I need to pick out a new food for Mila.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

I know this group has posted some good dog foods in the past, but rather than look through the threads, I'm asking again. She's 10 and a half pounds and 2 years old. The vet recommended Science Diet, but I don't want to go there. THanks much! Mila thanks you too.

[flvegan]

1. In our rescue, we use Nature's Recipe Vegetarian

But Wow-Bow is really awesome, too...

Google it...

What a cute pup!!!!!!

[SemiCharmedQuark]

3. Thanks!

Her hair has come back in on the bald patches. Now she looks kind of spotty because her rear is still stained yellow from being forced to sit in her own urine for so long.


THanks for the recommendation!

[Lorien]

2. I would recommend Organix for a dry diet

it's made by Castor&Pollux. Newman's own also makes an organic dog food, both wet and dry; free range organic chicken is the first ingredient in each. It's best to stick to holistic, human grade foods (what your vet recommended was not). You really don't want to know what's in most pet foods-including the premium brands.

Here are some good sources for holistic foods:

www.waggintails.com

www.pookiesbowwowbakery.com

www.nationalpetpharmacy.com (look in the natural section).

[SemiCharmedQuark]

4. Thanks!

I'll check out the links!

[kayleybeth]

5. We swear by Evolution Diet

All four of our dogs have been on Evolution Gourmet Pasta (vegan kibble) for as long as we've had them. They love it and are doing great.

http://www.petfoodshop.com

It's a family business, based in Minnesota. The stores don't carry it here so we order over the phone and they deliver by UPS. I can't say enough good things about them.

Good luck. Mila is the cutest! :loveya:

[flvegan]

6. Okay, SCQ, I have my tissues handy

What's Mila's story? C'mon...give this cutie-pie some spotlight...

[SemiCharmedQuark]

7. I was waiting to respond to this until I could get a picture of her

But she's far too animated.

Anyway, when I found Mila, her home was sort of a foster home. They had taken her from a VERY abusive situation. She was starved, left to sit in her own waste, not dewormed and flea ridden. She also must have been attacked at some point because she has these tears out of her ears. Anyway, the people that took her from there were not really sure what to do with her. They didn't have the money to keep her. They also already had a dog and an 18 month (or around there) old child and another child on the way. The woman was nice, but they really didn't know much about dogs. In the time they had had her, she hadn't gained weight, was still covered in fleas, still had not had her vaccinations, still had worms, and still had hair missing on her urine stained legs. Further, they intended to breed her, so she was still going through heat cycles. Also, because of the child, she needed to be crated. The woman liked the dog a lot. She didn't want to give her up. So I gave her 160.00 for her.

Mila is doing so much better now. She's up to 10 pounds, which is right for her size. She doesn't have fleas or worms anymore. I also had her put on heart worm preventative. I had her spayed last week and she's already had the sutures out. And her hair has grown back on her legs. She still has her fur stained faint yellow, from the urine, but it's only faint now. I also had all her vaccinations done. I probably will also have her teeth scaled down in the next 3 months. They're not bad, but they could stand a professional cleaning.

She sleeps on my knees at night, which is sort of uncomofortable, but I got used to it. All in all, getting her feeling good has cost almost six hundred dollars. Someone once asked me if I wanted a dog so badly, why didn't I get a pure bred puppy. Completely missing the point....

[Kolesar]

8. I did not know there were vegetarian dog food alternatives

Can anybody get me a link with what one needs to know.
P.S.: Darn cute dog pic!

[AFSCME girl]

9. Hi SemiCharmed...

I'm a cat mommy, so I can't help with the food question, but I wanted to tell you that Mila is adorable :loveya:

[SemiCharmedQuark]

10. Thanks!

Thanks to everyone who remarked on MIla :)