corgis (actually, all dwarfed breeds) as being dysplastic by default; the way the hip socket grows and the shape it ends up being would be considered dysplastic in any long-legged breed. Having said that, there are definitely degrees of trouble and you have to do your absolute best to keep them from being painful later in life. Keeping her thin and active is the very best way to do that, but adding supplements can't hurt and might help. I (personally) think that the levels in dog foods are way too small to do anything, so I add it on top (I use a horse supplement called Total Joint Care, which has the same ingredients as the good dog supplements at a much lower price).
The brand of food (i.e., the ingredients) are going to be a lot more important than whether it's a large-breed food or not. Did you have any brands in mind?
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Permalink Reply by Beth on
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We were advised to use a large-breed puppy formula, which does not have extra protein or extra calories compared to adult food. The breeder advised us to switch to adult at one year, the vet at about 6 months, so we started the switch around 10 months whenever it was convenient based on how much food we had left.
There are as many opinions on this matter as there are breeders and vets, and you will get conflicting advice from well-informed people. :-)
In some brands, large-breed formulas have fewer calories compared to their regular formula varieties. That can be helpful for the average Corgi.
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I am probably going to start her off on By Nature Salmon flavor. The manufacturer's website states that it is an all stages formula and it has a nice amount of protein. So I guess I could switch her at any time. By Nature has a few other flavor options but I'm not quite as happy about the ingredients. I especially like the use of sunflower oil. I have been researching dog food brands for a few months now and that is what I like so far. I want her to have a healthy diet that is still accessible and affordable for me. The regular By Nature adult has a low amount of protein it seems. Our friend has their dog on an inexpensive brand that has about the same amount of protein, and when the dog stayed with us it was surprising how horribly runny and big her poos were. I'm not sure if it was the types of grain or low amount of protein, or both.
We haven't had a problem with Nibbler's weight yet. She weighs 21 pounds and she has a nice defined waist. She also seems to monitor her own intake very well. We were giving her a cup of food at each meal twice a day, and she started leaving some, so I've started giving her a slightly rounded 2/3 scoop and that seems to work well for her.
Even though I like the By Nature Salmon, I want to find another flavor or two so I can switch her food every few months to avoid allergy problems. Maybe Blue Buffalo.
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Permalink Reply by Sky and Lyla on
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By Nature is a pretty good company. I personally prefer to stick with the grain free options, but getting a good brand is the #1. This site has a good list you can look at for holistic produced foods (http://www.nzymes.com/pc/articles.asp?article_id=9&a=dog&ty...). Yes, good food makes a big difference in stool. You should talk to some of the people who feed raw! They say very small stool and almost no smell. I wish I could feed raw for a number of health reasosn, but it's too expensive in my area!
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By Nature is a Blue Seal food. The thing that I am somewhat leery of is that I know where they're getting that fish meal; it's the same super-cheap protein source they're using for their lobster bait and pig and chicken feed. Menhaden is not anything you'd want to eat; they're caught, cooked, and pressed for oil that ends up in cosmetics and other industries. The post-pressing bodies are technically a byproduct; they're dried and ground up and sold to make animal feed. If you can get past that particular piece of squickiness, I also don't, as a rule, like dogs on fish-based feeds; they don't tend to do as well.
If you don't want to feed raw, I'd rather have you look for something that offers a more normal meat source (chicken or beef) and uses human-grade meats. I think Orijen is a great food for dogs over a year old. Under a year I'd use a conventional (with grain) kibble, but you want the same good sources of meat and no byproducts.
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Yeah, I'm probably going to switch her between a few different meat sources. She has been on chicken for a while so I am planning on switching her to a new meat source initially. I am going to start her out with a small bag initially and note any changes in stool, energy levels, and overall appearance. Can you reference where you got the information on menhaden? And I'm assuming by "human grade" you mean holistic? And in all the food I've looked for her I've avoided anything that has corn, soy, or by products and unspecified sources of meat.
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Permalink Reply by kristinstyle on
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We were feeding our corgi Wellness, but she got a small bladder stone and now she has to be on prescription Royal Canine food for life. She loves it! The Wellness food didn't give her the stone, but the new diet helped to dissolve it so she didn't have to go through surgery. The vet recommended Hills or Royal Canine.
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