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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 298006" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>Nomad, I suggest you go to the <a href="http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0f2637">www.dogfoodanalysis.com</span></a> website and check out some of the four and five star foods ... then Google them and see which stores carry them in your area. Usually you have to go to the smaller independent pet supply stores to find them, not the 'big box' stores like Petsmart. Most of the better brands like Wellness and Merrick have a grain-free variety. There is no one food that is right for every dog, you have to experiment a little. But look for a food where the first (main) ingredient is meat - not "meat meal" or "by-products", that doesn't have artificial coloring or flavoring, that has just good, wholesome ingredients. And NO CORN!</p><p> </p><p>But your dog may not even need a grain-free food. Grain-free foods are for dogs that have a sensitivity to them and if anything, having the grains in the food should help the anal gland problems, not cause them. Not exactly dinner table conversation, but a dogs anal glands are meant to empty themselves, and to do this they need nice firm little poops to encourage the glands to empty themselves. Unless there's a definite reason to NOT feed a particular dog the grains, they can actually <em>help prevent</em> anal gland problems. The Merrick that my girls eat has oatmeal in it, very easily digested by dogs and not something that they are usually allergic to. Rice is good too and easily digested.</p><p> </p><p>I have Bostons and it's very common for them to have anal gland troubles. Mine get the food with the GOOD grains, and I also add a bit of green beans and white rice to their food for fiber. They have nice firm little poops and neither one of them has EVER had a problem with their anal glands! The vet always checks them and they're always just fine, never had to have them manually emptied, which is saying a lot for Bostons!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 298006, member: 1883"] Nomad, I suggest you go to the [URL="http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/"][COLOR=#0f2637]www.dogfoodanalysis.com[/COLOR][/URL] website and check out some of the four and five star foods ... then Google them and see which stores carry them in your area. Usually you have to go to the smaller independent pet supply stores to find them, not the 'big box' stores like Petsmart. Most of the better brands like Wellness and Merrick have a grain-free variety. There is no one food that is right for every dog, you have to experiment a little. But look for a food where the first (main) ingredient is meat - not "meat meal" or "by-products", that doesn't have artificial coloring or flavoring, that has just good, wholesome ingredients. And NO CORN! But your dog may not even need a grain-free food. Grain-free foods are for dogs that have a sensitivity to them and if anything, having the grains in the food should help the anal gland problems, not cause them. Not exactly dinner table conversation, but a dogs anal glands are meant to empty themselves, and to do this they need nice firm little poops to encourage the glands to empty themselves. Unless there's a definite reason to NOT feed a particular dog the grains, they can actually [I]help prevent[/I] anal gland problems. The Merrick that my girls eat has oatmeal in it, very easily digested by dogs and not something that they are usually allergic to. Rice is good too and easily digested. I have Bostons and it's very common for them to have anal gland troubles. Mine get the food with the GOOD grains, and I also add a bit of green beans and white rice to their food for fiber. They have nice firm little poops and neither one of them has EVER had a problem with their anal glands! The vet always checks them and they're always just fine, never had to have them manually emptied, which is saying a lot for Bostons! [/QUOTE]
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