What do you feed your OWN pet?

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wobbliebob — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 19:59:37 GMT

Henry has beta or Arden grange lamb and rice or anything else he can get his mouth round

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Naomi Jackson RVN — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 17:13:35 GMT

I fed both my dogs on Burgess Supa Dog Dry food. My ex racing greyhound lived until she was 15 and my little mongrel reached the ripe old age of 18. They were always fit and healthy and never at the vets. Many a rep tried to make me change their diet but I resisted. Dont fix something that isnt broken I say

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Gemma Burden RVN — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 22:29:08 GMT

My cat has been on some form of hills since I got him - first science plan, then t/d, then j/d, followed by i/d when he developed IBS. Now he is on k/d. My last dog was on Purina Digestion as other foods he had had made him a bit loose. My puppy is on Hills Vet Essentials large breed puppy.

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Suzanne Hall — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:59:47 GMT

Our 3 adult dogs get what ever is going + raw tripe and venison. At Christmas managed to get a few freebie bags of food, so this year have tried 'Happy dog', Specific medium adult, Specific allergy diet, JWB and they are back onto Beta now which is their normal dry food.

Our pup is on Beta pup with tripe and venison. She was fed something called 'Prins' when she was with the breeder in Belgium

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Vicky RVN — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:19:43 GMT

When I got my SBT I was given a bag of Arden Grange, he didn't get on with it, faeces too soft. Then changed to JW, same problem. Now been on Burns white fish and rice for years and he gets on very well with it. It actually works out cheaper than JW too, as don't need to feed as high a volume.

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Rebecca Lindsay — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 18:09:20 GMT

My dog is fed JWB...tried most 'hypoallergenic' diets and JWB was the only one that agreed with her.

One cat is on hills r/d and the other is on purina ha

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Shelly vn — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 11:09:14 GMT

I feed my collie Beta Salmon and Rice. He has sensitivities to lots of things including beef and chicken and gets the squits at a moments notice if he has something he shouldn't! He used to RCW sensitivity, but i could really afford it, hence the Beta. But i'm really impressed with the Beta, he's been on it for a few years now and his coat looks lovely!

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vanessa — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 22:30:17 GMT

Reasons:

Try to feed the best I can afford. The reason I switched to Arden Grange was because at the time it was cheaper than JWB but still a hypoallergenic premium type food. As a practice we switched to AG from JWB because alot of our clients were worrying that the price of JWB was going up and up and up. AG had cranberry which I thought would help with whatever her weird Hills induced urinary problem was and also had glucosmine etc added. I advise clients to feed the best they can afford and to read the ingredients on the bag to help them decide

Sometimes my spaniel gets into the sheepdog food at the farm which is some sort of cheap working dog food and she farts like mad all evening - yuk! Alot of my relatives feed Beta because they cant afford the "premium" foods.

Sometimes I wonder what a difference it makes when for example; we might have patient A who gets fed Hills or similar its whole life only to get cancer or organ failure at the age of 8 and on the other hand we might have patient B who has been fed working dog mix and scraps all its life coming in at the age of 14 with lovely teeth and a waggy tail but needs a stitch up, the only clinical history being wormers and vaccinations which lapsed about 5 years previous! Weird huh!

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Emma Bartlett — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 19:55:30 GMT

I switched to raw on the advice of a vet who specialised in holistic treatment, i went with it becasue i had nothing to lose when my rottweiler had her leg amputated with a high grade osteosarcoma and she was given months to live. I decided against chemo and went the holistic route to keep her comfortable and i still have her 5 years later and she is so healthy (no more of the anal gland problems that she suffered with badly pre raw) I did lots of research into making sure i gave her a balanced diet and i have now changed all my dogs on to it and wouldn't change back

Cats are on hills dry as i don't feel i can get a balanced raw diet that they will eat, one cat will only eat raw heart and liver and the other won't touch it at all!!!

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Emma Purnell — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 19:04:54 GMT

I am fascinated by some of the range of responses on here, we seem to vary so much in what we feed! I would be interested in some of the reasonings behind the diet choices - I know some of you have and thank you!

I just realised this sounds like some kind of market research but I promise it's not - I am just quite nosy!

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Steph Smith BSc(hons) RVN — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 22:48:46 GMT

I have a 1yr old female spayed cocker on royal canin neutered adult, she had terrible d+ as a puppy on eukanuba and bakers puppy (handed down from previous owner) until I put her onto royal canin. Has been fine ever since and perfect BCS.

