Dog food- senior/ overweight

Renno123

im looking at trying out a new dog food for my old dog.
she is 12/13 yrs old, small and a bit overweight.
has anyone used 'Burns- High Oats'?
it has 20% protein and 7.5% fat. these are the lowest
of these two elements I can find.
has anyone used something better, or something they found useful
thanks

Renno123

they didnt stock this in the petshop so i
went for multi fit- light... hopefully this will do

cocker5

you cant generally buy burns in pet stores... usually the vets..

I buy my burns on www.zoolpus.ie

Renno123

cocker5 wrote: »

you cant generally buy burns in pet stores... usually the vets..

I buy my burns on www.zoolpus.ie

how do u find it? i might get a bag of it.

paultf

Renno123 wrote: »

how do u find it? i might get a bag of it.

I use it too. Good dog food. Cheapest place to get it, as mentioned, is on zooplus. There are other online shops too. Vets normally works out more expensive but as Burns is a good quality food the feeding guidlines are low - 10g/Kg - so a bag may seem expensive but actually will last a long time.

My lot are on chicken & brown rice. Burns dogs are generally slim dogs so you may not have to go for High Oats.

Maybe get in touch with their customer service (the best!). You can either email them or 'chat' to them via the website for free. Or if you get in touch with Burns Ireland in Limerick they will get Burns UK to ring you for free. They'll advise what is the best flavour for your dog.

EDIT: forgot to say, Burns as you probably saw on their website, don't believe in different foods for different life stages. So one food suits a dog forever. Which is great, especially if you have a few dogs. Some people would say Senior, Light, etc type foods are just ways for manufacturers to make more money.

Renno123

paultf wrote: »

I use it too. Good dog food. Cheapest place to get it, as mentioned, is on zooplus. There are other online shops too. Vets normally works out more expensive but as Burns is a good quality food the feeding guidlines are low - 10g/Kg - so a bag may seem expensive but actually will last a long time.

My lot are on chicken & brown rice. Burns dogs are generally slim dogs so you may not have to go for High Oats.

Maybe get in touch with their customer service (the best!). You can either email them or 'chat' to them via the website for free. Or if you get in touch with Burns Ireland in Limerick they will get Burns UK to ring you for free. They'll advise what is the best flavour for your dog.

EDIT: forgot to say, Burns as you probably saw on their website, don't believe in different foods for different life stages. So one food suits a dog forever. Which is great, especially if you have a few dogs. Some people would say Senior, Light, etc type foods are just ways for manufacturers to make more money.

10g food per kg weight! wow, that would work out very reasonable

Renno123

would it be hard to keep the weight on a dog with so little food though?

Cutie18Ireland

I use burns with all my dogs in general it keeps them leaner than other foods. A bag goes a long way. I get about 40 days out of 30kg and I have 6 dogs. you can buy it online here delivery by courier the next day

BennyBlanc0

Renno123 wrote: »

im looking at trying out a new dog food for my old dog.
she is 12/13 yrs old, small and a bit overweight.
has anyone used 'Burns- High Oats'?
it has 20% protein and 7.5% fat. these are the lowest
of these two elements I can find.
has anyone used something better, or something they found useful
thanks

Hey Renno, have a read of this article on senior dogs diet on. It introduces you to La Flamme. I read a good few dog nutrition books and she features heavily in all of them. In short it highlights that while older dogs need 20% less energy they need more protein, not less (50% more it says). You can't get fat on protein for starters, unlike carbs so they're great for older dogs. Protein will help her retain lean muscle which is vital in older animals (including us), otherwiase it wasters. Carbs dont build muscle they build fat. And she says it needs to be higher quality so I'd be leaning towards meatier ingredients (and not the can crap!) like big macs and rancheros

lorebringer

We have had quite a bit of success on James Wellbeloved Senior/Light - works well, dogs don't get hungry inbetween meals and a bag goes a very long way. Some pet stores stock it and it can be bought online too (www.zooplus.ie or www.zooplus.co.uk)