Review of California Natural Lamb & Rice Large Bites.
Our 3 year old adopted springer/poodle mix, Charlie, started having diarrhea soon after we brought him home. We didn't know if this was an issue before we owned him. His previous owner fed him "whatever was on sale".
I slowly switched him to Wellness brand food which I have had great success with other dogs in the past. This seemed too rich for him, so I slowly switched to Wellness Simple. Still too rich. We also tried weeks of medicine through the vet which helped a little but not much. Plus, we did some testing for worms and other possible stomach "bugs". Through all this trial and error, Charlie seemed fine except for the diarrhea. I'm not sure if he really even noticed a problem!
We finally switched him to Hill's prescription i/d food which worked at once. I was happy with the result but am, personally, not a fan of Hill's brand food and wanted to feed Charlie something more natural and "real", for lack of a better word. I decided to give CN a try to see if it would work.
It just so happened that this was around the holidays and my organization was not at its peak. The vet was closed and I couldn't get more of the i/d food. Unfortunately, instead of switching him gently from the i/d food to California Natural, I pretty much had to switch directly from one to the other with only a day of integration.
It turns out that it wasn't a problem at all! He took to it really well. I was so happy I could cry. He has now been on it for 2 months and loves it. I have also noticed less scratching and licking but can't say for sure that the food is the reason for that. He loves the dry food, the treats and the wet food that I stuff his Kong with! He is an active dog that loves to run and play outside and this food seems to keep up with his energy. I would definitely recommend this food to anyone having digestive issues with their dog.
