Go! Dog food Review

[@aprilmotsinger3613]

I used to feed Go Solutions to my dogs. The puppy got puppy food the senior got the senior food. The senior dog seemed to do well on it. But, the puppy had loose bowels for 6 months. Once I switched dog food that is no longer an issue. Maybe it was the probiotics? No idea I just know that he has regular bowels now which is great and he's an adult now so that could attribute to it as well. What I did like was the bags. They are lined with a silver lining. It keeps the food away from the plastic bag and it was a nice thick construction. I still have a couple the empty bags and we use them for various things.

[@julienjulien9801]

Thanks for this informative video!Can you pls share a link about your scoring system including reference tables for different life stages ?

[@AnimalDocRea]

All linked in the description box via full text version of SACN.

[@julienjulien9801]

@@AnimalDocRea thx for your feedback! I did look at SACN, was just hoping for your summarised version with point allocation as used in your videos !

[@AnimalDocRea]

@julienjulien9801 I have a PSS scorecard located in the community tab for details on how points are allocated. Also if you check out the foundation playlist, I have several videos that go over most the criteria in video form.

[@julienjulien9801]

@@AnimalDocRea thanks 🙏

[@AmericanHuskyCash]

Its not the grain inclusive vs grain free options that is a simplified misnomer designed to sway consumers one way to buy specific grain inclusive brands. The studies proved that specific ingredients triggered the absorption levels of taurine The ingredients being Potatoes/legumes/peas in high levels. I only state this specific difference between if you are simply doing grain free vs grain inclusive and not checking ingredients then you could be finding yourself with this issue because there are plenty of grain inclusive foods that will incorporate these ingredients, also these ingredients do not matter if there is not a substantial amount of quality taurine in the kibble. So i hate the generalization when saying it’s simply a grain inclusive vs grain free food. You could have a grain free food that has none of these specific ingredients that has a slow cooked low heat cooked heart and that will be multitudes better heart health than traditional grain inclusive foods. Just for clarity, I do feed grain inclusive, nothing against one food vs the other. Just wanted to give clarification to the general statement, which i am sure you know you just don’t have 20 minutes to go i to this tangent Love the channel tho ❤️

[@PetFoodPuzzleGuy]

Great video as always. Thanks for the Shout Out! The mg per 100 kcals is good if the two foods being compared have a very different calorie count but it’s getting so hard to get that data anymore so sticking with dry matter.

[@abnerruiz1848]

Love these videos! I have learned soooo much. I now gravitate directly to the guaranteed analysis and email the company for the dry matter basis numbers.

[@AnimalDocRea]

By Jove, I think you’ve got it! 🎉🥳👏🏻🎊

[@nz4fun]

Based on the picture on the bag, I'd expect this to be a (large breed) adult dog food. I know large breed is not a life stage, so I have learned from you, but that's what I would expect them to market towards: adult dog, possibly large breeds :)

[@deetles98]

Fed the Go Solutions salmon and rice dog food but my pup started throwing up every time I fed him when I started the second bag so I had to switch to a different brand.

[@Line-i9m]

A question about the Vitamin E what is the unit of mesure you are using and what should an adult dog have?

[@AnimalDocRea]

International Units…above 500

[@Line-i9m]

@@AnimalDocRea what if the vitamin E is very low 50. What does that means in terms about the ingredients?

[@AnimalDocRea]

@Line-i9m it doesn’t mean anything about the ingredients other than they do not have much vitamin E and didn’t add a vitamin pack

[@kindredkian1]

I've been feeding Now Fresh Good Gravy for a month. It's been a total game changer. My dogs love it. It's made by the same company as Go Solutions. It is overall the better food. Their nutrients stack up better than Go Solutions.

[@AnimalDocRea]

Thank you for sharing an alternative option

[@jenniadelman7841]

Question - do you know of any large breed puppy food that actually meets the recommendations for all the key nutrients? Maybe I missed something but between your videos and contacting companies directly for the dry matter analysis lists, I can't find a single one that falls in the recommended range for calcium for large breed puppies. Fat is also too high on every single food I've checked. Not as worried about that one but I'm shocked that I can't find any that are not too high on calcium.

