Problem with Pro Plan

[Kentucky Bird Hunter]

Originally Posted by Harold Lee Pickens

Inukshuk 30/20 is a good alternative.

Where do you get that food, Harold?

Dave

[mikeschneider]

I use Inukshuk 26/16 most of the year, and switch to 30/20 during hunting season. I buy from a reseller about 20 miles away. About $1.80/lb.

[John Taddeo]

Chewy has Inukshuk.. been feeding it for awhile.. Top shelf chow ...

[Craig Larter]

I switch to Kinetic from ProPlan. Look it up, avaliable on-line from Walmart." Worlds cleanest dog food" Many well respected pros feed it.

[Harold Pickens]

I get mine from a friend that used to be a feed dealer, he orders it by the pallet.
Like all things, price keeps going up

[Chris Pope]

[QUOTE=Kevin McCormack;445298]

Originally Posted by Chris Pope

I don't want our dogs eating bugs. However, when we hunt they drink out of beaver sloughs and eat god knows what when I'm not looking.

I don't have any hunting dogs anymore so can't offer meaningful comments. But if your dogs are drinking out of beaver sloughs I wouldn't worry about any feed that looked good upon inspection when you open the bag: Years ago a close friend of mine who lived and hunted in Maine became violently ill after drinking out of a stream in the woods (he used purification tablets beforehand).

The emergency room physician diagnosed it as Giardiasis (also known colloquially as the "Beaver Sh**t Virus." My friend likened the experience to having eaten a large Italian cold cut sub, then swallowing a lit cherry bomb. Luckily he was upland bird hunting instead of waterfowl hunting so he wasn't wearing chest waders!
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I'm told Giardia is no picnic. Also told Canines are not imune but they certainly have a more rugged gut than modern humans. Curious if a veterinarian on this discussion board would care to comment on this thread.

[Andy]

You haven't lived until you return from a day at work and find out your dog has giardia and couldn't hold it and was in the house all day. Been there and done that: Maine logging roads. That Inukshuk name keeps coming up over and over so I'm going to look at it.

[Dean Romig]

I never had a problem with Pro Plan for sporting breeds.
For the first four years of Gracie’s life I used Kirkland puppy chow, then adult dog and she thrived on those. Then she was suddenly losing weight. She lost 20% of her normal weight and I contacted Kirkland and found out they had changed their supply source to CHINA…
That’s when I changed to Pro Plan and she regained her health and body weight.
Never found any foreign things, like moths or any other bugs.





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[John Taddeo]

I have always noticed my dogs experienced inconsistent stool when I fed Pro Plan.. While Inukshuk seems to regularly produces a 60 ring Maduro, without fail when feeding 30/25.. I do switch to 26/16 off season because the 30/25 will put weight on them.. Even my overzealous (never sit still) Pointer puts weight on with it in the off season..

[Victor Wasylyna]

My retired lab, Drake, loves when the 30/20 salmon Pro Plan is in season (Oct.—Mar). Just bought a new bag today. No larvae, but I’ll be on the lookout.

-Victor