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Kirkland Chicken & Rice Dog Food

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Category: Food & Diet

Asked by: Melinda H. (minhon) 4 months ago

Does anyone know the ingredients to this dog food? This is what the breeder was feeding my puppy, but I would like to give my dog some variety. I was told staying within the same protein family as the current food is the best. Not sure how to do that though.

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Answered by Steve S. (Sourdoughsteve) 4 months ago

how to read a pet food label...

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Answered by Jessica H. (xoxojessika) 4 months ago

Dogs are not like humans; they do not "need" variety in their diet so long as you are feeding them a nutritionally complete diet. Kirkland is a very very good food, if you are happy with it and your pets have good results while on it, why switch? The dogs aren't the ones who want variety, you do ;)

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Answered by Carol L. (langsford) 4 months ago

We us Kirkland Chicken & Rice but mix it with the dry and only use it as a treat.
Kirkland Chicken & Rice
Minimum 9 % Crude Protein
Minimum 6 % Crude Fat
Maximum 1 % Crude Fiber
Maximum 78 % moisture
When we purchase food such as this, chicken is the first ingredient and it is made from natural products.

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Answered by Laurie D. (Lauriebeth) 4 months ago

(Please see my journal entry under Food and Treats entitled "The Horrifying Truth About Pet Food" and go to www.trilogyonline.com for a very informative video, and/or see my previous answer relating to fiber a few questions before yours). If you are feeding a high quality, all natural food, your animal should not have any stomach upset problems when changing protein. When animals get diarrhea from food it is because of the grain in the food, which carnivores such as dogs and cats have problems digesting because they don't have the necessary enzymes. They are not meant to eat grain, or any of the other things that are in commercial pet foods.

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Answered by Christina (TrooperScout) 4 months ago

Well Kirkland Dog Food is a product from Costco's. I tried to go to their website to see if I could find the ingrediants for you but didn't have much luck. I am sure there has to be a 800 number you can call though.

But as BonsaiBrat stated as long as you switch foods gradually you should be OK. When my dogs were little the vet recommened keepin them on the same "meat" formula so it may be best if you stuck to chicken based dog foods.

Hope this helps.

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