[@AnimalDocRea]

I think it may not be exactly possible. The numbers I publish are the strictest ideal, because everyone always asked me about “the best”. The chapter 33 in SACN shows this strict numbers to prevent orthopedic disease but it may not be feasible in reality (cost prohibitive or just physically impossible). The regular chapter on growth suggested more moderate values for large breed puppy and those would also be a reasonable place to start.

[@TJ-kz1ul]

Are these "all life stage foods" often puppy food? I am just curious. From the picture on this package, I assumed it was an adult dog food. I used to feed the Go wet cat food to my cats, but it got way too expensive. Especially because Sir Picky Pants would only eat it about 1/2 the time I fed it to him.

[@AnimalDocRea]

By definition it is a puppy food, everytime.

[@kevinviteri4705]

Doc, would you be able to review Blackwood Sensitive Skin and stomach? 😊. It based on slow cooking their food and over 40 yrs of no recalls. I have my GSD that I’m trying to find the best food for his stomach and skin! Thank you and your vids are very informative.

[@AnimalDocRea]

Ive taken a quick peek and it looks like all varieties are “all life stages” wich is a major red flag 🚩

[@kevinviteri4705]

@@AnimalDocRea thank you, Doc 🙏. Any dog food you would give your GSD with sensitive skin and stomach? If it were your pup 🐶. Or a couple options to look into 😊

[@AnimalDocRea]

@kevinviteri4705 Adult Dog foods scoring 7-10 kzbin.info/aero/PLpfecaMYsipJpPpEuGV8xoGQfKlLBXXQh

[@Idkhmmm13]

Are you able to review Simple Food Project? That brand intrigued me because of the claim that it is “vet developed”

[@AnimalDocRea]

For public health reasons I choose not to review raw on this channel. Consult with your vet if the risks of feeding raw are necessary for your pets specific health needs.

[@duffyscourt]

New sub here, i have a new paperanian puppy. All ive watched is videos on food i shouldn't get for her, i.e.- hills, merrick, etc...what dry food brand wpuld you consider the absolute best thays readily available?

[@AnimalDocRea]

Puppy foods scoring 7-10 kzbin.info/aero/PLpfecaMYsipIV_f-gpYKQPVDszowFCbLU

[@aram78]

Hello Rea I bought another brand of food for my cat. My cat sneezes after eating. Is this normal when switching to a new food?

[@AnimalDocRea]

Not at all

[@aram78]

Dear Rae, what should I do? Do you have any advice?

[@AnimalDocRea]

@aram78 ​​⁠if it’s not resolving or getting worse I’d schedule an evaluation with your vet to determine the cause

[@Jay_dee915]

Yes the probiotics I was going to ask about that. 💯 good to know 👍🏽

[@charlenegeorge5897]

What do you feed your dogs?

[@AnimalDocRea]

I don’t disclose as not to appear biased.

[@AshleyKarys]

I’ve been feeding NOW Adult Cat Food to my cats for years. I’ve recently switched to the Senior formula as it’s lower in calories. Is there any research on how grain free diets affect cats? Just curious?

[@AnimalDocRea]

Not anything convincing at this point

[@AshleyKarys]

@@AnimalDocReaThank you!

[@FrozenGrapes-y4b]

Just looking at the label, I would assume that is an adult dog food for a medium-large breed 😂

[@George.J]

This company basically copied Hill’s Hairball + urinary diet for cats but bragged that it was better because they used nice sounding ingredients. Their carnivore line is even worse when it comes to the mineral levels. They have insect based diets which is interesting to me. Knowing that they don’t do feeding trials, I’m hoping they purchase the insect from a company that already performed digestibility studies with certain inclusion levels.

[@nadiiahladkykh2578]

Thank you for the interesting content. In Ukraine few stores sell Go! But we decided to try it anyway. Taking into account the information I learned in your videos-> I chose GO! SKIN+COAT Salmon Recipe with grain dog formula. I hope my French bulldogs will like it:)

[@AnimalDocRea]

How interesting you should be in the Ukraine. One of my best clients was a Frenchie breeder from the Ukraine and my Frenchie Carmen is 100% Ukrainian.

[@nadiiahladkykh2578]

@@AnimalDocRea I’m happy to hear that. As a doctor I’m impressed with the quality of your content. I appreciate your work.

[@AnimalDocRea]

Thank you!

[@ngarci8040]

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