Maxximum Nutrition

Ohiohntr · Post by **Ohiohntr** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 8:23 pm

I picked up a bag of the Lamb and Rice 26/18 (I think) feed at Wally World the other day....A little on the expensive side of $23/$24 for 40# but the ingredients looked worth it and my regular feed store was closed so I had to get something. The recommended feeding levels were less than the current feed so I thought that might even out the price a little.

I have now fed it for almost a week and I am shocked at the little amount of waste in the kennels. Since this I have been doing some reading on this feed and they claim that it is 80% digestable??? I assume that this means they use 80% and the other 20% is in the form of waste....Which I can believe after going a week without a major spraydown in the kennels.

Just had to share that I was truely shocked at the difference in the amount of waste with this food compared to others that I have tried. It is too early to tell about performance levels but the dogs look good and they seem to have as much if not more energy than before feeding it.

Is anyone else using this feed? If so are you having the same results?

I'm curious because it is really too early to tell if this is a food I will stick with but I like what I'm seeing so far.

DaManBeagles · Post by **DaManBeagles** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 9:19 pm

We feed Maxium Nutrition Chicken when Pet smart doesn't have Pro Plan on sale. Sam's also sells a really good feed that is whole Chicken as the number one ingredient.
We give two cups in the winter and 1` 1/2 cups in the summer.
Very little waste on all 3 of the feeds. The only difference we have noticed
is that there coats are alto better on Pro Plan.

DaMan Beagles

keith2210 · Post by **keith2210** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:06 pm

thats what i used to feed. and yes it was expensive but you didnt have to feed much at all and hardly any waste. great feed but i switched when i had a female that was allergic to it. great feed. hounds had tons of energy coats looked great and practically no waste...great feed.....keith

Beagle Huntsman · Post by **Beagle Huntsman** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:07 pm

I have fed the Lamb and Rice Maximum Nutrition for years. I think it is the best feed I can find for the money. I keep a lot of hounds, and appreciate the little bit of cleanup. The hounds do great on it. I even wean puppies on it.

Ohiohntr · Post by **Ohiohntr** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:11 pm

OK.....thanks for the replies

Two things were bothering me

1. Almost 0 waste....I was wondering where it all went

2. The fact that WalMart sells it....ya never know

show dog · Post by **show dog** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:40 pm

The waste in dog food is usually from the large amount of grain filler. The grain passes through the dog without providing much in the way of nutrition but make mountains of poop. The better quality feeds make the proteins more digestible and use less grain therefore less output. The dog absorbs the nutrients through the gut, compact it and poop out what is left. I feed raw to my dogs and they have very little waste. They get no grain and most of the waste is undigested vegetable and some bone. The boarders that come and are on cheap dog food eat a large volume and poop out even more. The smell is worse and the consistency makes for harder clean up than the raw fed dogs produce. Can't comment on Walmart- they sell a number of brands. You would need to check on who the manufacturer is. Should be a number you could call to ask some questions on the bag. Old saying... garbage in, garbage out. Carolyn

Paul Curtis · Post by **Paul Curtis** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 11:20 pm

Keith, what symptoms did your female show that was allergic?

Bunny Runner · Post by **Bunny Runner** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 5:33 am

Not speaking for Keith, but most dogs that have "allergies" to food show the following symptoms, but these could also be environmental allergies as well.
Itching, paw chewing/licking, diarrhea, reddening around the eyes or belly/innerthighs, tail biting, patchy hair loss, etc.

Chicken can cause allergies in many dogs, as can, beef, soy, and wheat.

Paul Curtis · Post by **Paul Curtis** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 9:42 am

I have a 5 month old pup that has had a very runny stool, almost looks like melted ice cream if you can imagine that. He looks good everywhere else, it has been like this for 5 or 6 days. I wormed him and the day after it looked better, now it is right back the way it was. I am using the 30-20 brand. All the other dogs look fine.

Chain Gang · Post by **Chain Gang** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 11:39 am

Also try the Exceed pink bag from Sams, LAMB & RICE. Better results and a bit cheaper $18.00-$20.00 depending on location. Stamina will be good with either. I've used the Exceed for 4 years and the MN only when I dont have time to get to Sams. More poop with MN but still less than most I've tried. I've never used over 1 bag at a time of the MN so really can't say on long term use. The wife told me last night to go to Sams today she was tired of picking up double the poop this week with the MN. LOL

keith2210 · Post by **keith2210** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 4:35 pm

Paul Curtis wrote:Keith, what symptoms did your female show that was allergic?

it happened over nite. i fed her one nite and she just wolfed her food down. i mean if my hand woulda been in front of her she would have taken that too. then the next day i went out and fed her and she just sniffed it and walked back to her house. i knew something was wrong because this dog loves to eat. she would eat it all but it took the whole night. she would just pick at her food. i also noticed that she was chewing on her back feet. she had diarhea and she also chewed her tail. just like bunny runner said

Not speaking for Keith, but most dogs that have "allergies" to food show the following symptoms, but these could also be environmental allergies as well.
Itching, paw chewing/licking, diarrhea, reddening around the eyes or belly/innerthighs, tail biting, patchy hair loss, etc.

Chicken can cause allergies in many dogs, as can, beef, soy, and wheat.

thanks for helping me out last time bunny runner. could you please post that link that you found for me. it was a great little site. thanks bunny and good luck paul......keith

Rabbit Fever · Post by **Rabbit Fever** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 9:00 pm

I have used max nutrition for years also, but lately i have been seeing alot of waste so i did some checking they changed the recipe, they lessend the amount of chicken and put more fillers in. The bag shows no change. i quit using it. Thats too bad was a good food at one time. I quess they need more profits?

KelloggsvilleBeagles · Sat Jan 21, 2006 3:54 pm

I picked up a bag today of the lamb amd rice. Hoping to cut down on time spent cleaning up the kennel/

blackdirt beagles · Post by **blackdirt beagles** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 4:58 pm

i have used their 30/20% chicken and rice in the winter during the super cold months. seemed really good food. kept the dogs nice in the extreme cold and not a lot for cleanup. its something id try again down the road if i decide to ever switch from pro plan.

Bunny Runner · Post by **Bunny Runner** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 8:14 pm

Keith,
Refresh my memory.... I am OLD and getting forgetful! LOL

What link was it or what was it about! I will post more on nutrition and allergies if your interested!

Here's some info for now!

http://www.espomagazine.com/vet/sept97.htm

http://www.mordanna.com/dogfood/index.p ... lmanreport