Food for more stages

[Fluffypants]

Maybe she will leave him extra treats this time, to make up for it. You should write her a note explaining.

[Chip's Mom]

Jessica:

That is an excellent idea - I will do that. There is still no sign of Dale's adult canines. I am really hoping they don't even come in. The vet said before to feed him what I normally do so I think I will continue the puppy food.

[glencorgi]

Mostly all he's getting "extra" out of the puppy food is higher protein levels. One could switch to performance line foods and get that, plus there are adult formulas which have as high of protein levels as do some of the puppy foods. The question I see pertinent here is, which is going to be easier for Dale to eat size of kibble wise? More the case of what happens after one has their tonsils out sort of - soft foods and liquids for a while. If he's doing fine on on the 1/2 and 1/2, then switching him totally over to the adult I don't think is going to be a big deal - he'll be getting everything he needs nutriton wise for his recovery. You're already moistening it, it may have to be soaked for the first few days after the surgery, but then the puppy kibble might need to be too.

To help him not lose weight or go off his food, I'd look at supplementing whichever kibble you decide on, with extra goodies to keep his strength up for the recovery. Frozen Bil-Jac, good quality canned, Nature's Balance rolled food, fix him eggs, boil hamburger for him (or feed raw), boil some liver and give him small portions of that, canned salmon or mackeral, cottage cheese, grated cheese - go with things like that. Help keep his appetite up and easy for him to eat.

As for the kibble, you aren't going to be "wrong" whichever way you decide to go; whichever one your comfort level tells you is right - then that's the way to go.

Debbie

[Chip's Mom]

I think I will leave him status quo as the puppy kibble is quite a bit smaller then the adult and everyone seems to think that it is ok. He isn't growing to fast now so that shouldn't be a concern. I also feed him canned adult Natures Recipe so he is probably eating 2/3 adult and 1/3 puppy but he may eat more of the puppy after his teeth come out. I will pick up some of the Natures Balance rolled food and baby him like crazy. He loves eggs and cottage cheese so i will go with some of that as well as canned salmon, etc. Thanks Deb for the good suggestions. I hadn't thought of feeding him other things. I guess I get to cook liver again.

[Michael Romanos]

Nutrience Early Development dry food products for dogs us for ages weaning to 16 weeks (four months) and the major differences between early Dev and puppy food isn that the ED contains extra immune boosting food such as IM3 complex eg sprayed dried eggs.