Also have a 10yo arthritic DSH on James Wellbeloved senior dry with a bit of the same in wet form to squirt her metacam on (she eats this immediately). I try to buy pet foods with minimal additives, no artificial colourings or flavourings, without eggs (will be from battery hens), without dairy etc, may be because I am vegan. But I would not feed my dog a vegetarian diet or feed my cat vegecat.

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gemma — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 21:19:55 GMT

My beagle is on dry Chappie, My whippet x staffie is on wafcol salmon and potato dry food.

Both my cats are on RCW Calm.

Never had an issues with any of them :)

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Jacquelyn Smith — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:29:46 GMT

Ferrets get alpha as its the onle brand that the eldest will eat, incidently its usually cheapest and has a high enough protein content. thats there adlib, they get whatever the cat brings in if its still fresh enough. they used to get day old chicks but once i caught Polly trying to swallow a head whole i stoped that (greedy cow). they get table scraps, food never gets thrown out, it gets thrown in their cage. they also get given raw pigs liver, raw eggs and often steal the cats dreamies.

cat gets what she is given and puts up with it depends on offers, though she thinks all bernard matthews turkey ham is hers rather than mine. she love sardines (awaits firing squad).

dogs used to be whatever i could get from cash and carry plus whatever my patrons snook them when i wasnt looking(we lived in a pub) good job we had a 3 hour walk every morning and 2 hours in the evening and run of the pub most of the day.

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SmegSlayer — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 21:10:06 GMT

My late cavalier (see pic below) spent most of her life on Chappie and a handful of Tesco mixer in the morning and a small amount of chappie in the evening with 2 small bonio shape biscuits for lunch

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vanessa — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 17:43:19 GMT

My dog was on Hills as a puppy but she got a weird urinary problem so changed to Arden Grange about 4-5 years ago and she's been fine ever since.

The other nurses and vets feed their pets Hills / Arden Grange / JWB / Chappie and one does the raw diet.

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PHA86 — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 17:20:03 GMT

Hill's.

C/d for the cats, large breed for the woofers.

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Mark Walsh — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 17:05:16 GMT

I feed my Jack Russells Bakers Complete in the morning and Chappie in the evening. My cat used to have go cat but she is old and a bit picky so recently started her on James Well Beloved. She is Hyperthyroid so we may consider switching again to the new Hills Y/D diet which I think is available now.

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zara — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:59:03 GMT

I have a 2yr old bracco italiano and she is fed fish 4 dogs kibble - does wonders for her coat as i do a little bit of showing on the side and she gets 1 x antos hedgehog when i get in from work does wonders for her teeth (still all white)

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Nicola Jamieson — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 13:42:00 GMT

I feed my two dogs Burns fish and rice diet as we have been seeing a dermatologist for my basset hounds skin so its easier to have them both on the same food. I certainley has made a big difference. Tried to change Kobi on to a cheaper salmon based diet and within a week he was really itchy again and that was all that had changed so sticking to Burns now.

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Anna Rayne — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 09:42:54 GMT

The cat is on dry j/d as has mild OA at 7 in one hip, he was a stray RTA at work (5 years ago). Supplements his diet with wildlife though! Did use vet essentials adult before though as the kibble was big enough to stop him inhaling it. Just wish j/d came in more than a 2kg bag for cats.

Dog 6 year old Border terrier on Arden Grande Lamb and Rice. Tried loads of other things but suits her best from a behaviour and health perspective. Have used Hills, RC and JWB - she's horrible on JWB - doesn't listen, less energy, bit of a baggage. Plus GWF Joint Aid (we do agility) and Pro Fibre.

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Kate Claxton DipAVN(Med)VN — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 22:58:37 GMT

I feed my dog Fish4Dogs kibble with Yumove supplements daily. She needs a good quality diet to keep weight on as she's a very active working dog (Flyball and Obedience)

Cats both have Hills Feline Senior Light.

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Steph Worsley — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 22:32:49 GMT

emma do it......there are fab!!!!!!!!!!!

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Victoria Nielsen RVN — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 21:46:41 GMT

My cat is on Hills r/d to keep her weight under control now maintained having lost the desired weight! Least I've done something about it unlike a client who let his cat get to 9.4kg!!!

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StMongo — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 21:39:30 GMT

one cat is on k/d, the other is on Blue Buffalo for sensitive stomach. he occasionally gets cans of the same because he's always been such a skinny little man.

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Emma Purnell — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 21:00:44 GMT

Bex - Not particularly, they are one of the easier reptiles in my opinion but they still need good quality live food, the correct lighting, additional supplementation and the correct temperature at all times, so not exactly super easy!

Steph - Thank you Always been tempted to get a frog or two but currently using all my work surface space!