Orijen food

welshigirl · Post by **welshigirl** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 7:04 am

We can now have this in the UK and have been told that its a good food.

Our dogs are currently on Arden Grange and are doing fine on it but I hear so many good reviews about Orijen I just had to ask if its a suitable food for chows?

Also when can you start feeding adult food to your puppy?

Cymro is nearly 8 months

Red Dragon · Post by **Red Dragon** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 12:24 pm

I have started feeding adult food as early as 3 1/2 months. If the Chow is a large heavy boned type Chow, the adult food is likely the best choice. Bama checked in to this food pretty good and she feeds it, she may be able to tell you more.

leisa75 · Post by **leisa75** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 1:46 pm

i feed it to my chows they love it. Big improvment on there coat.

bama · Post by **bama** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 9:12 pm

Welshgirl,

Orijens is a high protein, low carb dry food.
I really like it and so do my furkids!
You may hear that high protein isn't good for chows,
and it is not, if it is vegetable protein or poor quality animal protein. But, Orijens is a high quality protein. Canines do not convert engery from carbs, like humans, in fact canines don't process carbs well.
Unlike, humans canines convert fat to energy.

Beef has the lowest concentrate of phosphorus.
I buy the Orijens, Fish varieity.

At 8 months, your chowkid is ready for adult or "all stages" food.
I hope this helps.

kiwani · Post by **kiwani** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 9:53 am

Re: "Canines do not convert engery from carbs, like humans..."

Excerpts:

"Canines and felines have the ability to consume large quantities of protein and then convert that protein into energy in addition to muscle. They also have the ability to convert many carbohydrate sources into the same kind of energy."

"A performance dog needs about 22 percent protein, according to M. Christine Zink DVM, PhD, in her book Peak Performance: Coaching the Canine Athlete, along with some fat and about 60-70 percent carbohydrates. Increased amounts of protein increasingly come under fire, with many breeders and veterinarians now recommending that puppies and performance dogs eat adult dog maintenance diets instead of ballyhooed high-protein feeds."

Re: "Unlike, humans canines convert fat to energy."

"Fat is the most concentrated source of energy in a person's diet, furnishing over twice the number of calories as carbohydrates or proteins."

And if people weren't able to convert stored fat, they'd never lose weight.

cheriekynb · Post by **cheriekynb** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 7:44 pm

WOW, 3 1/2 months and 8 months? Sid was still eating puppy food until he was 13 months old. He still eats puppy food as a "treat" instead of REAL treats. He ate the puppy for for large breed dogs. Did I feed it to him too long? No WONDER he's built like a brick house!

Red Dragon · Post by **Red Dragon** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 6:42 pm

Judging by the pictures I saw of Sid you did just fine keeping him on the puppy food. The girl I took off the puppy food weighed 27# at 3 1/2 months of age, then 65# at a year of age, then up to 78# at two years old. She is a whopper of a Chow, if I would have left her on puppy she would have surely had joint problems. They will still grow to full potential, just at a slower rate when they are put on adult food.