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driving me crazy
i have a shih zu and she sits and bits her back 24/7 i dont know how to get her to stop...i have done grooming and baths and conditioning...does anybody have any suggestions?
This one is from "Dog food Scoop.com":
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Bad Dog Foods 0 Scoops
Here, you will find our Bad Dog Food List. These commercial dog food brands are, in our opinion, the worst dog foods on the market!
We give them a disgusted 0 Scoops!
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Our personal recommendation is that you take a good look at these dog food names and memorize them.
Now! Tuck your tail between your legs and run for the hills!
See here for a glimpse of what really goes on behind the commercial dog food industry.
These dog foods contain the worst dog food ingredients you will find! They are comprised mainly of by-products; carcinogenic flavors and preservatives; cheap, unhealthy fillers, and ... Heaven only knows what else!
In addition, we have no respect for the philosophy of these pet food companies. In our opinion, they are clearly dedicated to their bottom line with a total disregard for the health and well-being of our beloved furry companions.
They are truly a far cry from the best dog foods available!
It is highly unlikely that any of these awful supermarket brands on our list of Bad Dog Foods will be carried or recommended by any respectable, independent dog food store.
Worst Dog Food Rating - Zero Scoops!
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THE VERY WORST DOG FOODS ON THE MARKET
Abady Dog Food
Alpo Dog Food
Beneful Dog Food
Bil Jac Dog Food
Diamond Dog Food (Plain, Regular Formula)
Good Life Recipe
Iams Dog Food
Kasco Dog Food
Kibbles 'n Bits Dog Food
Ol' Roy Dog Food
Pedigree Dog Food
Purina Pro Plan Dog Food
Purina One Dog Food
Science Diet Dog Food
Tuffy's Dog Food
Bad Dog Food List
0 Scoops!
Bad Dog Foods 0 Scoops
Here, you will find our Bad Dog Food List. These commercial dog food brands are, in our opinion, the worst dog foods on the market!
We give them a disgusted 0 Scoops!
© Photo by CutglassdecanterDog Leaning Over Toilet Bowl
Our personal recommendation is that you take a good look at these dog food names and memorize them.
Now! Tuck your tail between your legs and run for the hills!
See here for a glimpse of what really goes on behind the commercial dog food industry.
These dog foods contain the worst dog food ingredients you will find! They are comprised mainly of by-products; carcinogenic flavors and preservatives; cheap, unhealthy fillers, and ... Heaven only knows what else!
In addition, we have no respect for the philosophy of these pet food companies. In our opinion, they are clearly dedicated to their bottom line with a total disregard for the health and well-being of our beloved furry companions.
They are truly a far cry from the best dog foods available!
It is highly unlikely that any of these awful supermarket brands on our list of Bad Dog Foods will be carried or recommended by any respectable, independent dog food store.
Worst Dog Food Rating - Zero Scoops!
0 SCOOPS
THE VERY WORST DOG FOODS ON THE MARKET
Abady Dog Food
Alpo Dog Food
Beneful Dog Food
Bil Jac Dog Food
Diamond Dog Food (Plain, Regular Formula)
Good Life Recipe
Iams Dog Food
Kasco Dog Food
Kibbles 'n Bits Dog Food
Ol' Roy Dog Food
Pedigree Dog Food
Purina Pro Plan Dog Food
Purina One Dog Food
Science Diet Dog Food
Tuffy's Dog Food
You need to start with a food upgrade......Kibbles & Bits is considered to be one of the WORST dog foods ever produced....The below information is from "DogFood Advisor.com"....There are many resources to study pet nutrition....I will be glad to list more resources, but they all say the same thing about Kibbles & Bits.....Here is one example:
Kibbles ‘n Bits (Dry)
Rating: ★☆☆☆☆
Kibbles ‘n Bits dry dog food earns the Advisor’s LOWEST rating of one star.
The Kibbles ‘n Bits product line lists eight dry dog foods. Yet although they appear to be designed for adult animals, we found no AAFCO nutritional adequacy statements for these products on the Kibbles ‘n Bits website.
