merrick dog food wilderness
merrick dog food wilderness
Nature’s Variety and Merrick.?
My shih tzu has bad skin and the groomer sells the entire Merrick line but she also said that Nature’s Variety is great too and another groomer nearby sells it and suggested trying both so I know she is being fair.
I won’t buy online or through a catalog and these are the only two better foods I can buy in my area without driving at least 150 miles. Except of course hills from the vet which I won’t do for various reasons.
Money IS a factor. and I know each dog is different. Which one should I start with first and how long should I give it to see a difference? before going to the other brand.
My shih tzu is 14 so I’m going with canned. Groomer recommends Merrick wilderness blend for hypoallergenic reasons. I haven’t spoken with the other groomer who sells Nature’s variety.
This is all so confusing to me. He was on Purina One for years but he needs as my groomer says, real food, and it will help his skin plus other things as well.
Thanks in advance.
They are both good foods but I would go with the one that has the least amount of grain. Most of the time it’s either the grain or the protein source (meat) that is the cause of most skin allergies. My Shih-tzus itchies are much better now that he is on a grain free diet, he’s also allergic to beef so we stay away from that as well.
I would probably start with the Merrick and the wilderness blend seems like it would be a good choice even though it does have some brown rice http://www.merrickpetcare.com/store/detail.php?c=15&s=20290, unless the other groomer carries the Nature’s Variety Instinct which is completely grain free. http://www.naturesvariety.com/content.lasso?page=1465&-session=naturesvariety:403B901616a8703A64Qro3F244FF