Anyone have any experience of Wainwright's food- kibble or tray food? My girl started life on Iams kibble from the breeder, but at about 5 months started getting incredibly thirsty about two hours after eating, drinking lots and then throwing up. I was disturbed at quite how little the kibble had been digested two hours after eating- it was looking pretty much a damp version of what had gone in the bowl, so changed her to half pre-soaked kibble and half 'tray food'. I used Naturalise trays, but I'm thinking of swapping to Wainwright's as I can get boxes of mixed flavour trays, and have to admit to being quite swayed by the packaging which shows the sillouette of a guy is Wellies with a Lab and a Jack Russell! (I'm so shallow!!) Anyone got any good or bad comments on this, or other tray foods? Kath.
Re: Wainwright's Dog Food Hi Kath Is she losing weight? Do you think this is just a food thing or could there be something else? I admit I know nothing about veterinary medicine but being really thirsty could maybe be a sign of diabetes in humans so is this worthwhile perhaps running past your vet? I don't know what the other more experienced dog owners on here think.
Re: Wainwright's Dog Food If you are feeding dry food only then your pup will drink more because there's no moister in their food, with wet food they will drink less. I used to feed wainwrights to Penny bit switched her to Arden grange because that's what I wanted originally but thought it was too expensive so settled on wainwrights as a cheaper alternative. After a few calculations I realised it cost pretty much the same so changed to Arden grange. I've never had any issues with wainwrights. Penny was fine on it, I only switched because of personal preference.
Re: Wainwright's Dog Food Ah, yes, sorry, should have said that she's now nearly 8 months, and since swapping to a higher water content diet the mega-drinks (and subsequent throw-ups) have stopped. The thought did cross my mind too, Jacqui, about the diabetes, but as she started drinking appropriately after the diet swap I think we can discount it. She's a small, light build but a good weight for her size and looking very shiny and healthy. She's a rather absent minded little dog, and she seemed to just 'forget' to drink in small amounts until she suddenly realised she was completely parched! Daft pup. It's just really a personal preference thing now, I think, to feed partly wet food, although Merla is extremely happy with my decision, as she likes eating the wet food much more. Good pointer towards the Arden Grange- thanks for that, I'll look into it. Thanks for the comments. Kath.
Re: Wainwright's Dog Food Merla I changed my Jack (9.5 yrs) onto Wainrights about a year ago as Royal Canin made his breath stink. He seemed to enjoy it so I bought the 15kg bag which he got half way through then decided he'd had enough! I went back to RC and mixed it with the rest of the wainrights to finish the bag. I am now trying other food currently Burns origional senior which he seems to like - I have also considered Arden Grange. I am also looking to change my 6 mth old pup from her puppy food and the nutritionists at Burns advise she can be put on the same large breed adult food as Jack (she has hip problems) which to be honest will be a big help to just buy and store one food bag. Burns will send you a free sample to try. Unfortunately I can only give my experience with the dry kibble as thats all I've ever fed my boys (& now girl!).
Re: Wainwright's Dog Food I had no problems at all with Wainwrights dry and trays, my Pointer who has many allergies ate it for several years and actually put on some much needed weight. I swapped him to James Wellbeloved in the end purely because I could buy a bag just down the road instead of a 35min journey to P@H. I wouldn't hesitate to go back to Wainwrights if the need ever arises.
Re: Wainwright's Dog Food Hey guys can anyone tell me this does changing the brands of dog food constantly can cause the dog to get disinterested in his kibble in such a way he completely refuses to eat it