Kibbles ‘n Bits Original Chicken and Beef
Kibbles ‘n Bits Wholesome Medley
Kibbles ‘n Bits Homestyle Chicken
Kibbles ‘n Bits Homestyle Beef
Kibbles ‘n Bits Balanced Bites
Kibbles ‘n Bits Brushing Bites
Kibbles ‘n Bits ‘n Beefy Bits
Kibbles ‘n Bits Mini Bits
Kibbles ‘n Bits Original Savory Chicken and Beef dry dog food was selected to represent the others in the line for this review.
Kibbles 'n Bits Original Savory Chicken and Beef
Dry Dog Food
Estimated Dry Matter Nutrient Content
Ingredients: corn, soybean meal, beef and bone meal, ground wheat flour, animal fat (BHA used as preservative), corn syrup, wheat middlings, water sufficient for processing, animal digest (source of chicken flavor), propylene glycol, salt, hydrochloric acid, potassium chloride, caramel color, sorbic acid (used as a preservative), sodium carbonate, minerals (ferrous sulfate, zinc oxide, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite), choline chloride, vitamins (vitamin E supplement, vitamin A supplement, niacin supplement, D-calcium pantothenate, riboflavin supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, thiamine mononitrate, vitamin D3 supplement, folic acid, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement), calcium sulfate, titanium dioxide, yellow 5, yellow 6, red 40, BHA (used as a preservative), dl methionine
Fiber (estimated dry matter content) = 4.9%
Red items when present indicate controversial ingredients
The first ingredient in this dog food is corn. Now, contrary to what you may have heard, corn isn’t necessarily a bad ingredient.
On the other hand, although there’s no way to know for sure here, the corn used in making many pet foods can be similar to the kind used to make feed for livestock.
And that can sometimes be problematic.
What’s more, corn is commonly linked to canine food allergies1.
For these reasons, we rarely consider corn a preferred component in any dog food.
The second ingredient is soybean meal. Soybean meal is actually a useful by-product. It’s what remains of soybeans after all the oil has been removed.
Soybean meal contains 48% protein. However, compared to meat, this is an inferior plant-based protein. So, it’s important to allow for this boosting effect as we judge the meat content of this food.
The third item lists beef and bone meal… a dry rendered product from (beef) tissues, including bone, exclusive of blood, hair, hoof, horn, hide trimmings, manure, stomach and rumen contents”.2
Beef and bone meal has a lower digestibility than most other meat meals.
Scientists believe this decreased protein quality may be due to the ingredient’s higher ash and lower essential amino acid content.3
On the brighter side, beef and bone meals are meat concentrates and contain nearly 300% more protein than fresh meat.
In any case, beef and bone meal is not considered a better quality dog food ingredient.
The fourth item is wheat. Wheat is nutritionally similar to corn and subject to corn’s same shortcomings and problems.
The fifth ingredient is animal fat. Animal fat is a generic by-product of “rendering”… the same high-temperature process used to make meat meals.
Since there’s no mention of a specific animal, this stuff could come from almost anywhere… restaurant grease, slaughterhouse waste, diseased cattle… even euthanized pets.
And to make matters worse, this fat is preserved with BHA… a suspected carcinogen (cancer-causing agent).
We don’t consider generic animal fat a quality ingredient.
The sixth ingredient is corn syrup. Corn syrup consists mainly of glucose… a sugar capable of causing an unhealthy rise in a dog’s blood sugar.
The seventh ingredient is wheat middlings… commonly known as “wheat mill run”. Though it may sound fairly wholesome, wheat mill run is actually a inexpensive by-product of cereal grain processing.
In reality, middlings are nothing more than milling dust and floor sweepings.
After water, we find animal digest. Animal digest is a chemically hydrolyzed concoction of unspecified body parts… from unspecified animals. This product is usually sprayed onto the surface of a dry kibble to improve its taste.
This Kibbles ‘n Bits dry product contains the controversial food moisturizer, propylene glycol. Propylene glycol has been banned by the FDA for use in making cat food.
But it can still be found to this day in lower quality dog foods.
We’re always disappointed to find artificial coloring in any dog food.
Coloring is used to make the product more appealing to you… not your dog. After all, do you really think your dog cares what color his food is?
From here, the list goes on to include a number of other items.
But to be realistic, ingredients located this far down the list (other than nutritional supplements) are not likely to have much of an effect on the overall rating of this product.
