[Dailydrool] A dog food story

[Nancy]

About a month ago, Tina became less interested in eating. Mind you, the 
ruler we use to measure is Frank the Tank, who will eat anything that's 
not nailed down. On a normal day, he scarfs, and she picks. So, in an 
attempt to please Tina's palate, we started giving her a different 
kibble: Iam's Healthy Naturals Chicken. And since Frank will eat 
Anything, we switched him over also. I'd read that chicken is better and 
more appetizing for many dogs.

Just so you know, we have tried them all, from the basics to the exotic. 
We even tried a local human-grade certified organic food -- way too 
rich, and upset both dogs' tummies. The best for Frank is, and always 
has been, Purina Pro Plan Lamb and Rice. Tina has always been less 
enthusiastic about her dinner bowl; she didn't eat anything at all for 
the first 2 days we had her, and during a recent kennel stay, they fed 
her canned food because she didn't want what we had provided.

Fast forward a couple of weeks: Frank -- sometimes -- is pacing, 
drooling, lies down, gets up, clings to Bill, licks his lips, all signs 
that he is uncomfortable. Since it was "sometimes", we had difficulty in 
relating it to anything specific. I kept feeling his tummy for signs of 
bloat, and we gave him Tums, Gas-X, Mylanta, all with pretty much 
minimal effect. But, when he would burp he did feel better, so we knew 
it was something gastric.

And Tina is still picky. Sometimes she eats the Iam's, other times she 
doesn't.

So, yesterday we switched them both back to Purina Pro Plan Lamb and 
Rice. Frank has been fine for 3 meals now, and Tina ate her same 3 mixed 
Iam's + Pro Plan meals just fine.

We're sticking with the Pro Plan.

Nancy, owned by Frank the Tank and Tina the Bra-stealer


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