Natural Balance Dog Food/ Various Pet Nutrition.?

About one month ago, we picked up our new little puppy from the SPCA. She is a small breed mixed dog. When we went into Pet Co to get her food, we wanted to make sure she was getting quality food- PREFERABLY without a large price tag. One of the people introduced us to Natural Balance Ultra Premium, and are on our second smaller bag now.

I am somewhat concerned now that I have learned that this product was recalled for the rice in the food, as the food we feed her has brown rice listed as the second ingredient. Our puppy is young, and I don't want to be giving her toxic food at a young age.

In addition, I bought some Pet Naturals dog multivitamins. I think this was a good move- as about 15 days into her stay with us, we learned she had tapeworm. I would assume that the multivitamin helped her get nutrients that the tapeworm would have otherwise deprived her of. Her supply is almost finished now, and my question here is, what would be specific benefits of continuing supplementing our puppy with vitamins? Is it recommended that all dogs take multivitamins?

to the best of my knowledge, its good to give them vitamins because you can correctly measure the amount of intake. you can research how much is appropriate for your dog and go from there. for example a lot of my customers ask for dog food with glucosamine in it (for healthy joints), so i direct them to either science diet (way too expensive, and not the best) or nutro max (my personal choice). or, they can get glucosamine supplements. im pretty sure that taking the supplements AND feeding them food with that supplement in it can cause them to consume way too much of that nutrient in certain cases.

i would continue giving your dog the multivitamins, and consider trying out nutro, its the only thing that helps one of my cats out.

Rid fo the old food. Use purina. My dad's father bred dogs and they always used purina.

raw food

* Give your dog healthy snacks such as fruits and vegetables: apple slices, carrot sticks, orange segments, banana slices, and frozen vegetables are all canine favorites.
* It's okay to give your dog a little bite of what you had for dinner, but only the bits you'd eat yourself--no fat or gristle, please!
* Some foods aren't good for dogs and can cause serious health problems. These include chocolate, onions, raisins, and grapes.
* Feed your dog at the same time every day.
* Make sure what you buy is high in protein, not grain-based, and that it's AAFCO-tested. The AAFCO, the American Association of Feed Control Officials, is a watchdog group that sets food-testing and labeling standards.