With two notable exceptions…
First, we find no evidence of probiotics… friendly bacteria applied to the surface of the kibble after processing.
Lastly, the minerals listed here do not appear to be chelated. And that can make them more difficult to absorb. Non-chelated minerals are usually associated with lower quality dog foods.
Kibbles ‘n Bits Dry Dog Food
The Bottom Line
Judging by its ingredients alone, Kibbles ‘n Bits appears to be a below-average dry dog food.
But ingredient quality by itself cannot tell the whole story. We still need to estimate the product’s meat content before determining a final rating.
The dashboard displays a dry matter protein reading of 23%, a fat level of 10% and an estimated carbohydrate content of 59%.
As a group, the brand features an average protein content of 24% and an average fat level of 10%. Together, these figures suggest a carbohydrate portion size of 58% for the overall product line.
Below-average protein and fat. And above-average carbohydrates when compared to a typical dry dog food.
Yet when you consider the protein-boosting effect of the soybean meal, this looks like the profile of a kibble containing only a modest amount of meat.
Bottom line?
Kibbles ‘n Bits dry dog food is primarily a plant-based kibble using only a modest amount of beef and bone meal as its main source of animal protein… thus earning the brand one star.
NOT RECOMMENDED!
*** "Tail to the middle of her back" is classic of Fleas.....Even if you don't see them! DO NOT purchase a flea product from a grocery store or discount center......They can be fatal! Use only one from your Vet.....I promise, it IS worth the extra money......Good luck & come back if you have any more questions........Karla
Kibbles ‘n Bits (Dry)
Rating: ★☆☆☆☆
Kibbles ‘n Bits dry dog food earns the Advisor’s LOWEST rating of one star.
The Kibbles ‘n Bits product line lists eight dry dog foods. Yet although they appear to be designed for adult animals, we found no AAFCO nutritional adequacy statements for these products on the Kibbles ‘n Bits website.
Kibbles ‘n Bits Original Chicken and Beef
Kibbles ‘n Bits Wholesome Medley
Kibbles ‘n Bits Homestyle Chicken
Kibbles ‘n Bits Homestyle Beef
Kibbles ‘n Bits Balanced Bites
Kibbles ‘n Bits Brushing Bites
Kibbles ‘n Bits ‘n Beefy Bits
Kibbles ‘n Bits Mini Bits
Kibbles ‘n Bits Original Savory Chicken and Beef dry dog food was selected to represent the others in the line for this review.
Kibbles 'n Bits Original Savory Chicken and Beef
Dry Dog Food
Estimated Dry Matter Nutrient Content
Ingredients: corn, soybean meal, beef and bone meal, ground wheat flour, animal fat (BHA used as preservative), corn syrup, wheat middlings, water sufficient for processing, animal digest (source of chicken flavor), propylene glycol, salt, hydrochloric acid, potassium chloride, caramel color, sorbic acid (used as a preservative), sodium carbonate, minerals (ferrous sulfate, zinc oxide, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite), choline chloride, vitamins (vitamin E supplement, vitamin A supplement, niacin supplement, D-calcium pantothenate, riboflavin supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, thiamine mononitrate, vitamin D3 supplement, folic acid, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement), calcium sulfate, titanium dioxide, yellow 5, yellow 6, red 40, BHA (used as a preservative), dl methionine
Fiber (estimated dry matter content) = 4.9%
Red items when present indicate controversial ingredients
The first ingredient in this dog food is corn. Now, contrary to what you may have heard, corn isn’t necessarily a bad ingredient.
On the other hand, although there’s no way to know for sure here, the corn used in making many pet foods can be similar to the kind used to make feed for livestock.
And that can sometimes be problematic.
What’s more, corn is commonly linked to canine food allergies1.
For these reasons, we rarely consider corn a preferred component in any dog food.
The second ingredient is soybean meal. Soybean meal is actually a useful by-product. It’s what remains of soybeans after all the oil has been removed.
Soybean meal contains 48% protein. However, compared to meat, this is an inferior plant-based protein. So, it’s important to allow for this boosting effect as we judge the meat content of this food.
The third item lists beef and bone meal… a dry rendered product from (beef) tissues, including bone, exclusive of blood, hair, hoof, horn, hide trimmings, manure, stomach and rumen contents”.2
Beef and bone meal has a lower digestibility than most other meat meals.
