Size of kibble

• 07-13-2008 10:02 AM

  dyan Joined on 09-10-2007 Ohio Posts 4,693 Points 105

  Size of kibble Reply Contact When I got Gibson, the breeder wanted me to keep him on Pedigreed for at least 6 months. Obviously..I didnt' do that much to her dismay. I know not to give puppy food to a Dane baby...but EP puppy was designed for them...so that is what I switched him to.   However...I noticed that when he ate the Pedigreed he chewed it...and the EP is a little smaller and he does NOT chew it.  ITs  kind of the same size around but not round...its flatter which makes it smaller.  He was having trouble with a little vomiting before...and there were several things I was thinking,  but that was one of them also.     AS many years that I have been feeding EP to Bubblegum and Ollie....I can't think if this puppy is smaller than the regular EP Adult or not.  I wondered if anyone knew.   I am thinking that I might go buy him the adult formula if it is...to try to get him to chew it again. Dyan and Bubby

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• 07-13-2008 11:44 AM

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  papillon806 Joined on 03-28-2006 North Carolina Posts 1,863 Points 20

  Re: Size of kibble Reply Contact I know exactly what you mean.  Falon doesn't chew anything smaller than a dime kibble size.  Occasionally when she was on Pinnacle Duck (which are small kibbles) she would throw up/burp up a few pieces, so maybe your vomiting issue is a similar situation?  She's currently eating Natural Balance AMP b/c the kibbles are a flat nickel-size kibble and she actually takes the time to chew it! (I know that formula wouldn't work for your case).  I *think* that the EP holistic LBP is the same kibble size as the LB adult, but I can't remember.  I've fed both the Holistic LBP and the Regular EP LBP, and the Holistic kibbles were bigger.   *Ban stupid people...not dogs. Proudly owned by: Wolfie- Papillon Falon- APBT Tigger- Grey Tabby Oscar- Brown Tabby Rink, Dink & Bart- Ferrets Duke- Horse Jack- Blue & Gold Macaw

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• 07-13-2008 12:49 PM

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  Okami Joined on 03-09-2008 Posts 104 Points 0	Re: Size of kibble Reply Contact Ben does the exact same thing. I don't have any input, but I will be sticking around in this thread. He's on Horizon puppy, and since he's not a large breed the kibbles in the "regular" puppy foods are so tiny. He doesn't even think about chewing. *sigh* ***These aren't my dogs!*** If my picture is too big please tell me. :)
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• 07-14-2008 10:29 AM

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  KarissaKS Joined on 06-01-2007 La Crosse, WI Posts 602 Points 795

  Re: Size of kibble Reply Contact The store didn't have Evo Red Meat in large bites the last time I stopped in, so I had to buy a bag of the small bites for Luke.  Yeah, he pretty much inhales it, coughing and gagging the whole time.  I've found that if I mix it in water (such as with his Solid Gold Seameal) he slows down and actually chews it. Luke -- Lab/Shepherd (1-1-04) Kaiser -- Alaskan Klee Kai (12-30-07) Sar -- Arabian gelding (4-11-80) Norman -- Percheron/TB gelding (6-18-00)

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• 07-14-2008 12:52 PM

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  mudpuppy Joined on 09-10-2007 Posts 5,383 Points 100

  Re: Size of kibble Reply Contact I've never owned a dog that chewed kibble regardless of size of kibbles and suspect the larger type kibbles are much more of a choking hazard than the smaller types- get one big one stuck, bye-bye, inhale a few small ones, just cough them out. Dogs don't naturally chew- they are designed to shear dead animals into swallow-able chunks. If the dog is choking on the stuff maybe try mixing with a little canned and freeze in a kong. Or feed out of a buster cube or similar.

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• 07-14-2008 4:24 PM

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  dyan Joined on 09-10-2007 Ohio Posts 4,693 Points 105	Re: Size of kibble Reply Contact   Gibson doesn't choke on it...just that since he chews the larger kibble...I thought it would be nice to chew the kibble he will be eating the rest of his life.   I have also added about 1/2 c water and it might have slowed him down a bit. But thinking chewing might be better for his teeth than inhaling. Dyan and Bubby
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