Something's fishy

[Shalista]

So I went vegan and I put Bax on vegetarian kibble. He's doing great on it but I recently went pescitarian for health reasons and figured if I was broadening my diet why shouldn't bax?

His teeth have also gotten so bad on the vegetarian stuff I'm taking him in to get anesthetized and get them cleaned per vet recommendation and I'm wondering if all the carbs and grains in the vegetarian stuff isn't murdering his teeth. (don't worry, also getting dehydrated chicken feet for some more natural tooth brushing once he gets them cleansed)

He's been on the vegetarian kibble a year and his teeth went from sparkling white on raw to "vet recommends anesthetic and a cleaning" on kibble.

Anyway, any recommendations on kibble feed with fish in it? (preferably low grain) My vet recommended royal canin but that stuffs like 100$ a bag!

 

[JudyN]

Can you get Fish4Dogs in the US? That's meant to be good. Not sure if it works out any cheaper than Orijen, but it is (I think) grain free.

 

[JoanneF]

Not a kibble but we get dehydrated fish skins that are compressed into cubes or sticks. They give a really good crunch and are supposed to be good for teeth.

When his teeth are clean, there is a product called dentasept that cleans and leaves a protective coating - so best used after the teeth have been properly cleaned in the op.

Do you brush his teeth? If not, it might be worth considering. If he won't tolerate a brush, you can use a rough weave rag with canine toothpaste, wrapped round your finger.

 

[excuseme]

Poor chap, and you say he was absolutely fine on a raw diet!
Then why not put him back onto his raw diet. You can quiet easily introduce small amounts of other foods and "broaden" his diet without stopping the raw altogether.
His dental problem may well be the start of other problems that may occur over time.

Kibbles do not clean teeth, Royal Canin is a very poor quality and expensive product.

Neither are our vets qualified nutritionists.

http://rawfed.com/myths/vets.htmlht...hs/vets.htmlhttp://rawfed.com/myths/vets.html

 

[Shalista]

I can get fish4food in the states! but its a bit pricey. 45$ for a 13lb yikes. I'll poke around. i do like they're sustainably fished though!!!!!!! might be worth splurging