FOOD CHOICES FOR CANINE FOSTERS

We believe that choosing the right food for our animals makes a difference in their overall health. While we would love to be able to feed the very best food, we have to be budget-conscious. We have done our homework and selected brands that work well for our animals and our budget.

Puppy Food (Pups up to a year old)

The shelter serves/recommends:

• (Costco) Kirkland Chicken + Pea (light blue bag)
• Hill's Science Diet Puppy
• (Tractor Supply) 4 Health Chicken + Rice Puppy
• Purina Pro Plan Chicken and Rice Formula

Adult Dog Food (Dogs over a year old)

• (Costco) Kirkland Signature Adult Formula Chicken Rice, Vegetable (maroon bag)
• Kirkland
• Salmon and Sweet Potato
• Turkey and Ancient Grains
• Beef and Sweet Potato
• Purina Pro Plan Chicken and Rice
• (Sam's Club) Member's Mark Chicken and Brown Rice

FOOD, FEEDING, AND TREATS

For all foster animals, please follow the guidelines on the back of the food bag for amounts to feed.

• We recommend free-feeding puppies and kittens (12 weeks and under) to have food available to them at all times.
• We recommend feeding all animals over 12 weeks of age twice (2x) a day (breakfast and dinner).

It is very important for all animals to have a daily routine for feeding (as well as sleeping, exercise, training, etc).

Animals that are picky eaters may need canned food added to their meals to encourage them to eat. Other things that can be added to encourage eating for adult dogs include: plain scrambled eggs, green beans, plain and boiled chicken, and rice.

** Please do not ever give your foster pumpkin or anything else without shelter approval!



** Puppies that are five weeks old and younger need to eat a gruel-diet only (no dry food/kibble). To make gruel, combine a can of puppy pate (not chunks or stew) and mix with one cup of water. Stir well to create the consistency of oatmeal.

TREATS

We know that fosters (and adopters) love to give treats! Foster animals usually love to receive treats and usually want more, more, more. We ask that fosters exercise great restraint when it comes to treats as they can cause medical issues that can range from mild (diarrhea) to severe (ER visit).

Please only give one (no more than two) treats per day. Our animals do not receive treats in the shelter, so by adding them in quantity to a daily diet, it may cause gastro-intestinal distress.

** Please never give rawhides as treats!