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View Poll Results: What kind of food do you feed your dog/cat? Private, unichoice
My dog gets mostly raw. 8 19.51%
My cat gets mostly raw. 1 2.44%
My dog/cat gets raw and kibble, but not mostly raw. 1 2.44%
Holistic kibble (Innova, Solid Gold, Nature's Variety, Wellness, etc) 12 29.27%
Commercial kibble (Purina, Iams, Eukanuba, ProPlan, Science Diet, Hill's, Royal Canin) 3 7.32%
Holistic kibble with some add-ons (canned, raw, cooked, yogurt, etc) 13 31.71%
Commercial kibble with add-ons. 1 2.44%
My pet gets home-cooked or holistic canned food. 2 4.88%
My pet gets commercial canned food. 0 0%
My answer is not here but I put it below, unless I'm shy, then you'll never know what it is. 0 0%
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Old January 27th, 2007, 02:58 PM
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Poll of the Weekend! Raw or Kibbs?

I just wanted to get an idea of what people feed... It'll be totally private. I know that a lot of people would probably lurk around the food forums and get intimidated if they're feeding what the masses are saying not to, and I thought maybe a poll would give us a feeling for what people are really feeding.

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Old January 27th, 2007, 03:08 PM
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Please please please give Maggie the steak! Its not too big for her little mouth!

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Old January 27th, 2007, 03:09 PM
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Old January 27th, 2007, 03:11 PM
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Old January 27th, 2007, 03:27 PM
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i think most everyone who knows me wouldn't be shocked at my answer, LOL!! (raw of course)
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Old January 27th, 2007, 03:44 PM
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timberwolf organics...kibble...expensive though...but get this....a 16lb bag is $47.99 plus tax.....i call today to order more and inquired about the 33lb bag
and its only $67.99......
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Old January 27th, 2007, 03:46 PM
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Canidae with add ons... yogurt in the morning, and either canned food, scraps (sometimes cooked, sometimes raw meat and veg), or raw chicken backs in the afternoon.
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Old January 27th, 2007, 04:22 PM
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Merrick's Grammy's Pot Pie Kibble and assorted Merrick's canned food.
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Old January 27th, 2007, 04:34 PM
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Solid Gold Barking at the Moon with add ons (canned meats like turkey tuna or chicken ;
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Old January 27th, 2007, 04:43 PM
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Kita Puppy and Bailey Raw.... Meiko holistic kibble.
Cats raw/chicken soup for cat lovers soul... depends.
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Old January 27th, 2007, 05:57 PM
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who voted for the purina? must be a lurker... LOL!
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Old January 27th, 2007, 06:09 PM
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Riley, RAW and table scraps
Missy, what she was on untill 2 days ago but shes now a RAW girl, fighting for her share of table scraps, there wasn't much left over to begin with, left over meat got cut into cubes and used for training so I'm going to have to cook a little extra
The buster cube has canadie in it but since the swap to Raw Riley hasn't touched it.
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Old January 27th, 2007, 06:22 PM
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who voted for the purina? must be a lurker... LOL!
Nope, it's me. I switched them from Nutro to Kirkland Lamb and rice, it is the same ingredients. And I don't really care what people think about this. That way I can rescue more dogs.
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Old January 27th, 2007, 06:39 PM
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Good for you Frenchy I wouldnt care what others think either.I think many folks have no idea how much you do for rescued animals.Wish more would get involved.Walk a mile in rescuers shoes so to speak and actually help rescued animals.Provide holistic food for rescued animals,or raw or home cooked,and foster as well.I can dream.
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Old January 27th, 2007, 06:42 PM
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I too checked Purina, but I will be switching to Innova starting next week. (payday) I hope they like it. I used to be an Ol' Roy person, but quickly realized it was nothing but crap and then came here and found out that Purina and Iams wasn't "it" either.

Frenchy -- I think it's great that you do what you can! Some people just cannot afford higher priced food, and Purina is better than Ol'Roy, at least IMHO. I am no food expert though. Anyway, that's my .
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Old January 27th, 2007, 06:53 PM
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Thanks guys I do think Kirkland (the lamb one ) is a tiny bit better than Purina , at least it has no corn in it.
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Old January 27th, 2007, 06:55 PM
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At first, I was like what the heck does "mostly raw' mean - shouldn't it just be totally raw LOL... But "mostly" raw makes perfect sense since Dodger also gets veggies, various supplementation and of course cooked meats or training treats like rollover! YAY Prin - perfect poll!

Minnow is on commercial kibble RC Siamese (because she hates me I think) But she did eat some raw chicken the other day - so maybe that's a start (4 years in the making!!!)
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Honestly I would rather see dogs eat purina or Ol'roy rather than nothing at all.
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Old January 27th, 2007, 07:21 PM
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Honestly I would rather see dogs eat purina or Ol'roy rather than nothing at all.
Yeah, or strictly table scraps! I knew someone once who regularly ran out of dog food and cat food, couldn't afford more and would feed her animals leftovers, spaghetti, etc...
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Innova and Acana, plus add-ons. Truthfully, I am a raw wannabe...totally agree with the concept. However everytime I try adding ANYTHING raw, I have a bullmastiff with the squirts. Not good times.
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I have a bullmastiff with the squirts. Not good times.
"squirts"???? is that really all it is??? lol
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We were raw and cooked but now with all of our various tummy troubles we're Timberwolf Ocean. Strong advocate for raw.
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Innova and Acana, plus add-ons. Truthfully, I am a raw wannabe...totally agree with the concept. However everytime I try adding ANYTHING raw, I have a bullmastiff with the squirts. Not good times.
Yup..been there done that. He got the squirts the day after he got neutered in his crate. came home to that smell..nasty. That said he does fine now.
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Old January 27th, 2007, 08:46 PM
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Holistic kibble and canned, home cooked and thinking about raw.
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Old January 27th, 2007, 08:58 PM
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There is nothing wrong with feeding commercial food, as long as you are aware of what you're feeding and CHOOSE to feed it.
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Old January 27th, 2007, 09:21 PM
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Frenchy some rescues in your area get food donated,maybe hook up with one of them to pass along some donated food for your rescues.
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Thanks LL1, I will look into it. One of our customer (at my worplace,non pets related) is Hills and I'm trying to get their help. I spoke to one of them and I'm waiting for the person in charge to call me back. back to the poll now.
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holistic kibble with some add on, Wysong and Merrick's canned. Once in a while they get cooked food, always the good cuts though, anything fatty would make their stomachs turn.
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Holistic kibble GO! Natural. Add ons canned, eggs, canned salmon, tuna juice.
I'm on the hunt for a good canned food for them. They were addicted to fancy feast, but I didn't want them eating that, so I've been trying to find a brand that both of them will agree on, so far Merrick's, California Naturals, and GO! canned are out. Finn is so damn picky, she really only likes the chunky food in gravy and it's hard to find that in a good canned food. The quest continues, anybody got any suggestions for a yummy, healthy, gravy filled wet food?
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