[Dailydrool] Hills/Iams

[Tom Hickcox]

At 06:50 1/15/2010, dailydrool-request at dailydrool.org wrote:

>I personally like the Iams Restrictive Calorie Dog Food the vet sells
>instead of the Hills Low Calorie Prescription diet.  I was NOT impressed
>with Hills for my basset showed very little if any weight loss while on it
>plus her coat started to dull.  When I switched to Iams she has lost weight
>from 67 pounds to 60 (only five more to go) and her coat is beautiful and
>shiny. My recommendation is the Iams.

What color bag is that?

My Myrtle has had nothing but Iams from the time she was transferred 
to me by my son who raised her her first year.  I do give her and her 
sister a 400IU gel cap of vitamin E daily and it seems to really 
helps their coats.  They think it's a treat.  Myrtle is the only dog 
that gets a crunch out of the gel caps.

My one problem with Iams and it might apply to other kibble is the 
bulk density of it is dependent on the shape of the kibble.  Chunks 
that are nearly spherical have a low bulk density while ones that are 
more pancake shaped are heavier.  I have checked this and the amount 
fed by volume can vary as much as 20%, which I think is 
significant.  IOW, a cup of the more dense kibble may weigh 110g 
while the less dense weighs 90g.  This could result in under- or 
over-feeding, so we weigh the kibble.

YMMV,

Tommy in Baton Rouge