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Patty Vaughn, RecueDaneMom and all –

Just wondered what your opinion is on my Augie update from last week. We started the Royal Canin HP – today is the last day of a 10 day transition. So far, his stools have improved quite a bit. The only diarrhea in 10 days has been on days he exercised very hard – and usually by end of the day it’s back to formed or semi-formed. But I am really worried about the food. It’s only 19% protein (soy) and rice is the 1st ingredient. I thought grains were bad for dogs with IBD, colitus, etc – plus, there has been so much bad news on rice lately. It does, however, have ok calcium levels (2.5 mg/1,000 kcal) and it’s approved for all life stages.

Seems like I’m fixing one problem and creating another. The vet doesn’t want me feeding anything but this kibble for 2.5 months (and he’s ok with me continuing Probiotics). Would feeding a 7 mo pup a food with only 19% protein for that long hurt him at this important point in his development? I called Royal Canin and they said the actual protein level is 21% and actual fat is 19%.

Thank you so much for any help!!!