Best low cost dog food

[hencrazy]

I just have to put in my 2 cents. I'm a vet tech and when people say they can't afford to feed their dogs and cats high quality food I ask them a couple questions. Do you think you could skip going out for lunch 2 or 3 times a month? Do you drink pop and buy junk food? If we can cut back how much we spend on ourselves for things that are actually harmful to our health, we can afford to feed our animals better food. Why should they have to make sacrifices in nutrition just so we can fill our faces and be fat?

 

[redhen]

Actually my vet told ME..that Purina One was a fine food to feed. That we didnt really need those expensive foods...

She also said that folks say their dogs are allergic to grains and stuff..and that its really VERY rare for a dog to be actually allergic to them...
That in order for people to find out EXACTLY what "grains"/food their dog is allergic too is expensive and takes a long time.. because they usually have to do it by food eliminations... week by week... and most folks dont do it.. they just assume.
She also said that most times its enviromental allergies ... not food allergies.
So... who knows..

I just switched mine to TOTW though... just to see if i see any difference in my male saint.

 

[vicki2x2]

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No offence to your vet Redhen, but most vets get 2-4 days, yep, just days, of nutritional training in vet school, out of 8 YEARS!! Many vets believe that about the environmental allergy thing, but they can actually do allergy testing on dogs, just like people. Or, you can put your dog on a grain free diet and see if it is a grain, as, just like people, many are allergic to wheat, corn or soy. Also, even if they are not allergic to it, dogs are primarily carnivores, they don't need all that grain in their diet, are not made to process that much of it.

As an example, I love my vet to death, think he is fabulous, but another thing that vets don't study is breeds and their individual traits, unless they specialize in something. My vet called my boston terrier a boston bull. He called my french bulldog, who was a black brindle a boston bull also, because they look similar. However, I don't care, as long as he keeps them healthy!

 

[BlackBrookPoultry]

I feed my dog Wolf King, I think it's by Solid Gold. He also loves Eukanuba. I buy it whenever it goes on sale at Fleet Farm. It usually ends up being $35 for 45 lbs. He eats a lot less than he would on a cheaper food. It's deer season here so he gets all of our meat scaps after cleaning the deer. I give him about a pound of meat a day in addition to his food. Hopefully we'll get some more deer and he'll be eating fresh venison for the next couple of months.
If I had more than one dog I wouldn't be able to feed premium dog foods. You just have to do the best you can. I honestly would not feed Ol' Roy. Iams is a joke too. Look at labels. If the first ingredient is corn do not buy it. I've fed purina one and pro plan and they are decent foods.

 

[Beekissed]

I've always fed Kibble n Bits or Ol Roy brand dog food and, from what you all state you feed of the expensive brands, I feed far less and get the same results. Actually, if my dog Jake had any more energy he could make the Earth fall off its axis.

I don't have huge amounts of waste...just normal poops and they are not mealy or light in color.

I've never had a dog with any skin allergies or digestive problems. No obesity or constant illnesses.

If the cheap food cost less and you have to feed more and the expensive brands cost more and you feed less, then I guess it all evens out in the end. Six of one, half dozen of the other.

And, no, just because you don't feed expensive feeds does it mean you are unable to afford a dog...it just means your priorities are in the right place. You are giving a dog a good home for its life....it may not be a filet mignon life but its still a good dog's life. You elitist pet owners slay me with your "only the rich should own pets" speeches.....

Get real!

 

[bock]

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My vet said the same thing about Purina, except he kept on mentioning Science Diet. I don't think it was just a coincidence that their was a whole wall of the waiting room dedicated to Science Diet. He also said that the corn was full of good carbohydrates that give them energy. Even though cats and dogs can't even digest corn, and it's just a cheap filler. He even admitted that they will go #2 a lot more and it will smell worse, but that isn't a big deal as long as you don't live in a small apartment.

Just like vicki said, they only get days of training, AND these classes are tought by representatives form pet food companies such as Purina and Science diet.

 

[redhen]

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Agreed..

 

[fratmor]

I use Canidae or egale pack(spelling may be wrong they are about 20 for a large bag. I also go to the hungry puppy for my food the have great prices .I know they have a website but not sure if they deliver or not check them out.

 

[Brindlebtch]

When I was young, our dog was fed Purina Dog Chow and leftovers from our table. He lived to be 17.

 

[Hound]

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Care to check our bank balance?

Rich my ass. We just have different priorities. AGAIN I didn't say I only feed expensive food, I said I only feed GOOD food.

Cheap dog food is a false economy. It isn't as simple as feeding double the amount of cheap food amounts to the same as feeding less of a quality food. Take into account vet bills and the wellbeing of the animal and it's a no-brainer. No nutritionist in the country is going to tell you Ol' Roy is a good food. One variety actually contains antifreeze for heaven's sake.

Ground Yellow Corn, Meat and Bone Meal, Soybean Meal, Chicken By-Product Meal, Wheat Middlings, Animal Fat[Preserved With Bha and Citric Acid], Natural Flavor, Brewers Rice, Corn Gluten Meal, Propylene Glycol, Salt, Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Color Added[Red # 40, Yellow #5, Blue #2], Zinc Sulfate, Vitamin E Supplement, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Niacin, Copper Sulfate, Vitamin A Supplement, Biotin, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex[Source of Vitamin K Activity], Riboflavin Supplement, Sodium Selenite, Calcium Iodate, Folic Acid, Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Cobalt Carbonate.

Feeding guidelines

3 - 12 Lbs. - 2 Cups
13 - 25 Lbs. - 3 Cups
26 - 50 Lbs. - 3 - 6 Cups
51 - 100 Lbs. - 6 - 12 Cups
Over 100 Lbs. - 1 Cup For Each 12 Lbs

Large breed dogs shouldn't be eating humungous quantities of anything at a time, that is just asking for bloat. Then there's the whole recall can of worms....

This crap costs around $20 for 40lbs. For the same price you could feed Whole Earth Farms by Merrick, it is $39 a bag and the feeding guidelines are between half and third of that of Ol' Roy

Chicken Meal, Turkey Meal, Oat Meal, Pearled Barley, Ground Rice,Ground Millet, Ground Barley, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E)
Duck, Buffalo, White Fish, Natural Chicken Liver Flavor, Salmon Oil (a natural source of Omega-3, Docosahexaenoic Acid-DHA)*, Organic Alfalfa Sun-cured ground, Yeast Culture, Tomato Pomace Dried , Dried Egg,Organic Sunflower Seed Ground, Salt, Calcium Phosphate, Potassium Chloride,
Choline Chloride, Lysine, Blueberry Dried, Cranberry Dried, Yucca Schidigera Extract,Inulin (from Chicory Root), Rosemary, Sage, Thyme, Cinnamon, Marigold Dried, Zinc Amino Acid Complex, Enterococcus faecium, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus casei,Iron Amino Acid Complex, Vitamin E Supplement, Manganese Amino Acid Complex,
Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement,
Copper Amino Acid Complex, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin D3, Niacin, Lecithin, Riboflavin, Supplement, Biotin, Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride,
Cobalt Amino Acid Complex, Folic Acid, Thiamine Mononitrate, Sodium Selenite.

3-12 lbs. 1/2 - 1 1/2 cups
13-20 lbs. 1 - 1 1/3 cups
21-50 lbs. 1 1/3 - 2 1/2 cups
51-100 lbs. 3 -4 cups
100+ lbs. 4+ cups​