A good and safe kibble/dry food for my English Mastiff, Ellie?

[jtae]

Hello, I've been on an epic search for a good dry food/kibble for my English Mastiff and I'm now completely stumped. Within the past year, I've probably tried five or six different kibbles, all high-end and super expensive stuff after reading over ingredients, and Ellie (my 1 year old English Mastiff) is still really gassy, refuses to eat sometimes, and her poops aren't solid. She also whines and cries throughout the day and it makes me so sad because I've taken her to the vet countless times and they tell me she's healthy as a cow. But I have an inkling that her stomach is upset and sure enough, hours later on our walks, her poops aren't solid at all. I really don't know what kibble/dry food to try anymore. She is currently on Nature's Variety: Prairie dog food. It's definitely on the cheaper side than the other dog food she was on. I think it was Orijen. Ellie has been on Nature's Variety for at least 2-3 months now which is how I know she just doesn't like the stuff but resorts to eating it.

Please help me by recommending which kibbles/dry food has worked for you and your English Mastiff.

Thank you so much for your help.

 

[Smokeycat]

I can tell you that Kryten (EM) had diarrhea and severe gas anytime he got either a food made with poultry or any form of poultry in processed/preserved treats. He does well on either fish or red meat based kibble. Most of his first year he got Petcurean's Go! Shine and sensitivity Salmon formula.

 

[jtae]

I can tell you that Kryten (EM) had diarrhea and severe gas anytime he got either a food made with poultry or any form of poultry in processed/preserved treats. He does well on either fish or red meat based kibble. Most of his first year he got Petcurean's Go! Shine and sensitivity Salmon formula.

Thank you so much for your recommendation! We're going to try it out. And your Kryten looks very handsome and lovable.

 

[musicdeb]

jtae, try a chicken and grain free food. Are you able to order Earthborn Holistics Grain Free, Acana Regionals, Wellness Core or Taste of the Wild Grain Free?

 

[babyjoemurphy]

Linc had loose stools till I completely took away grains and chicken. Finally we have firm nice poop. We switched him to Taste of the wild fish and he wouldn't eat it. So now he is on TOTW Sierra mountain. He loves it
There are no treats unless they are made by me dehydrated by me and he has fruits and veggies

 

[Sadies Mom]

I had Sadie on Taste of the Wild for a long time. She did very well on it. The two puppy formulas have the approriate levels of calcium and phosphorus for a growing mastiff. Sadie suffered from diarrhea to loose stool at best for the first 1 1/2 years of her life. It was much better while she was on TOTW. She is now 2 1/2 and I switched her to Innova Natures table about two months ago. She is doing even better on that. Good luck trying to find a food for your pup.

 

[kguitarchic18]

We have Zola on a grain free and chicken free diet. She does great except for she has gotten so picky, and I keep buying new kibbles and returning them because I honestly think she became too picky to even like any kibble. I tried adding in different canned foods and that worked for awhile.

 

[irina]

Ajax is on Orijen fish or red meat based, we switch it up occasionally. He had diarrhea on chicken as well.

 

[jtae]

thank you everyone so much for the advice. we switched Ellie (e.m.) and Wilbur (great dane) to Petcurean Go and their stool has been solid for a week now. And Ellie actually loves eating her food now to the point where she gets excited about her meals. Before, she would need something a little extra for kibble to entice her but now she loves her kibble with or without extra toppers. I'm very happy that she loves eating her kibble so much. And Wilbur just eats everything so it wasn't a problem switching over.

 

[jtae]

Oh! And her gas problem has gone away as well! Overall, she's perfect and happy now! Before she would fart all day long (I was worried because they smelled so bad) and I knew her stomach was hurting but solid poops and normal, occasional farts now!

 

[musicdeb]

Good to hear that you found a food that works!