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Topic Dog Boards / Feeding / Affinity Dog Chow with Omega 6
- By Annie ns Date 19.01.06 11:00 UTC
Anyone heard of this dry food and can tell me something about it?
- By Annie ns Date 19.01.06 11:35 UTC
Manufacturer?
- By janeandkai [gb] Date 19.01.06 13:53 UTC
i have googled and the only thing i have found is a european pet food company now known as Affinity and is part of the Agrolimen group, see here
http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/cgi/news/release?id=95205

Affinity's website http://www.affinity-petcare.com/ing/index.asp
you could try asking them, as that food maybe a european version :)
- By Annie ns Date 19.01.06 16:49 UTC
Hi Jane,  Aha - you've been following the same torturous route as me :D.  This was around where I ended up too but thanks very much for your help.  I don't use this food - someone I know in Greece does and I was trying to find out exactly what was in it.  Don't think I'm going to have much luck though :(.  If anyone has actually used this food for their dogs, I would be very interested to hear how their dogs did on it. 
- By janeandkai [in] Date 19.01.06 18:49 UTC

>someone I know in Greece does


Can you ask your friend whats in it? ;) It could be that it is sold here but under a different name, hence why i suggested contacting the company they should be able to tell if its sold here and under what name. good luck :)
- By Annie ns Date 19.01.06 20:18 UTC
I could ask her Jane, but the title of the food is the only part which is in English :D.  She does speak Greek but this could be a whole new vocabulary!  Anyway, I feel it is very unlikely they will list any undesirable elements.  Even if I contact the company, are they likely to own up to additives etc?  This is just one route we are investigating to try to find the cause of her dog's current unpredictable behaviour - may have nothing to do with the food.  I was just hoping someone on here might have heard of it or used it.  Thanks very much for your interest. :) 
- By Isabel Date 19.01.06 20:24 UTC
Has she done the obvious thing of having a vet check if the dog has shown a change in behaviour?  If all clear I would think a change of food for a period could eliminate that cause.
- By Annie ns Date 19.01.06 20:34 UTC
Yes, that is certainly one route I would suggest Isabel.  I think there are quite a few things that need thinking about.  The problem with changing the food is that the dog is a very weird eater and this is the first food for ages that it seems to have taken to.  I think it is probably more a training issue than anything else - just trying to cover all the bases before I tell them what I think. :)
- By Brainless [gb] Date 19.01.06 20:42 UTC
Ah I see they are the ones that bought the Advance brand from Pedigree.
- By jo english [gb] Date 19.01.06 20:37 UTC
AFFINITY PETCARE UK, Ltd.
Lion House, Red Lions Street
London WC1R 4GB (UK)
Cod.Fiscal: GB802505764
0870 333 0162
0870 333 Ingredients  
  Lamb (15%), rice (15%), maize, dehydrated poultry proteins,maize gluten meal, maize flour, animal fat (preserved with vitamin E), hydrolysed animal proteins,beet pulp, brewers yeast, fish oil, potassium chloride, plasma proteins, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, , citrics extract rich in bioflavonoids.

- By Annie ns Date 19.01.06 20:45 UTC
Wow, thanks Jo :)
- By Hailey Date 19.01.06 23:00 UTC Edited 19.01.06 23:03 UTC
You would want to hope the dog isn't allergic to maize :eek: The first ingredient is a meat,not a meal which means it was 15% before processing,You could probably more than half that amount for the end product :( This food is more maize and rice than anything else :(
- By Annie ns Date 19.01.06 23:10 UTC
Any idea what kind of symptoms an allergy to maize would produce Hailey?  Would it be only digestive problems or could it be aggressive behaviour too?
- By munkeemojo Date 21.01.06 19:34 UTC
my sisters boxer is allergic to maize, but it only affects his digestion and skin (makes him violently ill, and his skin goes scabby and flakey), not his behaviour. Thats probably of no help whatsoever, but there you go! I don't if thisis of any use, but it seems to give a quick overview of what to expect from food allergies.
Topic Dog Boards / Feeding / Affinity Dog Chow with Omega 6

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