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Thank you for this video my blue heeler has been fat for so long and I’ve been trying hard to help him gain a healthy weight. I really hope this food works it’s expensive and I bought it for 130.00

Could you please do a video on dental products for dog and cats: Water additives, kelp powder that’s added to food, dental chews etc. do any of them really work, are they harmful and are they just a waste of money. Thank you!

Actually your videos discourage me to buy most of the brands that are “good quality “ . Please be more specific we do need help at deciding brands, because you speak poor about a brand nutrition or ingredients I will say we need to hear about the good brands specifically as well. Thank you

Weren't Orijen dog treats recalled due to tranquilizer contamination? (My thought was due to euthanized feed stock) this was post Canada production, used to be my favorite till they moved production to Kentucky.

Even the pet puzzle guy said the difference in volume vs weight calculation is negligible

So is Open Farm not good pet food? What is the best Cat kibble???

Didn't Tiki brand have several recalls through the years? I'll stick with Canadian/U.S. pet food (not feed)

Do you receive any compensation from any pet food manufacturer?

@AnimalDocRea this hits on something that has been on my mind. It seems that there are primarily 3 main pet food companies that hit the small animal clinical nutrition #'s regularly. But, what about the formula's those same companies produce that are out of range? Maybe they have more recent "proprietary" research thats does not exactly line up with the small animal clinical nutrition #'s? Are the small animal clinical nutrition #'s outdated? Just some thoughts. It's like we put our trust in a company but then as these "reviews / deep dives" go into things it makes us second guess those same companies. Thanks for taking your time to make these great video's and keep the discussion going!

Please review dog food brand 'Just Food For Dogs'. They do a 12 mo feeding trial on all their frozen/fresh foods. I'm using their Lamb/Brown Rice food as this is for older dogs. Thank you, Peter Pappas

Dr. Rae, I recently discovered your channel and can't thank you enough for providing such great content. After watching your videos I realize that I was feeding my pets all wrong. They were getting no grain and way too much protein. The search for new dog food has began. I have a 9 year old and a 1-year-old Treeing Walker Coonhounds. They have always been fed the correct life stage food for large dogs. But, since I've started looking at food I have found that very few meet the requirements for senior dogs. Actually, I've only found one. Hill's Science Diet Adult (Large Breed) Dry Dog Food. I feel this is a question you've covered many times but I want to be sure. A food doesn't have to say senior food as long as the nutritional requirements are correct. Is this correct? Or is there some other component to senior food that I should be taking into consideration? If not that's fantastic! I would love for them both to be on the same food but more importantly I want them to be as healthy as possible for as long as possible.

Any food recommendations for a newly diagnosed diabetic senior dog? I’m overwhelmed and unsure about an appropriate diet. He is currently on a Wellness complete health small breed senior food.

😢 after reading and watching multiple videos my god I still don't know what to feed my lab puppy 😅😅😅😅 I had a lab for 14 years it was never a problem before now with all the research and information is overwhelming

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I just bought this for my 7-8 year dog. I was had just started feeding him earthborn smoked salmon and saw your review. I'd planned on finishing out the bag but he got red "hives/pimples" all over his butt, back and neck. Something in it wasn't for him in more ways than nutrition. He's been on this for 2 weeks and is already itchy much less. Thank you for all your work and time

We had to put our 12 year old Coton on Pro Plan's Sensitive Skin & Stomach, Salmon formula to straighten out a food allergy. It worked/is working great. Because of its protien/calcium/phosphorus levels, we now worry that particular kibble is not as appropriate as it should be for her age. She is allergic to chicken/beef. Can you recommend a senior kibble that fulfills the protien/calcium/phosphorus levels for senior dogs, that is fish-based? Thank you.

Hello there. Can you review Identity wet foods and Young again mature adult food and Catit wet chicken variety? Thanks ❤

Are you starting a new playlist…!?!

Peas is listed as an ingredient. Is that a bad ingredient to have in dog food?

Love your videos. Helps to clarify so much!! I'd love to know your thoughts on Farmina Ancestral Grain line. Could you look at all the protiens? I'll watch for it! 😁

Can you do review of Orijen's new recipe formula they just recently released. Large breed Adult formula

The visuals and explanations are very clear!!

I fed my boy, Theo🌈😇 this food. My vet recommended it.

Thank you for change of pace, Dr. Rea

16:25 - Rob Shaul from Mountain Tactical Institute wrote a blog post about being a 45+ yrars old athlete. He said when you get older, the protein sources need to be more easily digestible. More is not better if your body can't utlitize it. But most of the protein powders on the market are for young men in their 20s. Think he found a Costco brabd that's highly metabolizable.

