NutriSource dog food question?

[CrappieNut]

I own a dog kennel and we've always fed the dogs NutriSource dog food but since they changed their bag I've seen more dogs puking up their food after eating it. I'm wondering if anyone else has seen this. Or if there have been any word of a problem with this food?

Thanks

[Scott K]

It is funny this was brought up, I had gotten a deal on 20 bags, and have switched over to try it. I have actually noticed the dogs puking in the middle of the night. Almost nightly. I only have a couple bags left, but I was thinking of switching back, as soon as their food bucket is empty, see if they stopped puking. Now after reading this, I am pretty sure I will be switching over.

[FCspringer]

I gave it a go too guy's. Some puking going on and the pups pass as much as they take in. Had problems with Native and now this. It just really gets a guy's goat when you try to do good by your dogs and these places just let us down. Just want good quality and at a fair price. Not too much to ask. I too am switching again.

[wkngmomof2]

We switched because of $$ reasons a few months back and are feeding Exclusive, At the time it read almost word for word the same as the Nutrisource, it is tougher to find, you can google for it and will be able to find suppliers. I also notice a huge difference in our Golden's coat, and I am not sure what little difference in the label made the difference, but she went from wiry hair to a nice soft coat....

[nofishfisherman]

I switched my dog of nutrisource about a year ago now. He's being fed Taste of the Wild now and he's doing great on it. His coat is much nicer and he makes less mess in the yard.

I've actually had numerous people pet him and ask me what kind of suppliments I'm giving him to get his coat so nice and soft. All he gets is his kibble and an occasional chunk of carrot or brocolli.

Also I don't think the cost is much more for TOTW considering it seems like I'm feeding him less of it.

[PHIGS]

i'm gonna post up this on RTF also. I had fed my dog Nutrisource performance for the past 5 years. well, he got really really picky at eating this fall, and kind of quit eating it. i do remember some odd occurences of vomiting too.

I have switched him since then to Pro Plan Performance, and no vomiting.

This is really peaking my curiousity, seeing he always did so well on the nutrisource.

Anyone else out there have any issues too?

[grousehunter]

I have noticed the last 3 or so bags that my dog has been a lot more picky...when normally he eats he food real quickly. Just figured it was something with him more then the food. Has me wondering now though....He really seemed not all that interested in a food he used to love. What did they change and when did they change it? Maybe I'll have to try switching back to PPP as well.

[PHIGS]

I have noticed the last 3 or so bags that my dog has been a lot more picky...when normally he eats he food real quickly. Just figured it was something with him more then the food. Has me wondering now though....He really seemed not all that interested in a food he used to love. What did they change and when did they change it? Maybe I'll have to try switching back to PPP as well.

did they actually change the ingredients though, or just the packaging?

my dog doesn't want to eat PPP either. i think after this bag i'm switching back to Diamond Naturals Extreme Athlete, and sticking with that.

[Jschmitz2]

I spoke with a Rep from NutriSource and they had assured me that nothing has changed besides the new packaging. I feed my two Labs the Senior and the Adult formulas and have had NO issues at all!

[CrappieNut]

We had an older bag on the bottom of the pile so we started using that. Then we took a handful of each and the food in the new bag was lighter in color. I also called NutriSource and they said the same thing about nothing had changed. seems wield to me. Chuck and D's changed out the last three bags we had with ones from a different lot number and they seem to be ok. I'm not sure if this will happen again or not but I'm not happy about it, And am considering switching food for all the dogs.

[MNGSP]

After the switch to the new packaging I noticed my dogs had excessive gas. I emailed Nutrisource and was told the same thing; only the packaging has changed.

I also noticed that the food appears to be more moist or oily now than it used to be. I am feeding the adult chicken grain free variety. I cut back my dogs rations a bit and the issues seemed to have gone away. Could the packaging be that much better now that the food is staying "fresher" and the food is better absorbed by the dogs? I did notice that the rationing information on the bag was changed to smaller portions than on the old bags. When dogs are getting too much food they tend to get gassy. So it could be possible that feeding them the same amount now as we did before the packaging switch could be causing some of the issues we are seeing. I don't know about the puking though.

I would definitely contact them though with any information you have if your dog is puking.

JJ

[nofishfisherman]

If you guys are having problems there is no reason to stick with it. At that price point there are many good options available.

Sounds like I switched at just the right time. My dog was getting a little picky at the end of our run with nutrisource but I never really thought it was the food. Perhaps it was.

[Scott K]

I bought 20 bags at a discount this fall, and I have 1 full bag, and some in the food containers left, so about 2 bags total. I have 4 dogs, so it wont take long to use it up. After it is gone, I will just go back to Diamond Natural chicken and rice.

[reinhard1]

i was given good advice on dog food on another dog thread. i'm very happy with the diamond dog food that i'm using now and so is my pup. good luck.

[CrappieNut]

Where do you guys get that Diamond brand and about how much is it? We get 33lb bags and there $40 for NutriSource

[reinhard1]

i get mine at Fleet Farm in Blaine. right now i have the 20 lb. bag of Diamond Puppy Food and it runs around 15 bucks. dont know how much the larger bags cost. i will soon buy their adult formula. good luck.

[Scott K]

I get mine at the local elevator. I try to purchase as much as possible locally.

[waxworm09]

I buy Diamond Naturals in a 40lb bag at Menards for $28, right across the street at Runnings the same bag is $34. They dont need a lot of this food, my 2 dogs are both around 60 pounds and a bag lasts almost a month so it doesnt cost a lot to feed them. Canidae is another good option, a couple dog food review sites I have looked into both give it 5 out of 5 stars, and it is $36 for a 30 pound bag, but the average 60 pound dog only eats 1 and a half cups or so a day according to the bag.

[HAppnhook]

I had to change from Nutros 2-years back as the dog either quit eating it or he hurled. I am now on taste of the wild and it has been a success. You can look up dog food ratings here

http://www.petfoodratings.net/dogtable.htmlre

[Hammertime]

I just started feeding my dogs Diamond Performance (purple bag). I had them on ProPlan forever but @ $44 bucks a bag I was spending a lot of food! I feed according to reccomendations but with a 4 year old and 10 month old GSP they eat quite a bit. The Diamond was $24 per bag @ fleet farm, basically half the price. The ingredients were quite close, with chicken being #1. Let me know how diamond has worked for you all, just trying to cut expenses but I want quality food. I mixed it with the proplan to get them switched over but had to deal with some major gas issues for a week or so! Coats looked awesome on proplan and im hoping everything stays the same.