Need to find a new dog food

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What would you recommend for a Parsons terrier, 12 years and ideal weight but fussy? She’s been having Applaws wet food and Barking Heads small dog dry (she won’t eat large pieces), but I’m not sure it’s agreeing with her. Every couple of weeks she’s been having tummy trouble, starting with gurgling, then really smelly wind. She appears constipated but when she does go it looks normal. She also has a couple of 100% chicken chews each day.

Obviously if it carries on I will get her checked with the vet, but as she has no other symptoms I think it makes sense to start with her food. I haven’t really got a budget as she’s an only dog, and want good quality.
 
Mine's been on Pooch and Mutt for a few months and I like it. It's around £14 for 1.5kg so mid-range I guess. I like that it's grain free (dog has an allergy and gets mega itchy on grains) and has environmentally friendly packaging too.
 
Could it be a touch of pancreatitis? I know a bit about it as my Mum's dog gets it, and it seems to come and go without any visible triggers. Mum has got her on low fat food now and she is a new dog, but any deviation from the diet, even licking out a casserole dish for instance, can set her back.
 
Ditch the chicken chews. I have a few friends whose dogs are sensitive and chicken sets them off, most of the chickens produced in this country have fairly nasty additives. They switched to turkey and the problems disappeared - turkey is less messed about than chicken.
 
Clodagh said:
Could it be a touch of pancreatitis? I know a bit about it as my Mum's dog gets it, and it seems to come and go without any visible triggers. Mum has got her on low fat food now and she is a new dog, but any deviation from the diet, even licking out a casserole dish for instance, can set her back.
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I didn’t think so as she has no other symptoms. Wouldn’t she be sick with that and have Diarrhea? She does seem very uncomfortable with it though so it could be just mild I suppose.
 
JillA said:
Ditch the chicken chews. I have a few friends whose dogs are sensitive and chicken sets them off, most of the chickens produced in this country have fairly nasty additives. They switched to turkey and the problems disappeared - turkey is less messed about than chicken.
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I didn’t know that so thank you. 😀
 
meleeka said:
I didn’t think so as she has no other symptoms. Wouldn’t she be sick with that and have Diarrhea? She does seem very uncomfortable with it though so it could be just mild I suppose.
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Roxy only gets sick and runny bum when it is bad, if she is having a little bit she just looks uncomfortable.
 
My jack Russell has forthglade tray wet food it is over 60% meat with added vegetables, it's all natural and a complete food so you don't need to feed anything with it, my dog does really well on it and I really dislike most wet dog foods as some smell awful but this food doesn't have that horrible smell at all.
 
An excellent quality tinned dog food I recommend is AATU. I tried Barking Heads and found too many beans or peas were added. My Cairn terrier does very well on AATU and has been on it over a year.I buy direct from them and get a bit of a discount buying the variety pack .Its not cheap but the results speak for themselves..dog in perfect health.The main thing is not to overfeed as a small amount over 3 feeds or so at the correct rate for size is enough, it is high protein solid meat and I reckon the best around
 
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