Hello Dr Rea, thank you for this informative video! I actually feed my 7.5 year-old Cocker Spaniel the Science Diet Adult 7+ Perfect Digestion Chicken, Whole Oats & Brown Rice Recipe Dog Food. I chose this particular recipe because it is the one that has the lowest Calcium level (of all their senior diets shown on the Hill’s website) compared to the one-above which you have just evaluated. Here are the nutrients levels for the recipe that I give my dog: Protein: 21 % - Fat: 13 % - Calcium: 0.92 % - Phosphorus: 0.65 % So, although the Calcium level is lower in this recipe at 0.92%, it is still far from the 0.75% maximum that shows on your chart. I am disappointed to see this difference and puzzled as to wonder that If I cannot trust SD to be the best choice for my dog’s wellbeing, then what else is there out there??? I have watched each and every one of your food evaluations right from the beginning of your channel, and I have been under the impression that SD was the best-balanced nutrition for my dog. It seems that only their Prescription Diets are within the same levels as your chart, so does that mean that I should only buy the Prescription Diets which are only available at vet clinics??? Now I feel bad that I'm giving too much calcium to my boy! I don't know what to think anymore! Please help! 🐶🐾

My 8year old Lab hated this food, in fact after following directions it made her sick when she did finally eat it. Can you review some other senior foods. Nutro senior Lamb and rice its low kal, low protein, low fat, non-GMO and human grade food. Please.

4:23 - Purina ProPlan is easier to find than Hill's Science Diet. We hace a much wider selection of Royal Canin than either brands. If i recall correctlly, Orijen and Acana Senior are just their adult dog food formulations but with a more digestible kibble shape

Dr. Rae, are “fresh made dog foods” such as Farmers dog better than a high quality kibble?

This is the food I feed my dogs. Thanks for mentioning that older animals naturally loose muscle mass.

N&d or orijen is considered better for large breed puppy?

Thank you again for another great topic and video, looking forward to the next😀

Hi so is no food good for dogs right Orijen is bad imagine other brands cheaper

Thank you for this informative video. There seem to be a new and prevailing opinion that as long as kidney values are ok, we don’t need to lower protein. Both my vet and my dog nutritionist insisted that we don’t need to change my 15 year old senior’s diet. Even though her kidney values were normal, she started peeing randomly in the house (it never happened before). I can’t help but relate it to the high protein diet she was on at that time. It’s kind of comical how “holistic” vets are all about prevention, but are very stubborn on this particular issue.

I feed my dogs Instinct chicken kibble raw boost for sensitive tummies now because one won’t eat any other brand. My dogs love the food and their poop is finally great. I used your scale to compare and it’s within limits.. I will say the protein is a bit higher at 31% not off by much. Instinct uses a freezing method to kill off bacteria. I agree, pregnant woman should be careful when dealing with freeze dry raw, but instinct pet food has been a blessing in our home ❤ I feel overwhelmed with joy that I found this food. My dog is smiling all the time and is so excited for feeding time. Regarding raw: I believe dogs can eat raw and raw is more natural for them. There is not an animal in the world, who eats meat, that eats it cooked. I agree, raw can be dangerous if not handled properly

I need your opinion! I just emailed Purina pro plan for their dry matter analysis for sensitive skin and stomach, the salmon and lamb formulas. I just assumed they were good because it's a huge reputable company. But look... Purina® Pro Plan® brand Dog Food - Specialized - Sensitive Skin & Stomach - Salmon & Rice Formula - Dog Food Protein - 29.5% Fat - 19.6% Calcium - 1.45% Phosphorus - 1.14% Purina® Pro Plan® brand Dog Food - Specialized - Sensitive Skin & Stomach - Lamb & Oat Meal Formula - Dog Food Protein - 29.6% Fat - 20.0% Calcium - 1.51% Phosphorus - 1.05% Is this ok? or way over on the calcium and phosphorus?

Do you have a cumulative chart of all these reviews and scoring? its a lot to take in and digest

I was curious where the Large Breed Puppy nutritional requirements table came from? I can't find matching data in the AAFCO profiles, but I also don't even know where all to look.

Dr. Rea would you be able to do a review on Purina? I contacted them today and they said they do not have phosphorus or calcium levels available for their dry cat food. And they also said they were not permitted to share the nutritional information with me when I asked for it. This is baffling to me? Why would they not be able to share this information? How are nutrient levels proprietary information? Perhaps they misunderstood me. But this information should be readily available for the consumer. Especially when you have aging cats. All they were willing to give me was the minimum and maximums which are on the product label and website. Both of which do not include calcium and phosphorus.

Can you evaluate all of Dr. Harvey's mixes? I'd really love your opinion and get the facts on it. Thanks!

I can tell you're very young vet because the more I watch your videos because I'm actually interested in learning about very particular food brands the more I realize you're very contradictory to vets who have been veterinarians way longer than you I mean food rotation protein rotation is the best thing you can do for your animals when they eat one protein their entire life is actually when they develop allergies

I've looked at the links in your description but I just CANNOT find that little chart you pull up in the videos as a reference. I'm trying to see if there's any parameters for taurine or say copper or ash content

160 is completely safe. Food safety is based on time at a temperature. To say that you shouldn't buy chicken because it is not safe is completely false. Chicken can be safe at 145. As I said depends on time at temperature.

Hey Doc whats the best dog food for labi-pits and american bullies? They shed like nobodies business and I'm trying to get a handle on that.

I have a now 2 month old Chihuahua and possible jack russell mix puppy. I got her at 5 weeks and the owners started her on wet food. When can i switch her to dry food? Thank you for video's they are very helpful.