Lukullus Dry Food.

Nonnie · #1 (**permalink**) 03-08-2011, 04:13 PM

About 5 weeks ago Alfie stopped eating his Arden Grange and Forthglade, and for love nor money wont even try it again.

He will eat wet food only for a few days, but then it gives him the runs (ND, NH, WW and FG) a problem he has always suffered when fed just wet, and he just stops eating again. Plus he will get colic like symptoms; a reason i've always fed him dry as it takes longer to digest as an empty stomach makes him really poorly.

Ive been sending off for samples of dry food here and there, but the vast majority of them he just wont touch. Im just waiting for Barking Heads to arrive to see if that floats his boat, but i dont hold out much hope.

I've been looking at Zooplus, and saw Lukullus dried, and it looks completely different to most dog foods, and Googling reviews it seems even fussy dogs wolf it down.

So my question(s) is; does anyone feed it? And does anyone have any contact details as i cant find any to ask for a sample?

I know someone on here feeds the wet, so im hoping its on the can.

henry · #2 (**permalink**) 03-08-2011, 04:20 PM

Hi - think Gary (HyperSpringer) has been using this for Wilson (the dry, that is). Sandie (Mum2Heidi) has used the LK wet quite a lot and she's very knowledgeable on food.

Nonnie · #3 (**permalink**) 03-08-2011, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by henry

Hi - think Gary (HyperSpringer) has been using this for Wilson (the dry, that is). Sandie (Mum2Heidi) has used the LK wet quite a lot and she's very knowledgeable on food.

I shall bide my time then.

I knew someone used the tinned, but wasnt aware anyone fed the dried.

Im willing to try anything right now. He wont even touch the "top" brands, and is currently surviving on cooked chicken, P@H hotdog treats, Sheba cat food (

) and a supplement from my vet.

hyper Springer · #4 (**permalink**) 03-08-2011, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Nonnie

I shall bide my time then.

I knew someone used the tinned, but wasnt aware anyone fed the dried.

Im willing to try anything right now. He wont even touch the "top" brands, and is currently surviving on cooked chicken, P@H hotdog treats, Sheba cat food (

) and a supplement from my vet.

I use the dry as a topper both flavours and it goes down well and in combo with his wet comes out well

I also used to use the normal Lukulus wet(circa £1 a tin) but now use Lukulus gourmet(circa £2 a tin) thiis is in rotation with Lillys Kitchen\hermanns Organic\Terra cannis(all circa 2 quid a can)

The Lukulus Gourmet is very simalr to the terra cannis in so much as its appearnce is like a mince and smells devine

Back to the Lukulus kibble one variety(think its the Charelois beef and trout) is a big kibble some bits cant be far off half inch long and both flavours are cylindrical in appearnce

I have previously fed orijen(all flavours) but he went off all dry food and since his costing a small fortune in premium wet (nearly a fiver a day

) thought that id try a "reasonable" kibble as its only a topper

another plus is that cos the kibble pieces are large it take the bugger ages to get em out of his kong wobbler

Its cold pressed i think which retain more goodness and i think its made specially for zooplus by firm called Matina

Ive been so impressed by the german foods hes been getting that apart from the Lillys will not feed English dog food as iMHO its not as good

I think they had 2 trial sized bags for a tenner that i have been buying...

Hope this helps

edit...a lot of people seem impressed with the Markus Mulle kibble off zooplus but i think its to grain heavy....but as we all know all doggys are diffrent...

good luck

Mum2Heidi · #5 (**permalink**) 03-08-2011, 04:45 PM

Def one I would feed. At the moment I'm using a duck and potato I got as samples for my son. Heidi took one sniff of it and we havent looked back. Needless to say, son didnt get a look in

Ask for a sample - I got a v large sample

Not on a par with LK but excellent price for what it is, especially if you are mixing with wet

Working Dog Food Adult Dog food | WorkingHPRs

Nonnie · #6 (**permalink**) 03-08-2011, 04:45 PM

Thats great thanks. It looked a little like a cross between rabbit pellets and pony nuts in the picture, so i was wondering about the palatability, but the reviews ive read have all been positive.

I have to be careful with tinned food, anything too rich gives him the runs.

I have also contacted Markus Muhle for a sample, as that looks almost identical, but they havent bothered to get back to me yet.

Is it as hard as it looks? And can it be soaked a little? Sorry for all the questions, but ive wasted so much money on him lately, that i dont want to get some, then not have him eat it.

Nonnie · #7 (**permalink**) 03-08-2011, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Mum2Heidi

Def one I would feed. At the moment I'm using a duck and potato I got as samples for my son. Heidi took one sniff of it and we havent looked back. Needless to say, son didnt get a look in

Ask for a sample - I got a v large sample

Not on a par with LK but excellent price for what it is, especially if you are mixing with wet

Working Dog Food Adult Dog food | WorkingHPRs

That doesnt look bad, and not badly priced. Ive not tried him a potato based one before as they all tend to be fish flavoured, and he hates fish.

hyper Springer · #8 (**permalink**) 03-08-2011, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Nonnie

Thats great thanks. It looked a little like a cross between rabbit pellets and pony nuts in the picture, so i was wondering about the palatability, but the reviews ive read have all been positive.

I have to be careful with tinned food, anything too rich gives him the runs.

I have also contacted Markus Muhle for a sample, as that looks almost identical, but they havent bothered to get back to me yet.

Is it as hard as it looks? And can it be soaked a little? Sorry for all the questions, but ive wasted so much money on him lately, that i dont want to get some, then not have him eat it.

Yep it is quite hard cant be gulped like a origen sized kibble

Nonnie · #9 (**permalink**) 03-08-2011, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by hyper Springer

Yep it is quite hard cant be gulped like a origen sized kibble

Oh he's quite lazy when it comes to eating. Plus he is missing a few carnassials which affects his chewing ability.

Still might give it ago, apart from a few ££ i havent anything to lose.

Lyceum · #10 (**permalink**) 03-08-2011, 05:06 PM

Just to be random lol, have you looked at robbies?

V different from normal foods, I use the meat free mixer for Bailey and he goes mad for it. He will eat anything but I like to try and make it a little interesting for him. The robbies smells divine too. Which I think helps with the interest. When we first tried it I put it in his usual food container from p@h and he chewed the crap out of it, he'd never done it before and hasn't done it since we took it out, so it obviously smells good to him.

I'm also thinking about trying the LK dry as a topper to his wet.

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