[CabbageCove]

So I'm looking for a better food for my little girl. I want to get her off dry kibble and onto a good high quality wet food (but not raw as I don't want to deal with it). After looking about and reading I'm tempted to try her on Ziwipeak to see how she gets on (she's extremely sensitive when it comes to food) , however it looks kind of dry.

Anybody feed Ziwipeak who can tell me if wet canned food can be mixed in or added to it?
It's also very expensive over here so being able to mix it would be a big advantage. What are it's pros/cons?

 

[LizC]

Look for a quality dry dog food because kibble is better for the teeth than wet food

 

[CabbageCove]

That isn't true. I've recently discovered that dry kibble is the worst thing to feed a dog because it's heavily over processed, not enough protein and made of mainly carbs to make it crunchy/keep it's shape. Dogs are not designed to eat carbs, their digestive system is too short to digest them properly so it turns into sugar which then rots their teeth as they haven't got the enzymes to protect them and keep it from coating, sticking and ultimately decaying them. Eating kibble will not clean your dog's teeth, quite the opposite.

 

[LizC]

I didn't say kibble will clean teeth, I said kibble is better for teeth than wet food. Unlike wet food, kibble doesn't stick to the teeth, and if it doesn't stick to the teeth there's less chance for decay to set in. But it is in no way a substitute for teeth maintenance. For those who are unable to clean their dog's teeth, a dental chew can be given after each meal.

You shouldn't put to much into what you read on the internet, a lot of it is rehashed articles that get posted from website to website. Millions of North American dogs including mine have been eating commercial kibble and do fine on it. If you really want healthy food for your dog consider making home cooked dog food, there are plenty of recipes online. You can make enough to last a week or even longer if you cook a batch and freeze it.

 

[CabbageCove]

I didn't get it off the Internet, I learnt it from my extremely knowledgeable chi specialist trainer who my dog is currently doing a training behaviour course with and diet is a part of it. I wouldn't blindly follow what I read or was told either without evidence to back it up. It's undeniable that dogs aren't designed to eat a carb high diet, their system shows for itself that they aren't geared up to processing it so how can a heavily carb based diet possibly be any good? You're feeding it the very thing it's not built to eat!

Wet food might initially stick to the teeth but little/no carbs means no turning to sugar to coat and rot them. My chi has her teeth cleaned every night and has a supplement in her food daily, I wouldn't rely on wet food to clean her teeth as it obviously won't.

 

[Torchy Massie]

I didn't say kibble will clean teeth, I said kibble is better for teeth than wet food. Unlike wet food, kibble doesn't stick to the teeth, and if it doesn't stick to the teeth there's less chance for decay to set in. But it is in no way a substitute for teeth maintenance. For those who are unable to clean their dog's teeth, a dental chew can be given after each meal. You shouldn't put to much into what you read on the internet, a lot of it is rehashed articles that get posted from website to website. Millions of North American dogs including mine have been eating commercial kibble and do fine on it. If you really want healthy food for your dog consider making home cooked dog food, there are plenty of recipes online. You can make enough to last a week or even longer if you cook a batch and freeze it.

My little 3 yr old, 5 lb, Long-Haired, Fawn Chihuahua loves Royal Canin especially made for Chihuhuas. They are tiny, little round Kibble-type pieces that her Tony mouth and teeth can chew. My Vet was happy to hear she was on that! Of course, I do feed other food, like boiled Chicken, small pieces of steak to her also, as per her Breeder. She raised Chihuahua Shiw Dogs. Make sure you get tge Royal Canin that shows a little Chihuahua on the bag. My little Bambi girl has been on it for 2 1/2 yrs now and she is great health-wise!

 

[LizC]

My chihuahua is on royal canin kibble too, but she gets the one labeled for small dogs, the kibbles are quite small. She also gets a teaspoon of yogurt everyday. Sometimes she gets people food as a treat

 

[Torchy Massie]

My chihuahua is on royal canin kibble too, but she gets the one labeled for small dogs, the kibbles are quite small. She also gets a teaspoon of yogurt everyday. Sometimes she gets people food as a treat

My little 3 yr old, 5 lb, Long-Haired, Fawn Chihuahua loves Royal Canin especially made for Chihuhuas. They are tiny, little round Kibble-type pieces that her Tony mouth and teeth can chew. My Vet was happy to hear she was on that! Of course, I do feed other food, like boiled Chicken, small pieces of steak to her also, as per her Breeder. She raised Chihuahua Shiw Dogs. Make sure you get tge Royal Canin that shows a little Chihuahua on the bag. My little Bambi girl has been on it for 2 1/2 yrs now and she is great health-wise!

I would like to add, Bambi is quite a picky, little eater.
I am going to try the Trial NomNom brand on her I the next couple of weeks to see if she likes that.
She only eats about 2 Tablespoons 3x a day, if that!
Nom Nom is Rated 5 Stars here in Florida. It has is very nutritional and actually looks like people could it eat it. My Vet approved that food too!

 

[LizC]

I thought you said she loves the royal canin. My chi has become a fussy eater when it comes to dog food, I have to hand feed her the kibble. Anything else that's not for her she will eat up and look for more