[k8nkane]

the varieties of Orijen?

I'm going to start switching Kane to Orijen this weekend and was wondering what kind to get? If I get the 6 fish, does that have a noticeable difference in skin/coat versus say regional red? Because regional red has more protein, will it make him gain weight quicker if I don't keep him active versus just the regular adult?

 

[angelbaby]

yup the protein is different. I find if we have ours on the red meat and not working them enough they gain fast , loki gained 5 lbs in about a week so we keep them on the fish unless we know they will get worked.
As far as the coat we have had them on both varietys and always had shiny soft coats so i dont see any one of them being better then the other. We feed al of ours orijen for over 2 years now and never had any issues.

 

[k8nkane]

Okay, thanks. He's on TOTW right now and has been for a few months, but his coat is thin in some spots and a little flakey and wanted to see if upping the quality of his food would help a little.

 

[Sadie]

TOTW is pretty good .. Either way adding fish oil should help with the skin and coat. In the winter months a dog's skin can get dry the added fish oil will help with that. Orijen is good stuff as well not all dogs can tolerate a very high protein kibble. You will have to watch and see how your dog does on it.

 

[angelbaby]

yes I should have noted with the orijen im still giving omega 3-6-9 for there coats as well , i noticed since the winter months my dogs have had dryer skin most likely from teh indoor heat . try adding those or fish oils it may help.

 

[k8nkane]

Is there a difference in fish oil? Like, if I were to walk into Petsmart, how do I know the "right" kind of fish oil to get? I've seen some that were were little tablets and others that get squirted on their food?

 

[angelbaby]

I buy mine at the grocery store just the human grade fish oils or what i use omega 3-6-9 cheaper then the petstore for the same thing. a big huge jar of it will cost me like $10 and lasts a lil more then a month between all my dogs.

 

[CaLi 2 B.C.]

The 6 fish has the omega oils in it already.But we still suppliment.

 

[PatienceFlame]

We are making the Switch tomorrow to Orijen too but we are going with the Adult formula vs the fish or Red meat and Bubs will be on the puppy formula so we will see..it is only a few dollars more then TOTW here so why not?

 

[k8nkane]

Lucky. TOTW is ~$55 and Orijen is ~$70-80 depending on where I get it.

 

[angelbaby]

ya I think it runs us about $70 for the puppy forumla and $80 for the fish or red meat after taxes. and of course they are all on different ones so we are usually buying a couple bags at a time lol . Luckly the store we buy from does the buy 10 bags get one free thing so it helps a bit always nice when we get that free bag lol.

 

[PatienceFlame]

Orijen here is 60 for the adult (and more expensive for the other two)
so 55 for TOTW...I think it depends on the store..you go online you can see the brand priced much higher!

EXAMPLE:
Orijen - Dog Food, Cat Food - Free Shipping

$101 for the red meat!!!!!

 

[k8nkane]

Well, the Orijen has def. been worth the money. I mixed it in with the last of the TOTW, which I had more than I thought I did, and Kane's been doing great on it. No loose or soft stool like he had switching from Blue Buffalo to TOTW, and he's eating about a cup less of it every day.