Scientists believe this decreased protein quality may be due to the ingredient’s higher ash and lower essential amino acid content.3
On the brighter side, beef and bone meals are meat concentrates and contain nearly 300% more protein than fresh meat.
In any case, beef and bone meal is not considered a better quality dog food ingredient.
The fourth item is wheat. Wheat is nutritionally similar to corn and subject to corn’s same shortcomings and problems.
The fifth ingredient is animal fat. Animal fat is a generic by-product of “rendering”… the same high-temperature process used to make meat meals.
Since there’s no mention of a specific animal, this stuff could come from almost anywhere… restaurant grease, slaughterhouse waste, diseased cattle… even euthanized pets.
And to make matters worse, this fat is preserved with BHA… a suspected carcinogen (cancer-causing agent).
We don’t consider generic animal fat a quality ingredient.
The sixth ingredient is corn syrup. Corn syrup consists mainly of glucose… a sugar capable of causing an unhealthy rise in a dog’s blood sugar.
The seventh ingredient is wheat middlings… commonly known as “wheat mill run”. Though it may sound fairly wholesome, wheat mill run is actually a inexpensive by-product of cereal grain processing.
In reality, middlings are nothing more than milling dust and floor sweepings.
After water, we find animal digest. Animal digest is a chemically hydrolyzed concoction of unspecified body parts… from unspecified animals. This product is usually sprayed onto the surface of a dry kibble to improve its taste.
This Kibbles ‘n Bits dry product contains the controversial food moisturizer, propylene glycol. Propylene glycol has been banned by the FDA for use in making cat food.
But it can still be found to this day in lower quality dog foods.
We’re always disappointed to find artificial coloring in any dog food.
Coloring is used to make the product more appealing to you… not your dog. After all, do you really think your dog cares what color his food is?
From here, the list goes on to include a number of other items.
But to be realistic, ingredients located this far down the list (other than nutritional supplements) are not likely to have much of an effect on the overall rating of this product.
With two notable exceptions…
First, we find no evidence of probiotics… friendly bacteria applied to the surface of the kibble after processing.
Lastly, the minerals listed here do not appear to be chelated. And that can make them more difficult to absorb. Non-chelated minerals are usually associated with lower quality dog foods.
Kibbles ‘n Bits Dry Dog Food
The Bottom Line
Judging by its ingredients alone, Kibbles ‘n Bits appears to be a below-average dry dog food.
But ingredient quality by itself cannot tell the whole story. We still need to estimate the product’s meat content before determining a final rating.
The dashboard displays a dry matter protein reading of 23%, a fat level of 10% and an estimated carbohydrate content of 59%.
As a group, the brand features an average protein content of 24% and an average fat level of 10%. Together, these figures suggest a carbohydrate portion size of 58% for the overall product line.
Below-average protein and fat. And above-average carbohydrates when compared to a typical dry dog food.
Yet when you consider the protein-boosting effect of the soybean meal, this looks like the profile of a kibble containing only a modest amount of meat.
Bottom line?
Kibbles ‘n Bits dry dog food is primarily a plant-based kibble using only a modest amount of beef and bone meal as its main source of animal protein… thus earning the brand one star.
NOT RECOMMENDED!
*** "Tail to the middle of her back" is classic of Fleas.....Even if you don't see them! DO NOT purchase a flea product from a grocery store or discount center......They can be fatal! Use only one from your Vet.....I promise, it IS worth the extra money......Good luck & come back if you have any more questions........Karla
i am feeding her kibbles and bits..and its from the tail to the middle of her back...i did take her to the vet and she said to use baby shampoo and idione but it does not work...no fleas..but i do use carpet fresh..my vet said its very common in shih zus but my aunts or my dogs mom has never done it.
Ginger and Margot have both given you some excellent advice. When a dog suffers from constant itching it's usually due to some sort of an allergy and one of the most common types of allergies in dogs is food allergies.
Grains are usually at the root of the problem, so as Margot suggested, you may want to look for some type of food that contains no grains. Two of the most popular choices for food-allergic dogs are fish and potato or venison.
