TOTW Grain Free Dog Food vs GAIN

Kevin!

I've switched my Cavachon over to a grain free, salmon based dog food called Taste of the Wild - Pacific Stream from GAIN Elite as he itches a lot and I wanted to move him away from a Chicken/Beef diet incase he has an allergy to them.

I've noticed that GAIN now offer a grain free, salmon based food under the GAIN Kindness brand which is more cost effective than TOTW and I was wondering if the nutritional content is as good as the TOTW food?

TOTW Pacific Stream:



GAIN Kindness Salmon:


Alternatively, is there any other foods which I should be considering? - Thanks!

The Gain has 5% more protein and 3% more fat- is your dog very active? If not, I don't think I'd be going so high on the protein levels.

tk123

Unless your dog has a medical condition that warrants watching eg protein, phosphorus levels etc i wouldn’t pay any notice to these percentages tbh. Go with what suits your dog and your budget

tk123

tk123 wrote: »

Unless your dog has a medical condition that warrants watching eg protein, phosphorus levels etc i wouldn’t pay any notice to these percentages tbh. Go with what suits your dog and your budget

I would. Older dogs who are inactive or indeed younger dogs not famed for their activity, don't need such high protein diets - and this advice came from my vet. My approach is find the best feed, then find the right balance of protein/fat/fibre etc that suits your dog.

They're not absolute indicators of how your dog might respond to that food, but for MY dog, if all other things equal, I'd choose a 20% protein food over a 30% protein food.

tk123

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I would. Older dogs who are inactive or indeed younger dogs not famed for their activity, don't need such high protein diets - and this advice came from my vet.

Did they give a reason?

jimf

id be more concerned about the source of the protein than the %

tk123

tk123 wrote: »

Did they give a reason?

Essentially unused energy becomes fat - if your dog is largely sedentary it doesn’t need high levels of protein - the richer the dog food the more likely they’ll become overweight, unless they exercise extensively - an overweight dog means more medical issues and vet bills - so quality food, yes- but you also need to look at other aspects of the food make up too

tk123

Or you could just feed a bit less?

I raw feed so protein all the way lol!