The Missing Link

[Bailey]

Anyone ever used this stuff or does anyone have any comments. I figured I'd use it since I'm not feeding the highest quality kibble.
http://www.petsmart.com/global/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=84552444177 4905&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302026155&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=2534374302023689&bmUID=1171122405009&itemNo=0&Ntt=missing+link&In=All&previousText=missing+link&N=2

[FearlessKnight]

This is jusy my opinion....
I have never heard of this stuff, or about it, but I don't think I would feed anything for vitamins and/or supplements that are for cats and dogs. Only because each of them need different nutrients. So to have combined it in one for all/both, I don't see the effectivness in it. I could be wrong, but if you think about it, thats why cats eat cat food and dogs eat dog food. They each contain what they each need, some more than others.

[Bailey]

The one I have is for canines only although they do make a vegitarian one that is for dogs and cats. Other than that, would anybody here recommend it based off the ingredients?



This is jusy my opinion....
I have never heard of this stuff, or about it, but I don't think I would feed anything for vitamins and/or supplements that are for cats and dogs. Only because each of them need different nutrients. So to have combined it in one for all/both, I don't see the effectivness in it. I could be wrong, but if you think about it, thats why cats eat cat food and dogs eat dog food. They each contain what they each need, some more than others.

[MASON]

I have used Missing Link before and still use it from time to time, it work pretty good. I have also used grizzly salmon oil which also works really good.

[ABK]

I have not used Missing Link before, so I cannot speak on it.

But what you're paying for the food & the Missing Link you add to that food to make the feed better quaility, you could just go out & just buy a better feed & not have to worry w/ the Missing Link at all. The cost in the end would probably be the same & you wouldn't have to worry about over or under supplimentation.

Not trying to be a jerk, just a thought.

[bahamutt99]

IMO, save your money and get better food instead. Missing Link is too expensive and just doesn't do enough. I saw no difference with our Dogo.

[Bailey]

What other kibble can I get for $14/40lbs plus $10 for the missing link?

[FearlessKnight]

Not to be rude or anything, but maybe you just need to bust into that pocket and spend a little more to feed your dog healthy.

$14 for a 40lb bag? May I ask what you are feeding?
Even plus the $10 which is now about $25.00 a bag
You could still get better food and if you put just a wee bit more with that, you would be doing good. :D
I see you are in Texas too...well let me dig up some stuff for ya! Pm me with the part of texas you are in!

How many dogs do you have? Plan on having?

[ABK]

$14 = 40 lb bag? I shan't guess what that food is.

For $25, you can feed much better feeds. Diamond & Black Gold come right to mind & in those cases you get 50 lbs of feed instead of 40.

[NcPrisonGuard]

I recently switched from Black Gold to Diamond Naturals Lamb and Rice. The black gold I was getting a 50lb bag for $16.25 I don't know if thats the normal price I was getting it from my brother in law who buys it 100 bags at a time and thats his price.
Now I am feeding the Diamond Naturals (corn-free, by product free) and I paid $26.00 for 40lbs but with the higher quality food you feed less so it last longer than the others. The only reason why I switched from the Black Gold was the black gold first ingredient was a beef pulp and seemed to havve alot of fillers in it compared to the Diamond where the first ingredient is Lamb. The I do raw chicken liver as treats and once a week I thow in some raw egg with the kibble.
Can already tell the difference they don't crap nearly as much on this new stuff.

[Verderben]

My dogs get missing link everyday and I think it works great. Thier coats are nice and healthy and they dont shed as much. one 1 lbs bag of missing link lasts me 2 months. IMO it is well worth the $10 - $12 for it.

[Outsider]

My dogs get missing link everyday and I think it works great. Thier coats are nice and healthy and they dont shed as much. one 1 lbs bag of missing link lasts me 2 months. IMO it is well worth the $10 - $12 for it.I use it..it works great in my opionion..I've nursed some neglected dogs back to health and Missing Link played a serious role! I recommend..they also may OMEGA 3..

[Outsider]

The one I have is for canines only although they do make a vegitarian one that is for dogs and cats. Other than that, would anybody here recommend it based off the ingredients?
Dude..I recommend it! I've seen the results!

[Bailey]

All I was looking for was to know if I would get any positive feedback and since I did then I'll keep using it. Everyone has different opinions on what to feed, and what I choose to feed has given me great results with all of my dogs(3). I'm not going to site here and take everyones opinion on what to feed because everyone has different views and mine is one of those that does so.

[concreterose]

I used it years ago, and honestly didn't see that much of a difference. I imagine if you are feeding a lower quality kibble you probably would though. I steer away from 'canine' supplements and just go human grade...it's much cheaper. I feed my dogs a well rounded diet nutritionally with fresh foods and rotate with high quality kibble in the winter (they both need a LOT of meat to keep weight on otherwise), and I give them fish three to four times a week. This cuts out the need for fish oil supplements, saves me $. I alternate giving them kelp and alfalfa from the health food store which I buy in bulk and pay under $10 for, and lasts them for two to three months.

I DO give my male a canine joint supplement at the recommendation of my vet, as he has a couple of deteroriating discs in his spine. They are expensive, but one bottle lasts almost a year, and I have seen an amazing difference in his activity level since he started taking them, so I suppose I will keep him on them.

[wheezie]

anyone else here feed raw

[Outsider]

I used it years ago, and honestly didn't see that much of a difference. I imagine if you are feeding a lower quality kibble you probably would though. I steer away from 'canine' supplements and just go human grade...it's much cheaper. I feed my dogs a well rounded diet nutritionally with fresh foods and rotate with high quality kibble in the winter (they both need a LOT of meat to keep weight on otherwise), and I give them fish three to four times a week. This cuts out the need for fish oil supplements, saves me $. I alternate giving them kelp and alfalfa from the health food store which I buy in bulk and pay under $10 for, and lasts them for two to three months.

