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Old 03-02-2009, 06:05 PM
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Smile bad breath

when i got my boy rocco a few weeks ago he breath was fine and now i noticed that today his breath started to smell a little i dont now if it has anything to do with the iams food but he used to eat pedrigee food but he smelled my whole house up if you know wut i mean lolololololol he was farting everywhere does anyone have any ideas on wut other food does neither on the two.thanks
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Old 03-02-2009, 06:35 PM
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Well Iams is a very poor quality food (despite the high price tag) which could be a very good reason why your pup's breathe is less than pleasant. You may want to check out www.dogfoodanalysis.com and choose a 4, 5, or 6 star food. If nothing else, your pup will lead a healthier life and it may very well help the bad breathe too.
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Old 03-02-2009, 08:04 PM
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I agree with Meghan's post...It would be good to read a little about a good quality food and switch him...Food quality makes such a difference in appearance and health..and just maybe will clear the bad breath!!
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Old 03-03-2009, 02:20 PM
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def thank you for the info i kinda thought so but i wasnt to sure.wut food do you both feed your dogs ?

 
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Old 03-03-2009, 03:52 PM
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I use Fromm kibble and switch the flavors every bag or 2 and mix in a little wet food either Fromm, Evangers or Wellness Core or Wellnss grain free...once a week the get a scrabbled egg mixed in and 2tsp of salmon oil daily and Prozyme sprinkled on their food to enhance absorption and help with the gas...all seems to work well as their coats are so soft and shiny and hardly ever any gas...
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Old 03-03-2009, 04:24 PM
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ok cool now where can i get salmon oil and Prozyme ? also another question how is eukanuba dog food i noticed that it also has fish oil in it is this food any good? and sorry for all the question i just want my boys to be healthy ...thanks

 
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Old 03-03-2009, 06:17 PM
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I use Natural Balance, one of the limited ingredient diets (usually either Venison and Sweet Potato or Fish and Sweet Potato) as my boy has allergies. I also use a probiotic twice a day (with each meal) and ProZyme with each meal. Oh and fish oil and vitamin E (both just the stuff humans would take).

 
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Old 03-03-2009, 06:19 PM
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ok cool now where can i get salmon oil and Prozyme ? also another question how is eukanuba dog food i noticed that it also has fish oil in it is this food any good? and sorry for all the question i just want my boys to be healthy ...thanks
Eukanuba, Iams, Science Diet, anything Purina, Royal Canin, I think I've hit the popular brands, are all horrible. Also, any food that claims it has fish oil in it, it isn't going to be enough to do anything beneficial. If you want your pup to have a supplement, whether it be Glucosamine, Fish Oil, whatever, it is best to simply add it yourself.

 
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Old 03-03-2009, 07:06 PM
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www.dogfoodanalysis.com

visit the link above and pick a 5 or 6 star food....Prozyme I get at Smart Pak which is close to me but you can get it on their web site or do a search for both that and the salmon oil for dogs and you should find it easy enough....
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Old 03-04-2009, 07:28 AM
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Thanks everyone for the great information I'm going to try it out and see how it works..ill keep everyone posted thanks