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Old 16-11-2011, 06:01 PM
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The only thing you might find with feeding like that is fussiness
I dunno what Dally's are like eating wise prob not picky I guess.
But some dogs would start to favour the wet meals over the dry meals.
If he doesnt then there's no reason why you couldnt feed like that

I've never used wainwrights dry but I know it comes highly recommended and I have used and very much like the wet.
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Yeh I give ollie a wainrights tray or they do wet in tins mixed with the wainrights kibble. I tried him on the tinned chappie mixed with his kibble but after speaking to my vet when booking ollie in for his man hood taken away she said chappie is great for adult dogs with upset tummys and recommended it. Did try him on a few tins and he lloved the wet mixed with his kibble so hence we have now changed him yet again to all wainrights. It was our local pets@home store that said don't mix wet with dry said dry is best for there gums and teeth, so I then took his word. But if the vet said its fine then why not. So I'm now listening to her. So fingers crossed he is on this food for a while as I have tried lots. Good luck.
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Thank you, I really appreciate all your help

Would I be able to feed WW wet for one meal and then WW kibble for the other 2 meals? And if so, should I still do a gradual change for all meals with what he's currently on, which is Royal Canin? What I mean is, would I mix the RC with the WW tray or could I just give the tray on it's own right away? And I take it I should mix the RC kibble with the WW kibble gradually?

Sorry for all the questions I just want to get it all right!
Sorry I tootled off and left you high and dry with my WW input

Yes, you would be able to feed WW wet for one meal and kibble for the other 2.
I would gradually change one meal at a time. When you've got one fully done, start on the next. Bit drawn out but less chance of upset.

Another way you could do it is to divide the amount of WW you intend feeding for one meal over all 3. Put a chunk in a bowl/jug and mix in some warm water to make a gruel and then mix in the kibble. That way you arent feeding it dry which I feel is better and it makes the other 2 meals more interesting. Less chance of eating the wet meal and passing on the kibble ones
You would obviously need to cut back the amount of kibble a bit.

Another thought - WW trays RDA is v small. Most wet trays recommend Heidi has a full tray a day. WW -1/4 -1/3 Heidi has at least 3/4 tray WW a day.

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Would I be able to feed WW wet for one meal and then WW kibble for the other 2 meals? And if so, should I still do a gradual change for all meals with what he's currently on, which is Royal Canin? What I mean is, would I mix the RC with the WW tray or could I just give the tray on it's own right away? And I take it I should mix the RC kibble with the WW kibble gradually
We feed WW Wet and dry, sometimes mixed, sometimes separate, sometimes kibble with salmon oil, sometimes with egg...we get a few different flavours of both types too and once you're weaned over to WW you can swap between flavours no problem.

It works well for our two totally different dogs, nice pick-upable poo too!

Rosie was on RC when she came, and this is waaaay better...and also we tried her or JWB first and that didn't suit her at all...very messy...

I think it's a good affordable choice. One bag lasts our two (10 kilos and 26ish kilos) about a month so it's good value.

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Oh, for goodness sake

Just doing more Googling and came across this thread which suggests that F4D is possibly NOT suitable for Dalmatians after all because of the high purine levels

British Dalmatian Club :: View topic - Sorry Daft Food Question?

<head explodes> Why is this soooooo difficult?!
Chicken.turkey or white fish are low in purine!

Some links for you to browse through- British Dalmatian Club - Food and Feeding
Low Purine Diet for Dogs | eHow.com
And finally a food that may suit your dog- Sensitive Ocean White Fish and Potato

I hope you find a good food,but also youv got to know that not all dals are prone to form uric acid stones,some dont!

It is important to ensure they drink plenty of water to help keep the urine diluted. If feeding a dry food add a cup of water to it just before feeding. That way the dog will take the water as well as the food.

And if you prefer to feed a wet food,i could recommend Wainwrights turkey,which is also a low purine meat,this can be bought from Pets At Home!

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Re: Fish4Dogs

Thanks again for the replies, it's been really helpful to have other (more knowledgable than me!) opinions

I've decided I'm going to go with the WW trays and the WW dry and see how he gets on with those

Thanks again everyone
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Thanks again for the replies

Acana seems to be only recommended from one year + and Orijen is a bit out of my price range (don't know if I'm looking in the wrong places but it's about 50% more expensive than F4D!)

I'm currently looking at Wainrights and James Wellbeloved - both are available to me locally and the ingredients list looks promising - anyone got any comments on either of these 2?

My head is spinning with it all
Orijen is £60 a bag in my local pet shop and thats for their big bag. F4D is £55?
Good luck with wainwrites though it is a really good food! I have fed it to all my dogs.
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