I DO give my male a canine joint supplement at the recommendation of my vet, as he has a couple of deteroriating discs in his spine. They are expensive, but one bottle lasts almost a year, and I have seen an amazing difference in his activity level since he started taking them, so I suppose I will keep him on them.
Missing Link is human grade..in fact there are instructions on the back for human consumption..I surprised myself..

[chloesredboy]

Not to be rude or anything, but maybe you just need to bust into that pocket and spend a little more to feed your dog healthy.

$14 for a 40lb bag? May I ask what you are feeding?
Even plus the $10 which is now about $25.00 a bag
You could still get better food and if you put just a wee bit more with that, you would be doing good. :D
I see you are in Texas too...well let me dig up some stuff for ya! Pm me with the part of texas you are in!

How many dogs do you have? Plan on having?Well, it isnt that cheap but Iams is pretty good and not as exspensive as science diet or eukanuba and all your other name brands I use iams lamb and rice my dogs coats look great they dont get stomach problems and they love it(they wont touch the science diet)20 lb bag about 16$,30$ for the 50lb bag,Also im not trying to be an ass because believe me i know about money problems but high quality dog food really does make a HUGE difference

[concreterose]

Missing Link is human grade..in fact there are instructions on the back for human consumption..I surprised myself..Oh...I don't doubt that it is...as are many supplements marketed exclusively for canines. The kibble that I feed contains all human grade ingredients!
My point is, in the case of supplements, why pay extra $ for supplements marketed for canines, when you can get the human equivalent...get the canine dosage from your vet, and save oodles of cash:D

[concreterose]

anyone else here feed rawI feed raw. I alternate between raw and kibble in the colder months, as I can put weight on my dogs faster with kibble.

[Outsider]

I feed raw. I alternate between raw and kibble in the colder months, as I can put weight on my dogs faster with kibble.They look good!

[Lethalpits]

Don't mean to jack a thread, but can anyone give me a method of feeding raw? Never heard alot about it till I got here. Like, what do you buy and use and pricing?

[concreterose]

They look good!

Thank you!

[wheezie]

pricing varies depeding on location, to awnser your question on what to buy i go with mostly chicken, you can use chicken backs, thighs, chicken quarters, I also use beef products, i dont eat pork so the pup dont get any either lol. like to give organ meats like liver and gizrads a couple of times a week. if you want anymore info PM me.

[maximusflys]

Well, it isnt that cheap but Iams is pretty good and not as exspensive as science diet or eukanuba and all your other name brands I use iams lamb and rice my dogs coats look great they dont get stomach problems and they love it(they wont touch the science diet)20 lb bag about 16$,30$ for the 50lb bag,Also im not trying to be an ass because believe me i know about money problems but high quality dog food really does make a HUGE differenceAnything that can be bought at the grocery store is not that good but if your dogs does well on Iams that's your choice, but it is not a recommended food on this site or any other that site that I am a member of.

Also for missing link I really don't care for it because of the molasses, its one of the top ingredients and over a period of time it will rot out the dogs teeth. Wellness also makes one that is just about identical that contains no molasses.

[FearlessKnight]

Like your sig MAX....

[maximusflys]

Like your sig MAX....
Thanks, my brother made it for me. I am going to change of couple of the pictures as they don't seem to fit in with the rest.

[chloesredboy]

Anything that can be bought at the grocery store is not that good but if your dogs does well on Iams that's your choice, but it is not a recommended food on this site or any other that site that I am a member of.

Also for missing link I really don't care for it because of the molasses, its one of the top ingredients and over a period of time it will rot out the dogs teeth. Wellness also makes one that is just about identical that contains no molasses.I use Iams because its the only thing that doesnt make them Sh!@ everywhere the all have sensetive stomachs and all the vets where i work reccomended it.Do you know of something better that is easy on a dogs stomach? My pup had parvo before she was rescued so i really havr to be careful with her.(this wasnt meant to be smart assed ,I really would like to know if there is something i could be doing better!Thanks)

[maximusflys]

I use Iams because its the only thing that doesnt make them Sh!@ everywhere the all have sensetive stomachs and all the vets where i work reccomended it.Do you know of something better that is easy on a dogs stomach? My pup had parvo before she was rescued so i really havr to be careful with her.(this wasnt meant to be smart assed ,I really would like to know if there is something i could be doing better!Thanks)
I can't really help you as I don't feed kibble and I am sure there are others here that may help you, but if that's the best recommendation a vet can give you for dogs with sensitive stomachs I would find a new vet. I bet you if you asked them what the first 5 ingredients were in the food they couldn't even tell you. I think there are a couple of foods out there that contain oatmeal that are supposed to help dogs with sensititve stomachs but not sure of the names. I would look into that.

[STPFAN]

Used "Missing Link" and "Nupro" as kibble toppers and had goos results wil both!

www.nuprostore.com (http://www.nuprostore.com)

Also you can't over-supplement with it cause its all-natural and going over the recommended dosage by a little won't do any harm.

Was feeding Canidae also at the time! Very good combo!

www.canidae.com (http://www.canidae.com)

If you wanna feed raw or was thinking about it try "Nature's Variety"

http://www.naturesvariety.com/content.lasso?page=1308&-session=naturesvariety:4A6B25AF0533b37161SUI1E6C8F A

Pre-mixed raw frozen feed that 100% complete and balanced...takes away the hassle of preparing it at home!

YIS