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Originally Posted by Freppan
Hey all. I had a question for you guys because I am concerned about my aunt's corgi. He's a tri-colored male of about 8, maybe 9 months, still intact. I asked my aunt what food she fed him as a puppy and what she feeds him now. She said that she has always fed him IAMS puppy food, and that she always will until the day he dies! She said that she has been reading about cancer in dogs and the reason they get cancer is because there is not enough animal protein in their diet. She says that dog food companies tend to put too much grain and rice in their products. Iams puppy food has the highest amount of animal protein that she has found.
I was just wondering if this was safe. It seems odd to me that puppy food would sustain an adult correctly.
Any thoughts?
EDIT: Nutrition facts
Crude Protein not less than 28.0%
Crude Fat not less than 17.0%
Crude Fiber not more than 4.0%
Moisture not more than 10.0%
Docosahexaenoic Acid not less than 0.10%
Omega-6 Fatty Acids not less than 3.00%
Omega-3 Fatty Acids not less than 0.30%
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I think that feeding an adult dog puppy food for it's whole life is overkill. Puppy formula foods are higher in protein, fat, calcium and calories. They are made for growing puppies.
Chances are the dog will get fat on it eventually.
If she's looking for a food with less grain in it, Iams is not it. Corn is the second ingredient in their food.
Foods such as Innova, California Natural ect. have fewer grains and are IMO, better foods.
Also, I don't feed my puppies a puppy formula food. I wean them onto the adult formula (forumulate for ALL life stages) food my other dogs eat. And when I did feed a puppy formula I switched them off it by 4-6 mos. That was the advice I was given from one of the then top breeders in the country, when I got my first corgi.
So, my advice is to switch to an adult food now and even consider changing brands if she's worried about too many grains. (The grains don't cause cancer by the way, but they will feed it if a dog gets cancer.)
Peggy
There are lots of foods out there will