Good Low Fat Food

[Grace Erick]

This link is especially for Amber since her adopted rescue dog is very timid and doesn't leave his kennel to get enough excersize. I asked a question at another site about what foods are good that are low cal. All I know of is the dreaded Eukanuba and Science Diet.

This person said Canidae makes a platinum variety that is good and it's low cal!!!!! For anyone who wants to feed their dog low cal food, check your current food against the kcals in this food which are 370kcals/cups.

http://www.canidae.com/

You have to click on the Canidae Platinum food on the top of the page. There are two links, one is for treats and one is for the food. For whatever reason, the site does not give you an url directly to the Platinum food page.

Bye, Grace

[Grace Erick]

Hi,

This article tells you how to go about reducing calories for your dog and helping your dog lose weight. I read through it quickly and it looks like it can be very helpful with ideas on how to approach weight loss correctly.

http://b-naturals.com/Nov2004.php

This person is selling things, but the information still looks good and was recommeneded by a dog nutrition person.

Bye, Grace

[Chris Smith]

There are also lots of low fat or fat free healthy foods to use for kong fillers and treats such as low fat or non fat yogurt, cottage cheese, cream cheese, fruits and veggies, fat free chicken or beef broth, low fat peanut butter, turkey hot dogs or healthy choice low fat hot dogs. I have heard that fat free tends to have more sugars in it than low fat and a little fat in everyone's diet is good for them. Trader Joes also has a liver treat that is only 3 calories per treat and looks like an oyster cracker. My dog loves them and they're great for training since they are so low cal and small and easy to eat.

[Grace Erick]

Chris, if you think this Canidae food may have more sugar, then Amber would have to call the companie's 1-800 number and ask how much sugar is in a cup of food, then call her current dog food company and ask them, so she has a sense of comparison. I know the opposite is true with human foods. If they remove sugar, they add salt to make the food taste better.

Bye, Grace

[Grace Erick]

Also, if you call a food company about their low cal food, if you get a knowledgeable person on the phone, they can probably give you tips to not just feeding low cal, but potentially reducing the food that is fed also.

I'm totally in the dark when it comes to low cal feeding.

Bye, Grace

[Grace Erick]

Hi,

I completely forgot to say to add veggies into the food which will cut down on the amount of fat in the food, so feed less hard food and add veggies. There is a veggie list posted ont the dog food thread under "veggies".

Bye, Grace

[Ruth Licht]

Hi all --

Has anyone heard anything about the Solid Gold low-fat dog food? I went to the store today looking specifically for low-fat food for Rusty since he's put on some weight since we got him from the shelter, and found Solid Gold food for senior/inactive adult dogs. He's fairly inactive (he doesn't like to run around or chase things) and the bag said there were about 337 kcals/cup. I was going to try him on the Canidae food mentioned earlier, but since this is sold at the store nearby and Canidae isn't I was wondering if anyone knew anything good/bad/otherwise about this Solid Gold food?

Thanks for the input... :)

[Grace Erick]

Hi Ruth,

Is the Solid Gold senior a new variety? I can't seem to find it. I can't even find the Solid Gold site, just other sites that sell the food. They do make good quality food. I just wanted to see what the ingredients were.

As long as your dog is an adult dog, it sounds like it may be good, because if you still had a puppy a senior/low fat food may not meet a puppies growing needs.

You can also try feeding him less of his current food and try adding cooked veggies that would have to be shredded for easy digestion or some books say to puree it. I think it's best if you added veggies to use one starch and one green veggie and not too starches or two veggies that are high in sugar.

Bye, Grace

[Sarah Moore]

Grace/Ruth-


I think this is the formula Ruth is looking at:

http://www.solidgoldhealth. com/products/showproduct.php?id=6&code=160

Interesting, this is what petfooddirect.com says about it:

Solid Gold Holistique Blendz Basis-Plus Adult Maintenance Dog FoodNEW! A WHOLE new concept in canine nutrition. Holistique Blendz is a 'vegetarian- plus' basis diet, to which additional raw (or cooked) meat or vegetables can be added. Dogs require many different nutrients in their diets, often in very specific amounts. A raw- food-only or home-prepared diet offers many excellent health benefits but may be slightly deficient or imbalanced, as it is impossible to determine the exact nutrient profile. Holistique Blendz can be used as the balanced base, to ensure that all vital nutrients are provided. And, it has suffieciently low levels of some nutrients (such as protein, fat & calories) that the benefits of raw or home prepared food can be enjoyed without driving certain critical values to excess. This formula is also ideal for very allergic dogs; the main protein source can be added according to the dog's individual requirements. Holistique Blendz may also be fed alone, for dogs on a restricted- calorie diet (it contains 336 cal/cup).

Depending on the age of Rusty, I wouldn't think this would be the best choice for a stand-alone kibble diet. Its fairly low in portein, 18%. It makes sense, as said before, as an accompaniment to a raw diet, but its pretty pricey for a food that is almost entirely grain based. Just my thoughts. The Canidae platinum that was discussed earlier in this thread has chicken meal as the 1st ingredient, where this has Oatmeal and Rye as the first 2 ingredients. Have you thought of any of the other Solid Gold formulas? Like Grace said, you can feed less since your dog is inactive (most of the feeding guidelines have recommendations for inactive dogs). I know this formula: http://www.solidgoldhealth. com/products/showproduct.php?id=5&code=150

come highly recommended on many sites.

Hope that helps!!