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Best food for English mastiff

Zoey1002

New Member
I have a 10 month old english mastiff. what is the best food to feed them? She does not seem to like anything I give her. Also do I still need to feed her a puppy formula or could I go to an adult formula? Right now she is on eukanuba.
 

Smart_Family

Dog Food Guru
There's no one best food. There are lots of threads about the different kinds of foods appropriate for mastiff pups so take a look around and see what you can get near you. Definitely get her off the eukanuba though. You want an adult or all life stages food with the appropriate levels of calcium and phosphorus, ideally grain free and chicken free since many mastiffs have issues with grains and chicken.
 

seeknoxrun

Well-Known Member
Vets aren't nutrition experts, they just push whatever food line sales rep gave them. Eukanuba is NOT a quality food, do some research and get a good one.

Vet's Choice is a brand. I dont think they meant that they feed by their personal veterinarian's recommendation. :) i had never heard of it, so I poked around their site last night and it looks to be decent quality, too.
 

seeknoxrun

Well-Known Member
I've never heard of them before last night but the brand is on the Whole Dog Journal list for 2012 and will be in my guide as well :)

I hadn't either! I was tempted to try them out, but I still wanted to try out Earthborn - I've just heard such great things about it. I am tempted, however to try their skin and coat supplement. Roux is developing quite the itching habit. We're going to see how she does on Earthborn, but might be looking into some sort of fish oil supplement to see if that doesn't help her itchies.
 

jmli1973

Active Member
vets choice is the name of the food

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goog to hear it will be on your guide
 

jmli1973

Active Member
goog to hear it will be on your guide

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was gonna try the vet choice skin conditioner but want to see if others have used it
 

Martin

New Member
Hi friends,...
I am here to this forum and read out all the posts and i agree with your reviews.I think english mastiff food
is the best food for the dog health.Its foods giving them good energy and health.I am really thankful for great
sharing.
 

Mamie2shoes

Well-Known Member
We have a 5 month girl on Natural Balance Duck and Potato, not part of the recall. It's minerals are within the recommended levels and has helped her tummy greatly. She is growing nice and slowly, as all em's should. She has chicken issues, so we were unable to feed raw (beef/pork/lamb are too expensive alone for every meal). Just don't forget to look at each label and study your brands. Good luck and know that everyone's suggestions are meant to help. Fur-babies vary, so there is not an only one right answer.
 

Smart_Family

Dog Food Guru
We have a 5 month girl on Natural Balance Duck and Potato, not part of the recall. It's minerals are within the recommended levels and has helped her tummy greatly. She is growing nice and slowly, as all em's should. She has chicken issues, so we were unable to feed raw (beef/pork/lamb are too expensive alone for every meal). Just don't forget to look at each label and study your brands. Good luck and know that everyone's suggestions are meant to help. Fur-babies vary, so there is not an only one right answer.
Have you tried her on raw chicken? I'm only asking because many dogs who have issues with chicken in kibble do fine on raw. My EM has chicken kibble issues but she's fine on the occasion where she gets raw chicken. Just something to think about!