My little addisonian jrt Maisie recently had gastritis which, due to her condition, made her quite poorly.  She ended up on a drip for a night and a day and took almost a week to recover.  The vet recommended chappie for a few days and she got better.  He said feed her on her normal food after a few days.  I put her onto pah fishmongers fish and potato which is nice and moist and she's did ok.  However this morning, she turned her nose up at wainwrights mature adult wet food and seemed to have lost her appetite again but she responded to some chappie that I had bought in case of emergency.  Now she is back on the Chappie again!   I normally feed foods like wainwrights, jwb and naturediet!  I looked at the ingredients - maize, derivatives!  Help!

> Help!

Do you mean the Chappie made her poorly last time?  Or are you just worried the food police will find out :)

If it suits her, then it suits her!

I know of many dogs who do very well on it, ex-racing Greyhounds for instance, and a few people on here have found it works for them.

As I usually point out whenever it's discussed, it won't suit dogs with a wheat intolerance - which is why it never agreed with one of mine. The only canned food he is okay with (and I would consider feeding) is the Butchers Tripe Mix which has no cereals, soy, veg or fillers.

> Or are you just worried the food police will find out :-)

LOL!!!
If she is fine on the Chappie then you can either stick with it, or slowly introduce other foods over time to see what she likes (and agrees with her) if you want to make a long-term change.

I always reckon that Original Chappie is an excellent food for dogs with iffy tummies and to my knowledge it has been a life saver for many GSDs with very poor digestion.

My dogs have always thrived on Chappie; it's the mainstay of their diet. :-)

LOL!  I know!  You're right.  It just goes against my foolish sensibilities I suppose!  My friends dog lived to 18 on chappie!

>I always reckon that Original Chappie is an excellent food for dogs with iffy tummies and to my knowledge it has been a life saver for many GSDs with very poor digestion.

I agree with that statement.  My Border Collie had dire rear for the first 8 months of his life.  I do now feed dry and wet to my dogs.  But Solo gets tinned Chappie with his dry feed.  The others get Butcher's Tripe as someone else has mentioned.

Every year I hide a smile when my vet gives Solo his booster jab and annual health check.  He stands back and looks at him with pride, as if the dog belongs to him!  :-)  And almost in awe, he whispers he is in marvellous condition.

Good old Chappie say I!  :-)  I do think it puts a hell of a shine on the coat.

noone, should ever be a Chappie snob, it is very good when needed.

I am a raw feeder, recently my 13 and a half year old had a tummy upset and the only thing that settled him was Chappie. It goes against all my beliefs but it did the job and the welfare of my dog is more important ;) He is back on raw now but if it reoccurs then he will be back to the stinky stuff that does the job!

Don't beat yourself up about it :) 

Yep - another Chappie fan here.  I find it excellent for poorly tums and am never without a few tins in the cupboard for emergency use.  The dogs love it.

Amazing it is still going.  I remember it from my childhood (which was a long time ago!) and the fox terrier is still on the label.  The delightful smell has remained the same too!

One of my goldens lived healthily to 15 years on it - delicate digestive system- only food he did well on. I have found it really good for oldies too. My vet always recommends it after the light diet stage, for recovering dicky tums. Not my food of choice (hate the smell!)  but sometimes needs must.

Lets face it as a replacement to Hills ID food it is much cheaper, the dogs like it better, it is easier to get out of the tin, it does the same or a better job and it smells more interesting.

You know there is a HUGE amount of snobbiness involved around Chappie, and many other dog foods. As someone on here has said in the past ... dogs CANNOT read the labels ... I'd add that it's a damned shame that their owners can.

I have a girl that lives on tinned Chappie Original. She has a very sensitive tum and it is what suits. We've tried other things and they've all failed her. Some of the tinned Chappie has failed her recently ... we have now sourced a BIG supply of OLD Chappie - all to do with starches being developed as moisture is absorbed by the cereals - hopefully this wont be a problem for you :-(

Anyway, if it suits, what's the problem?!!

Ignore the comments and the labels. If it suits your dog then just feed it.

My vets recommend Chappie, and I believe there are many orthopedic surgeons around the country also recommending Chappie!

> The vet recommended chappie

I'd keep that vet!  Most of them just chuck Hills ID at you :)

Your girl will probably fancy some of her normal food soon enough but until she does I'd listen to her.  Some dogs take a while to right themselves after tummy trouble and it's not worth rushing them

Thank you all of you.  I feel reassured.  Xx

Following severe pancreatitis my vet suggested Chappie for my dog. He's been on it now for 18 months and he's never been better. His tummy is great, his coat is lovely and hasn't needed steroids for a skin allergy since.

i think we are all very lucky that the price of chappie is soooo reasonable. lets hope they dont put price up as it is so good for dicky tums ect!

I had a GSD on Chappie for years ,he didnt have any prob's but our vet at the time recommended  it .He (gsd) that is was our longest living boy,he lived until nearly 14 years old ,So if raw was a problem to get now days I would have no problem putting present dogs on it.

My oldest dog won't eat Chappie. Won't eat Hills either, or raw meat.....

Mine dont like raw liver,have to part cook it then cool it before they eat it lol,eat everything else raw.

The vet I worked for always recommended Chappie when the dogs were going home after an op/procedure.

Chappie (tinned) food is great for dogs with colitis.

Does anyone know if the dry kibble (chappie) is any good? My dog is fed on jwb but I went to the pet shop and noticed they had some sacks of this in. I didn't have time to look at the ingredients. My dog can suffer allergies and will chew his feet and his ears will get stinky and smell yeasty, we are always going to the vet for ear drops. 

When allergies are the issue, what suits one dog may not suit another, I think all you can do is try it really.

It depends on what the dog is allergic to, have that checked out first then if it is some type of food you can avoid it but it is more likely that it is something in the environment. Chappie dry is not the same thing at all as Chappie in tins so even if you finds the tinned stuff good the dry may not be.

So check out just what your dog reacts to first then you can make an informed assessment of what food would be best and if the dog is allergic to a food stuff avoid it.

I know people who have success with Chappie kibble. One of my girls can only tolerate tinned Chappie Original ... the kibble is NOT the same in that it contains beef. The Original tinned does not. I know my girl is intolerant to beef (probably along with many people with the present news stories :-O ). A friend's dog has a sensitive tum and he does very well on the Chappie Original kibble, but then he's also ok with beef. If you know your dog doesn't have a problem with beef (or chicken and rice if that's the option you go for) or wheat then it's as worth a go as any other. The great thing about it is it comes in 3kg bags so you can start off small to give it a try.