Pro Plan Shredded Chicken and Rice

[remmy]

Well, I was sick of waiting for the original to come back and sick of paying $43 a bag for the Performance so I fugured I would try the shredded. Well, after a week I have yet to see a difference. My dog loves it and since I mixed it with performance until strictly on the shredded he has not had any loose stools. So basically, no difference.

The major complaint I heard was loose stools. Like any other switch you need to gradually mix and change over to the new food. Maybe some people just switched all at once causing the loose stools? I know when I switch from original to performance or vice versa I just switch all at once and not gradually....it never affected my dogs. Perhaps this feed needs to be gradually changed over to?

It's only been a week so we'll see if anything changes...hopefully not.

So far no complaints.

[Benny]

Remmy,
I made the switch as well and Emma absolutely loved the stuff. However, she just could not keep pounds on. Granted I've considered the variables at the time being--which was largely that it was hunting season, so duh! Even after slowing down, we still saw weight loss.
We've since tired switching to Performance to get weight on, but then there was a "snobbery" issue; so now I'm embarrassed to say (and I know Ezzy is embarrassed for me) that we feed her both, mixed 50-50.
My main concern with 100% blended formula is that the total mass of the food itself is fairly light. I don't know the Dog Food term for it, but in forestry I would liken it to PMC or Percent Moisture Content in wood. Softwoods/conifers are heavy "bleep"'s ya know? That food just doesn't seem be hearty enough on its own without feeding 6 cups a day.

[ezzy333]

And if it is light(less dense) then 6 cups may be the same amount of feed as 3 cups of a dense type.

Ezzy

[High Roll-N-Angel]

I have one qualm with the chicken and rice shredded. I found it to be horrible! We always fed our boxers Purina's adult chicken and rice. We had to double their food intake and they were still losing weight on the shredded crap, although they loved it and ate it like candy. So we switched and put them on the performance just as our GSP's. The boxers are a very low energy needing dog and the Shredded blend wasn't sustaining them. I'd watch your dogs for weight closely.

[stonegripper]

I too tried the Shredded. My Draht had loose stools (bad) and lost weight. Her coat did not look good at all either. I am back with Eukanuba and getting the dog back where she needs to be. I've lost some confidence with Purina.