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Originally Posted by Louwants
You may also want to think about large bred puppy food. I know, Michael probably won't agree with that. My vet suggested that for Duncan when he was about 5-6 months old. He was limping a little, and I rushed him to the vet thinking may have torn his ACL. He was just growing so fast the vet said, and his growth plates were growing as fast or something like that. Any, the large breed puppy would help his joints.
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Duncan probably had panosteitis (pano) which can be caused by too much growth too fast due to the high protein levels in puppy foods. Large breed puppy foods have lower protein levels than do the average puppy formula. The risk of pano and even premature growth plate closure are reasons many of us prefer to stay away from puppy formulas.
Bonnie's Taffy is an excellent example of how even an undersized puppy can thrive on all life stages food.
Debbie