Zeus has really smell wind, would I need to get him sensitive stomach dry food?

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Zeus - 3 Year old Boxer x Unsure if it's Lab, Staffie or GSD.

Milo - 5 Month old Labrador.

What is he fed on now? How long has he been fed on it? How long has his stomach been upset?

Well I used to feed him on Bakers, but I switched over to Beta Adult and that's been about a month or month and a half he's been on that.

His poo's are fine I think :s but he just has a fair bit of wind and really smells, so would that classify him to having a sensitive stomach?

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Zeus - 3 Year old Boxer x Unsure if it's Lab, Staffie or GSD.

Milo - 5 Month old Labrador.

Thanks, that's what I have been doing. Thankfully we've only had to do this the once. And whatever food I decide to go with I'll gradually change him over.

Thanks for all the recommendations everyone. I'll check them out.

After a month he should be well settled on his new diet and if he has had no problems up to now it's probably not his feed that's causing the wind. If his poo is ok and this flatulence has come on suddenly it's more likely to be something else he has eaten rataher than a sensitive tummy. Has he had anything else to eat recently, chews, different treats or anything like that? He may also of picked up something whilst out and about. Cut out everything but his main food for a few days and see if it clears, keep back a handful of each meal to use in place of treats and make sure he has fresh water changed regularly.

The food I use (PERO) has ingredients in it which prevent nasty smells and they are natural plant extracts. I presume other foods have these in.

I have just changed Hedley from pets at home to Pero (adding gradually) and his bowels have been a bit loose, but I discussed this with the vet and he said it was just whilst he gets used to the new food. He gave me some tablets to crush up to firm his stools.

http://www.pero-petfood.co.uk/images...DATA_SHEET.pdf

hi again done some research if you look on ingredients protien shld be 90percent
any less in the long term dogs will become poorly as they are carnivore and not omnivores, really dry dog food shld not hve a high cereal

your never going to find a food with 90% protien simply because all foods contain sugars, fats etc. It depends on the quality of the protien involved really - those from meat are good - those from other souurces dont really count

I thought the recommendation for a dried food was around 30 per cent protein. There is a theory that protein should come first in the list of ingredients, but there is a way of fiddling this by using different kinds of cereals, so that is no longer a good way of doing it.

The previous poster has a good point about the quality of the protein - the sort of meat that goes into it matters. But what is also a good point is ......... does your dog actually eat it. You have to find one that has a good balance of ingredients of good quality, but also your dog has to like it too. It also has to suit his digestion. There are so many variables arent there?

What I would like to hear from is someone whose dog has lived to a ripe old age without illness and then know what they were fed on. My mother in laws poodle was 17 when he died and she fed him on liver which she cooked herself, but I wouldnt go down this route as the dog had chronic bad breath and rotten teeth.

What I am saying is a 90% protien food doesnt exist. And its usually a meat product that you look for in the ingredients as coming first. Many foods contain protien so it being high on the list doesnt mean its a good food, it simply means that therse is an ingredient boosting it. If meat is listed high on the ingredients - its good protien the dog can use.