In addition to the questions that Margot asked, I have a few more. Do you use any type of powdered freshener on your carpets before you vacuum them (ie, CarpetFresh)? Even the very best vacuum cleaners don't get absolutely everything up out of the rugs, so if you sprinkle any of these products onto the carpet before vacuuming and she lays on the carpet, it could be making her itch. Sprays that you use on furniture (Febreeze) can also cause an allergic reaction in some individuals. If you spray your furniture and she lays on it, it could cause an allergic reaction.
What has your vet said about this? Have you had her in to see him?
Ghilly
Grains are usually at the root of the problem, so as Margot suggested, you may want to look for some type of food that contains no grains. Two of the most popular choices for food-allergic dogs are fish and potato or venison.
In addition to the questions that Margot asked, I have a few more. Do you use any type of powdered freshener on your carpets before you vacuum them (ie, CarpetFresh)? Even the very best vacuum cleaners don't get absolutely everything up out of the rugs, so if you sprinkle any of these products onto the carpet before vacuuming and she lays on the carpet, it could be making her itch. Sprays that you use on furniture (Febreeze) can also cause an allergic reaction in some individuals. If you spray your furniture and she lays on it, it could cause an allergic reaction.
What has your vet said about this? Have you had her in to see him?
Ghilly
Hello & welcome....When you say her back, EXACTLY where do you mean? Please, give more details.....Center back, lower back, closer to rear area, tail base area, etc......How old is your dog? Let us know, thanks.....Karla
COMMUNITY LEADER
Yes it is possible she could have some food allergy. Soy, wheat, corn and beef are often the main culprits, though it's not aways those ingredients, and sometimes can be the rest of the "junk" that goes into commercial store-bought dog food, including colourings, flavourings, etc. or some of the other dubious ingredients.
A good holistic balanced dog food with no "bad" additives, and all the nutrients, healthy natural protein and vitamins she needs is always the best idea. I can't advise on which food, as we have totally different dogfoods over here (UK)
As for the dog-bathing thing. I might sound a bit of a dirt-bag, but my dog rarely gets bathed fully, and then hardly ever with any kind of shampoo. I use mostly plain warm water for her if ever she does need a bath. But the main grooming she gets apart from combing, is toenails cut and feet wiped or washed after walking in dirt or mud. (fortunately she avoids nasty things and never rolls in anything!)
When it rains, she gets wet, I dry her with towels and comb her, and her fur is soft and shiny. She honestly smells so naturally sweet, like honey, so clean and sweet I have no problem letting her sleep IN BED with me!
A good holistic balanced dog food with no "bad" additives, and all the nutrients, healthy natural protein and vitamins she needs is always the best idea. I can't advise on which food, as we have totally different dogfoods over here (UK)
As for the dog-bathing thing. I might sound a bit of a dirt-bag, but my dog rarely gets bathed fully, and then hardly ever with any kind of shampoo. I use mostly plain warm water for her if ever she does need a bath. But the main grooming she gets apart from combing, is toenails cut and feet wiped or washed after walking in dirt or mud. (fortunately she avoids nasty things and never rolls in anything!)
When it rains, she gets wet, I dry her with towels and comb her, and her fur is soft and shiny. She honestly smells so naturally sweet, like honey, so clean and sweet I have no problem letting her sleep IN BED with me!
ginger gave you good advice. I would add, does she have fleas at all or do you see any flea dirt?
What are you feeding? Have you changed foods at all? You might want to try feeding a fish based food with no grains.
What are you feeding? Have you changed foods at all? You might want to try feeding a fish based food with no grains.
COMMUNITY LEADER
Well, the best plan might be to leave out all the bathing and conditioning and shampooing, (although she will need some combing I'm sure.) If her feet get dirty when out, just wipe her feet with damp cloths. See what happens. Give her chance for her natural skin oils to return. It's my guess that she has got dried out wth over-grooming and it's irritating her skin.
If she definitely does need a shower or bath each week (?) then try just plain warm (not hot) water, don't rub her skin too hard, so as not to remove her oils. And let her fur dry naturally after towel drying. Don't use a hairdryer.
If she definitely does need a shower or bath each week (?) then try just plain warm (not hot) water, don't rub her skin too hard, so as not to remove her oils. And let her fur dry naturally after towel drying. Don't use a hairdryer.
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