Alternative to Eukenuba Low-residue?

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Chris - 28 Jan 2004 15:06 GMT

Our shelter, on veterinary advice, has been feeding Eukenuba
Low-residue to decrease stress diarrhea. It seems to help, but I
dislike giving them these lousy ingredients:

>Corn Grits, Brewers Rice, Chicken
>By-Product Meal, Chicken, Fish Meal,
>Dried Beet Pulp (sugar removed),
>Natural Chicken Flavor, Dried Egg
>Product, Chicken Fat (preserved with
>mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin
>E, and Citric Acid), Calcium Carbonate,
>etc.

It _is low-fat (6%, think), but so are quality foods. Their website
says "a blend of fibers" helps. What does this mean?
Has anyone had success with a food with a better ingredient list?
Cost is not a factor, btw.

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marcus5495 - 30 Jan 2004 17:13 GMT

As of last September, Purina had come out with a canned low-residue food,
which may be a veterinary product, as I do not see it (I just checked) on
their website.

The name, as I recall was Purina EN, or something similar. It has a high
rice content -- my poodle pup had a bad reaction to the rice, but he already
had grain sensitivities.

It was quite expensive.

Good luck,

Marcus in Vermont

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Chris - 30 Jan 2004 20:06 GMT

>As of last September, Purina had come
> out with a canned low-residue food,

Thanks, Marcus. I'll compare it with the Eukenuba low-residue canned
we're mixing with the kibble. Hope it has a better ingredient list.

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MarAzul - 31 Jan 2004 00:24 GMT

> Our shelter, on veterinary advice, has been feeding Eukenuba
> Low-residue to decrease stress diarrhea. It seems to help, but I
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> Has anyone had success with a food with a better ingredient list?
> Cost is not a factor, btw.

You might want to check out Nutro.. I switched to them because of their
ingredients.. http://www.nutroproducts.com/ Eukenuba (I believe) is made by
Iams and my cats had the worst gas/diarrhea when they were eating Iams.

Mar
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marcus5495 - 31 Jan 2004 14:09 GMT

I think that considering Nutro may be a very good suggestion. I would
phone Nutro for recommendations of which of their many products would be
suitable.

Having said that, I will add that I don't believe they carry a
specifically-designed low-residue food.

Just had another thought: does Hills offer a low-residue diet?

Marcus in Vermont

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Alternative to Eukenuba Low-residue?