Natural Balance Limited Ingredients

[Jerry Kandel]

We have another 50% of the Purina EN food remaining for Kobe's sensitive stomach. Someone mentioned to me that Natural Balance Limited Ingredients has worked for her for some puppies she has with a sensitive stomach. Would like to know if anyone has any experience with this.

Thanks

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Natural Balance was sold to Del Monte last year and is no longer recommended. 

ANY limited ingredient food is preferable for a dog with a sensitive stomach, as we mentioned in your past discussion. At that time, I recommended Wellness Simple Solutions to you, and that is still my recommendation. It's what I feed my dog, who has Inflammatory Bowel Disease. I was feeding Natural Balance but switched when the sale was announced. He does much better with the Simple Solutions, and it has a much better nutritional profile than Natural Balance. 

[Jerry Kandel]

Thank you - I will try it.  Is it the one with Duck or venison?

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Simple Solutions doesn't make a venison formula. There are only four formulas in the line, two that are grain free (Salmon & Potato or Turkey & Potato) and two that have oatmeal (Duck & Oatmeal, Lamb & Oatmeal). I feed the Salmon formula, which I highly recommend. I know that the Turkey & Potato formula has also worked very well for some other FG members whose dog have digestive issues. Those two would be my preferences, but any of them would be a good choice.

[Jerry Kandel]

Great - thanks! I got confused: I thought you were using kibble but you must be using the can food. Is that correct?

[Jerry Kandel]

Karen - as we near the end of our remaining Purina EN food - I just received our 24 lb of Wellness Simple Solutions (Salmon and potato) - I am going to start converting both Kobe and Bailey over slowly - in your opinion is there any reason either one of them would not tolerate the changeover? Also, Kobe will just be 8 months in a few weeks - the bag says "adult food" - do you think it's OK to still switch him to this new food?

Thanks

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

To my knowledge, Purina EN is not a "puppy formula", either, so I don't see there being a problem with the Wellness formula. And at 8 months, most dogs are fine with adult formulas regardless.

I would not switch too slowly. A combination of two very, very different kinds of formulas can often cause digestive problems in itself. Don't draw it out for more than a week at the most.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

No, I'm not using canned. I use only kibble. 

[Jerry Kandel]

Thank you - you have been very helpful

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Please let us know how it goes.