[nagdu] Flint River Ranch again

Sat Jan 24 22:42:04 UTC 2009

Nicole,
Thanks!  I'll look into it.  It looks like I'm going to be buying two 
different kinds of dog food anyway.  I have two dogs and I'm not planning on 
switching the older dog's food.  She's doing fine.

Thanks!
Julie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nicole B. Torcolini" <ntorcolini at wavecable.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 2:22 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Flint River Ranch again

>I don't remember the exact amount, but I think that it was somewhere around
> 8%. What I have to do is feed Lexia dental dog food, which is high in 
> fiber,
> as a snack. I don't put water on the dental dog food because that makes it
> where it does not clean teeth as well. Kind of a two for one. The only
> problem is that I have to buy two different bags of dog food.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Julie J." <jlcrane at alltel.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 9:48 AM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Flint River Ranch again
>
>
> Below I have pasted the guaranteed analysis and the ingredients list. 
> How
> much fiber do you find is the minimum amount you can feed to maintain
> intestinal health?
>
> thanks much!
> Julie
>
> ***
> Guaranteed Analysis
>
> Crude Protein
> 24.0%
> Minimum
> Crude Fat
> 14.0%
> Minimum
> Crude Fiber
> 3.0%
> Maximum
> Moisture
> 10.0%
> Maximum
> Sodium
> 0.3%
> Maximum
> Zinc
> 150 mg/kg
> Minimum
> Selenium
> 0.4 mg/kg
> Minimum
> Vitamin E
> 300 IU/kg
> Minimum
> Omega-6 Fatty Acids *
> 2.2%
> Minimum
> Omega-3 Fatty Acids *
> 0.4%
> Minimum
>
>
> Ingredients
> Chicken, turkey, chicken meal, ocean fish meal, cracked pearled barley,
> whole grain brown rice, oatmeal, millet, white rice, chicken fat 
> (preserved
> with
> mixed tocopherols), potatoes, egg product, tomato pomace, duck, salmon,
> flaxseed, natural chicken flavor, choline chloride, dried chicory root,
> kelp, carrots,
> peas, apples, tomatoes, blueberries, spinach, dried skim milk, cranberry
> powder, rosemary extract, parsley flake, yucca schidigera extract,
> L-carnitine,
> Enterococcus faecieum, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus acidophilus,
> Saccharomyces cerevesiae fermentation solubles, dried Aspergillus oryzae
> fermentation
> extract, vitamin E supplement, iron proteinate, zinc proteinate, copper
> proteinate, ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, copper sulfate, potassium 
> iodide,
> thiamine
> mononitrate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, ascorbic acid, vitamin 
> A
> supplement, biotin, calcium pantothenate, manganese sulfate, sodium
> selenite,
> pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin,
> vitamin D supplement, folic acid.
> list end
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Nicole B. Torcolini" <ntorcolini at wavecable.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 10:59 AM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Flint River Ranch again
>
>
>>    How much fibber is in his diet?  My dog needs a lot of fibber to keep
>> her stool hard.
>>
>> Nicole and Lexia
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Julie J." <jlcrane at alltel.net>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 7:20 AM
>> Subject: [nagdu] Flint River Ranch again
>>
>>
>> Hello!
>>
>> I realize that I asked if anyone had any experience with Flint River 
>> Ranch
>> dog food a few weeks a go.  The responses I got indicated that people 
>> felt
>> there was too much wheat in the original formula.  I am now wondering if
>> anyone has any experience with either the lamb millet and rice formula or
>> the trout and sweet potato formula?
>>
>> ***possible TMI read on at your own risk***
>> Monty has chronic very soft poop that often deteriorates to diarrhea.  He
>> also has horrible gas.   He has absolutely no other symptoms.  He is
>> extremely high energy, healthy appetite, shiny coat etc.
>>
>> He has been to the vet, who has no clue what the problem is.  Monty has
>> been
>> tested for every sort of parasite, bacteria, creepy crawly that there is.
>> The only thing that any of the tests have shown is that he is low on the
>> necessary intestinal bacteria.  He has taken Tylan that was supposed to
>> help.  It did for a short time. He has also been through dewormers,
>> antibiotics and anti giardia medications.  Nothing has cured the problem.
>>
>> I have supplemented his food with pumpkin, yogurt and golden seal herb,
>> not
>> at the same time.  Each helps for a bit, but then we are back to the
>> beginning again.
>>
>> So now I am switching him to a different food in hope that will solve the
>> problem.  He currently eats Chicken Soup for the Dog Lovers Soul.  The 
>> vet
>> is recommending Iams something or another.  I am not interested in 
>> feeding
>> Iams, Science Diet, Eukanuba or anything from the grocery store.
>>
>> Any thoughts on what to try, dog food that you have found beneficial in
>> this
>> type of situation or a natural remedy that you find helpful, would be 
>> most
>> appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks much,
>> Julie
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