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Dear Lablubber:

If you do not mind the price — Canine Caviar Open Sky – (grain free) – Order it from Chewy.com. If you want to make sure it says the absolute fresh order two 12 lbs bags.
Shipping is free and no tax for most states. It is rated 4.5 and on the list for Large Breed Puppy.

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I have bernese mountain dogs — and some of the top breeders in the country use this brand – as I have polled them.

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Yes I misspoke it is of course Blue Buffalo — thanks for the heads up… I switched today to Canine Caviar Open Sky Grain Free.

I have question for anyone who has used pumpkin to manage loose stools — what is the quantity — I have a 42lbs — 21 week old BMD who is fed 3x per day. How would I use pumpkin in his diet effectively?

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Sorry got my formatting wrong
Canine Caviar wrote back saying

“Different pre-biotics and pro-biotics can cause stomach upset when mixed. Each dog food manufacture uses different pre-biotics and pro-biotics. It is best to switch over without a transition period and reduces the risk of stomach upset. Most dogs transition without problems. If stomach upset or loose stool is present, pure pumpkin will calm the digestive upset. This can be used if it is a straight switch over as recommended or a gradual switch.”

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Need Advice on solving a loose stool, sometimes Diarrehria problem that is NOT being caused by intestinal infection.

My dog is 20week old Bernese Mountain Dog – About 3 weeks ago he an attach of diarrheria – Up to this time he had been regular like clockwork and normal stools since he was 8wks old. He is being feed Blue Mountain Freedom (Grain Free Chicken ALS)

So I took him to the vet who put him on metronidazole 250mg 2x a day and a probiotic supplement. his stool sample came up negative. For food we switched to rice and boiled chicken breast –. Diarrhea cleared up but he still had loose stools – Vet then prescribed IAMs intestinal pro puppy version PLUS another round of metronidazole and probiotics — For things to get somewhat normal (stools normally shaped but like sausage) I have to fed 2/3 Iams and 1/3 Blue Mt Freedom. Now every time I start moving to 1/2 or 1/3 Iams and 2/3 Blue Mt – he stool gets softer.

Now I am thinking I need to try changing out his dog food and want to switch to Canine Caviar Open Sky — I wrote to them about their reccomendation to immediately transition to their food and not do it gradually — they wrote back saying ”

So I am looking for some help about how to problem solve this situation. I like our vet a lot but since the diarrhea is intermittent and he only has loose stools he feels it will just sort itself out.

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Hi sorting through all the good information — I’ve come up with a few questions
1) why did Grain Free Canine Caviar Open Sky make the list but Grain Free Canine Caviar Puppy did not?
2) None of the Blue Buffalo dry products made the list at all – why is that.

Ive created some spread sheets and in particular looked at calcium and there are not major differences? At what point do small percentage points — i.e. the difference between 1.2% and !.5% make a difference – I mean statistically what is the variance in these numbers when a food doesn’t make the list by only a few tenths of a %?

3) While numerical data is great isn’t there any sage wisdom out there for specific large breeds? I have Berners (bernese mountain dogs) – on the main website it says ”

“Bernese Mountain Dog owners feed a range of food from raw diet, homemade diets to commercially prepared kibble. No matter what type of feed, Berner owners seem to agree to feed a high quality food with relatively low protein level, approximately 18 -26% and a moderate fat content, under 16%. High protein/fat feeds (> 28%, >16%) can be ‘too much’ for many Bernese, especially those that are not very active working/performance dogs. Feeding a diet that is too ‘heavy’ in protein has been known to precipitate hotspot outbreaks in some Berners. A diet too high in fat adds unwanted pounds and in some cases causes diarrhea.”

So did one study on large breed puppies looking at critical variables protein levels, calcium etc debunk all the sage wisdom from breeders – some of which specifically notice concerns with high levels of protein over 30%

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