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Post by Jamesic Thu Mar 14 2013, 23:29

Boba is 7 months and is on Butchers puppy food with Pedigree vital puppy dry mix, at what age should he go on to an adult dry food diet?
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Post by Guest Thu Mar 14 2013, 23:32

He could go onto adult food now Smile

Have a look at some of these on our recommended list

https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t20620-dry-food-recommendations

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Post by Galadriel Fri Mar 15 2013, 07:39

A lot of people don't even bother with puppy food if you feed a good quality food (sorry to say but I wouldn't include Butchers or Pedigree in that).

I got a good deal on some Applaws puppy food so I fed that to Elmo until he was about 6 months then he went onto the adult Applaws.

A good website to check out dog food is www.whichdogfood.co.uk Smile

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Post by Guest Fri Mar 15 2013, 08:36

I recently moved Logan onto adult food. I wanted to keep him on it as long as possible, although I know it isn't really necessary.

I really recommened James Wellbeloved. Great price, always on good deals at Pets At Home. Hypoallergenic. Grain Free (certain flavours). And Logan has absolutely thrived on it Smile

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Post by goldie87 Fri Mar 15 2013, 11:23

I moved Zeus onto adult food just before he hit a year old and I agree with the comment before mine, Butchers & Pedigree are bad foods, would recommend moving onto something better, like James Wellbeloved as Mat suggested.
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Post by Guest Fri Mar 15 2013, 11:39

Definitely get him off the butchers & pedigree!

As long as the food is good quality (Wainwrights from PAH is a good, medium priced one) then he could be switched now, but obviously it should be done gradually over about a week/10 days.

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Post by rebeccaleanne Fri Mar 15 2013, 11:55

Hi, as people have recommened with regards to swapping his food i would agree. I have recently just swapped from a food that we would not recommend to wainwrights.

Since doing this tyke has improved over all. I recommend feeding dry food, and tyke loves his breakfast and tea. Big Grin

wainwrights i feel it value for money, im just getting to the bottom of my big bag and this has lasted over 6 weeks. if you look through the link above and do some reasearch you will find one that suits Big Grin
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Post by dijotofmummy Tue Mar 19 2013, 10:42

Hi guys
can you help me we are currently finishing bens bag arden grange puppy/junior food (and his wet food-pedigree puppy)and as he is one on the 1st of april we are thinking of possibly changing his food to adult food is this right?
We have him on arden grange as he had a bad start in life (before we got him)his tummy is quiet sensitive with very bad worms and 2 types of mange-he has gone from strength to strength on ag
Are staffys classed as meduim sized breed? i really stuck to know what do for the best confused
so any advice would be greatly recieved,sorry but i am new to all this
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Post by goldie87 Tue Mar 19 2013, 11:16

Hi Di,

Yes, now would be the perfect time to switch him from puppy to adult food, I switched Zeus when he was just coming up to one aswell.

I would class staffies as a medium class breed and so do most people on this forum, I have always purchased him medium breed food and followed medium breed guidelines.

If he has a sensitive tum, go for something like Wainwrights or James Wellbeloved (Hypoallergenic foods) and make sure you transfer to the new food over a period of 7 to 10 days, gradually switching from one to the other.
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Post by Billybunter Tue Mar 19 2013, 11:26

This is a good food eden multi meat and fish formula not a bad price and good ingredients.
Ingredients

Fresh Chicken 19%, Dried Chicken 17%, Fresh Salmon 16%, Herring Meal 14%, Potato 10%, Sweet Potato 5%, Chicken Fat 5%, Dried Duck 4%, Dried Whole Egg 3%, Chicken Gravy 2%, Fresh White Fish 2%, Lucerne, Pea Fibre, Mineral & Vitamins, Carrot, Spinach, Apple, Joint Support Pack (Glucosamine (355mg/kg), MSM (355mg/kg) & Chondroitin (250mg/kg)), Rosehips, Camomile, Burdock Root, Aniseed & Fenugreek, Mixed Herbs (Thyme, Marjoram, Oregano and Sage), Seaweed, Cranberry and Prebiotic FOS.

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Post by dijotofmummy Tue Mar 19 2013, 11:57

thanks billybunter and goldie87 for your advise was thinking of either keeping him on arden grange or james wellbeloved,but the main thing was what he woud be classed as Smile
what wet foods are best does anyone know?i have heard such conflicting things as i said we have had ben on pedigree puppy and he has been fine and had no adverse affects but it does seem he prefers to have the meat with his dry food otherwise he doesnt touch food unsure
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Post by Guest Tue Mar 19 2013, 12:05

I really don't like wet food at all - it's 80% water!

Have you tried adding some sardines in oil to his dry food? Or maybe a raw egg over the top?

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Post by dijotofmummy Tue Mar 19 2013, 12:15

ooooh raw egg????
last time he had anything like sardines he had bad tum sick
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Post by Guest Tue Mar 19 2013, 12:20

Any new food can give them bum gravy. One sardine with a little oil with each meal should get him used to them, though.

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Post by dijotofmummy Tue Mar 19 2013, 12:45

so is the raw egg ok for them?
thanks by the way Big Grin
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Post by goldie87 Tue Mar 19 2013, 13:55

Yep, raw egg is ok, mash it up with the shell and pour over his food.

I also put a bit of tuna on top of his food 2 times a week, also cooked chicken, salmon oil, olive oil, scrambled egg.

Just things to keep him guessing what he's going to get next and which are also very good for his coat/skin.
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Post by Guest Tue Mar 19 2013, 13:56

Yep, I agree with Goldie. Sardines in olive oil work great too for Logan Smile

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Post by debtom Tue Mar 19 2013, 15:04

We have just switched Caley to adult food, she is 1 on 2 April. She was on science plan puppy food and is now on the adult science plan. We tried Caley on sardines but she turned her nose up, loves Tuna though and mincemeat Big Grin
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Post by dijotofmummy Tue Mar 19 2013, 15:22

goldie87 wrote:Yep, raw egg is ok, mash it up with the shell and pour over his food.

I also put a bit of tuna on top of his food 2 times a week, also cooked chicken, salmon oil, olive oil, scrambled egg.

Just things to keep him guessing what he's going to get next and which are also very good for his coat/skin.


ok thanks very much Wink
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