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Purina One

reviewed by ChrisX

Purina One Dog Food

ChrisX
03/29/2008

Purina One 5

While I've already reviewed this food, I have never used Purina One puppy formula until recently ... so wanted to share my opinions on it.
A few weeks ago we had a litter eating Merrick Puppy Plate, as I can only find Purina One puppy in the 4lb bag around here. I'm not one to be impressed by ingredients alone. However, the vitamin premix & chelated minerals in Merrick looked excellent & I was sure this was a good food. I started the bitch on this two weeks before her delivery and everything seemed to be fine. Pups were whelped without a problem, yet they were all, every single one of them, severely hypoglycemic at birth! Thank God I had a jar of molasses on hand to perk the babies up or I have to wonder if I'd be able to revive them. I have had some listless pups before, but this is the first time I've ever had to treat them for hypoglycemia. This was an omen of what was yet to come ...
Within 24hrs, the pups were struck with a horrible case of diarrhea, as was our bitch. Her stools were sticky & copious. The babies were rapidly dehydrating, despite supplementation. It took round the clock supplementation and a bland diet for the bitch coupled with kaopectate & amoxicillin for momma/babies to turn the tides and finally get weight on these babies.
About a week later, everything seemed to have calmed down. The dam's diarrhea had stopped, but her stools were still sticky. Then I noticed SCABS, yes scabs, on the pups!!! Two had only a few, but the two smaller ones were covered in them. They were thick and almost like brownish dandruff. It was reminiscent of cradle cap in a human baby. I have NEVER seen the like, or heard of such a thing in a pup. Now, the pup who was affected the worst also had a hot spot, and I know that if an adult dog has a hot spot, it's usually diet related ...
That prompted me to check the bag of Merrick for it's Omega 3:6 ratio ... well guess what? This wonderful holistic food had NO omega 3 fatty acids! I also suspected that the canola oil may not be bioavailable enough to the pups so switched them to Purina One puppy food. There was an IMMEDIATE improvement. I would not have believed it without seeing it, but after *one meal* of the Purina, the bitch had DOUBLE the milk! After 24hrs, the pup's coats were 50% shinier and the scabs did not return! This was approx 10 days ago, and the worst affected pup is now totally healed - YAY!!! Their coats are thick, shiny and their skin is now healthy. The bitch's stools are firm.
I mean this when I say it. I WILL NEVER SWITCH MY HOUNDS FROM PURINA EVER AGAIN.

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iluvmymoose commented 336 days ago.
I started my black lab/aussie mix on Purina puppy chow, and have kept her on Purina One all of these years. She has only been overweight twice, both times due to lack of proper exercise. Once her exercise resumed, the pounds shed off. She has never experienced digestive problems, just the occasional upset and gas from something yucky that dogs always seem to find. Her coat has always been so shiny that people stop me and ask what shampoo I use for her, but I only bathe her once a month. Recently, however, she has been slowing down with age, as have I. She'll be 9 in May, and is starting to get the "black lab spread". I heard good things about Canidae from a goldendoodle breeder and decided to switch my lab to the senior/weight management Canidae instead of the senior/weight management Purina. Despite gradually changing her food, my poor girl has been very ill with loose yellowish stool. She tried to tell me she shouldn't eat it. She turned her nose up at straight Canidae at first, she is now so gassy and bloated I am seriously afraid of losing her to bloat, loose yellow stool, she's lethargic... She even went so far as to roll in her own stool, she is so unhappy. I'll begin the process of switching her back to Purina after feeding her at least 3 days of boiled chicken and rice to clear her intestines. You may choose to listen to the food manufacturers, or to other consumers. What I suggest is that you listen to your pet. Different dogs have different needs, some have allergies, some have sensitive bellies, etc. There is no magic food formula. Your pet will need exercise, and the proper food that suits his needs. And I eat Whoppers quite often and have no health problems. Perhaps its because I exercise daily with my dog.
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