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"Cheap" grain-free, chicken-free, low-cal food?

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#1 ·
Is there any "cheap" (or cheaper than Blue Buffalo or Acana) good dog food (kibble) that's also grain-free, chicken-free and low in calories? :confused:

I'm looking for this for my foster dog.. We can't afford to feed the super expensive food as we also have our girl that's on grain-free, chicken-free, low in cal food!

Any ideas (other than going raw)?
 
#2 ·
Petsmart has a newer brand called Simply Nourish. They have a grain free food that is salmon...you'd have to double check to see if there's any chicken at all, but I know salmon is the main protein. I have no idea about the calories.
 
#3 ·
If you have a Costco nearby their Nature's Domain is either Salmon or Turkey with Sweet Potato. Some locations were part of the Diamond recall, though not in our area at the moment. We feed the Turkey sweet potato to Chloe with no problems. And it's relatively inexpensive.
 
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#4 ·
We also use Costco/Kirkland brand. We use chicken/rice for large breed. They also have a Lamb product. Not sure about grain content. They also have a Senior formula that is lower in calories. We have been happy with their products. A 40 pound bag is about half the cost of BB or Eukanuba. I believe Diamond is the manufacturer.
 
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Is there a reason why it has to be chicken free or grain free? Does the dog have allergies?

All dog food companies are now making "grain free" kibble.

Off the top of my head Nutro Natural Choice makes a grain free that comes in various formulas (fish, venison, lamb, etc).

Nature's Recipe is another one. And like Nutro NC, the grain free comes in various formulas.

Neither will be "Cheap", but cheaper than Acana anyway.
 
#10 ·
Yes, the vet strongly suspects our foster has skin allergies (he scratches all the time and bites at his fur), he has two hot spots and had fleas. He came to us like that, a week ago today.

Are the Nutro and Nature's Recipe affected by the recent recall?

The other issue I'm having is also finding one that's under 400 kcal / cup. Spencer (our foster) needs to lose 12-13 lbs...
 
#17 ·
If you order $50 or more from doggiefood.com you get free shipping. A $28 pound bag costs $46, so you could get two bags (and save an extra $4), or buy one bag plus a bag if treats or a bone or something to get the free shipping
 
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Oh sorry, forgot you're in Canada!
 
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#24 ·
I feed Remy Hi Tek Naturals and I LOVE it! It has cured all of his skin problems and his coat is amazing. They make a chicken and sweet potatoe forumla but also a lamb and sweet potatoe forumla... we do the lamb. It's grain-free, soy free, by-product free, and the lamb is chicken free!

Hi-Tek Naturals, Super Premium Grain Free Dog Food

It's very affordable. Here in the states it's about 35$ for a large bag.
 
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