[3TailsWaggin]

Vet suggested I put Remington on the Wellness low fat food. It's grain-free and only 9% fat. He has gained 6 lbs this year. I'm so ashamed! I thought he was looking good from swimming, but alas he's a chubby bubby boy.

Anyway, vet (who is a personal friend) put her Golden on it for awhile to drop weight (we compete in agility) and said it made a huge difference in getting the weight off.

I currently feed Evo, it's 42% protein and 22% fat. The Wellness is 33% protein and 9% fat.

I'm going to try it, just wondering if anyone has used it and if you had problems associated with it.

 

[kiddsmom]

I fed it, had no problems.

 

[Jefferson'n'Ted]

I feed it to my two. They love it and have never looked better. Shiny coats, firm poos. Jefferson actually got more coat on it.

 

[amazongold]

I add that to Champ's green beans (1/4 cup) and a few pieces to Buddy's at 8:00 pm, to keep the tummies full until breakfast.

Have you tried just cutting back a little on the food he already gets, and adding some green beans as a filler?

 

[3TailsWaggin]

Thanks for the feedback.

Yes, I feed TONS of greenbeans, all my dogs get greenbeans to fill them up.

My speciality feed store does not carry the lo-fat (I got into a little bit of an arguement with the store owner as he said "that's not a nutritionally sound diet." Well, duh, no kidding. It's not something I would leave the dogs on forever, just until we lose the weight, then switch back to the other and manage it better.

Anyway, I was in the store again today and the owners wife was in there and she said she'd order it for me for next week.

In the meanwhile, I've switched them to the Wellness Core... it's 34% protein and I believe 14% fat, and they've gone through one bag already (about a week) and I am seeing some weight loss on all of them (and Ruger does not need to lose weight so I will increase his amount).

 

[amazongold]

Thanks for the feedback.

Yes, I feed TONS of greenbeans, all my dogs get greenbeans to fill them up.

My speciality feed store does not carry the lo-fat (I got into a little bit of an arguement with the store owner as he said "that's not a nutritionally sound diet." Well, duh, no kidding. It's not something I would leave the dogs on forever, just until we lose the weight, then switch back to the other and manage it better.

Anyway, I was in the store again today and the owners wife was in there and she said she'd order it for me for next week.

In the meanwhile, I've switched them to the Wellness Core... it's 34% protein and I believe 14% fat, and they've gone through one bag already (about a week) and I am seeing some weight loss on all of them (and Ruger does not need to lose weight so I will increase his amount).

Why not try half the low-fat and half what you are using now? Not so drastic a change for the pup that way. Just a thought.

 

[BigBrownDog]

I've had my diabetic boy on the regular Wellness Core since it came out. He is doing extremely well and has maintained a steady weight of 79-82 lean pounds for 18 months.

I'm very pleased with the food.

 

[3TailsWaggin]

Fortunately my dogs do not suffer tummy problems and switching foods is not an issue. I generally use the last little bit of what I had them on, dump it on top of the new stuff when I open the bag and it just mixes as we use it up.

I don't want to be buying two kinds of food. It's a pain, especially if you have to have someone else feeding the dogs.

They do eat five RAW meals a week as well, so they are used to things being switched around quite a bit.

Thanks for the info. I think the Wellness is working, but I'd still like to put them on the lo-fat Wellness for a couple weeks to really get the weight off.

Come to think of it... I'd like to eat that stuff myself for a few weeks to get the fat off (me), LOL!!!

 

[amazongold]

In the meanwhile, I've switched them to the Wellness Core... it's 34% protein and I believe 14% fat, and they've gone through one bag already (about a week) and I am seeing some weight loss on all of them (and Ruger does not need to lose weight so I will increase his amount).

I feed the Taste of the Wild Pacific Stream. It's 25% protein and 15% fat and the boys are maintaining their weight on it. They get far less exercise than your pups do, so yours would probably lose weight on it. It's also cheaper than the Core.