stargirl88
Well-Known Member
Hey folks,
I put my dog on Orijen about 3-4 weeks ago. He likes the kibble without any token bits of wet food added (infact... I use it as treats now on my dog walks and all the dogs love it!!). I've noticed an increase in his drinking habits though. He drink a HELL of a lot more than before and this morning he was standing at the bottom of my bed waiting for me to get up and let him out. This never happens. I was stressing that he might have renal failure (jumping to conclusions I know, my last dog died of it though!) but now I've done more googling.... I see this isn't uncommon with Orijen and some people have taken their dogs off it due to it actually making them sick because of it.
He is 10 so don't want to be putting any strain on his organs - but the protein in Orijen is surely a higher quality than in many of the other kibbles. I'll be pretty gutted to take him off of it as he has plenty of energy to go on 3hrs of walks a day and then bomb about in the garden at the end of the day! plus his poos are good.
Any experiences from you lot?
I put my dog on Orijen about 3-4 weeks ago. He likes the kibble without any token bits of wet food added (infact... I use it as treats now on my dog walks and all the dogs love it!!). I've noticed an increase in his drinking habits though. He drink a HELL of a lot more than before and this morning he was standing at the bottom of my bed waiting for me to get up and let him out. This never happens. I was stressing that he might have renal failure (jumping to conclusions I know, my last dog died of it though!) but now I've done more googling.... I see this isn't uncommon with Orijen and some people have taken their dogs off it due to it actually making them sick because of it.
He is 10 so don't want to be putting any strain on his organs - but the protein in Orijen is surely a higher quality than in many of the other kibbles. I'll be pretty gutted to take him off of it as he has plenty of energy to go on 3hrs of walks a day and then bomb about in the garden at the end of the day! plus his poos are good.
Any experiences from you lot?