Moving on from pro-plan puppy sensitive?

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The pup becomes a junior next month and just wondering what kibble to move him on to, pro-plan sensitive was recommended by the vet as he had skin rashes and anal gland problems when we first got him, no problems since but wondering if the adult sensitive is the next step or would anything else be better for him? any advice?
 
Don't take this the wrong way, but specialist puppy food is a marketing myth and Pro plan is awful food, IMO.

Unless a vet has done further nutrition studies, they are simply not qualified to recommend food, having done one day of study on nutrition for all animals throughout their five year degree. :eek:

Research quality food (if he has allergies, stay away from food with cereals). This is a starting point but there are other ideas and it comes down to personal preference and trawling through pages of ingredients. If you want dry complete, I recommend Origen or Acana as my top picks. Avoid supermarket brands or anything with strong colours.

This is handy but only, as I said, a starting point:
http://www.petforums.co.uk/dog-health-nutrition/255727-updated-dry-dog-food-index.html

I'd also say read this post from this week, all great stuff :)
http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/showpost.php?p=11083712&postcount=2
 
"Salmon (21%), dehydrated salmon protein (15%), maize gluten, maize, rice (11%), animal fat, digest, beet pulp, purified cellulose fibre, potassium chloride, minerals, calcium phosphate, sodium chloride..

Antioxidant: Tocopherol (rich extracts of natural origin).

Vitamins: Vitamin A: 15000 IU/kg, Vitamin D3: 750 IU/kg, Vitamin E: 500 mg/kg, Vitamin C: 100 mg/kg. .

Analytical Constituents:

Protein 32.0%, Oil 20.0%, Ash 8.0%, Fibre 3.0%, Calcium1.4%, Phosphorus 1.2%, Omega 3 Fatty Acids 0.5%. Please always ensure that fresh drinking water is available."

Not a premium quality food despite the price.
More dogs are intolerant of maize than lamb IME.

As for special puppy food -puppies do need more protein than adults but you can get this by feeding more food rather than having a high protein percentage in the food. Once past the initial growth burst a level of 24% ish is plenty. At a year I would be using adult food anyway. If you want to stick with fish there are plenty of better options than Proplan at half the price.
 
Agree with CT, puppy, junior, adult, senior etc is all marketing/packaging.

I drive past a Purina factory when on holiday in Colorado and there is no way I would want to feed it judging by the smell :o

At least tripe and raw chicken smell like...tripe and raw chicken! It's also what I like about Skinners Field and Trial, it smells like what the ingredients are meant to be...
 
I spoke to a mate yesterday who is currently doing locum work nearby: I just wanted to double check that I wasn't talking nonsense about the amount of nutrition training they get. He said it's correct, one day only throughout the degree. I know the medicine and dosing/diagnosis is super important, but boy, one day! :eek:
 
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