BUT...I have fed Canadae and it is way too HOT a food for mine ...they ALL get the squirts from it (tried it at least 4 times) but with Chicken Soup...good stools and great coats. So in the long run calories don't mean anything...just what your dog is able to metabolize. All those calories that get thrown off only become great POOP-cycles in the end. <LOL!!??> YUCK!! Ellen Penington epeningt@xxxxxxxxxx www.eldoradogsd.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fran Henry" <fhenry1@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <rivendellp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Sally Hayden" <danannkennel@xxxxxxx>; "Showgsd-l" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 1:33 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Chicken Soup...etc. > On 6/2/05 12:12 PM, "RivendellP" <rivendellp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > There's no doubt the cost is a factor... > > I sell a 40 lb. bag of Canidae for $29.95 here at the kennel. > > > > Paul > > I did a comparison this morning between Canidae, which I feed, and Chicken > Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul. Canidae is 466.25 kcal per cup. Chicken Soup > is 336 kcal per cup -- 130 kcal per cup difference. > > I don't know what the price of Chicken Soup is, but it seems you'd have to > feed more to make up the difference. > > On another topic, I'm discovering what I'm sure many of you already know: > that it PAYS to shop around for your medications for your dogs. My vet > charges $52 for 30 Imuran tablets. Costco charges $16.16 !!!!!! for the > same drug, same number of tablets. At King Soopers [Kroger], the price is > around $30. > > I must be a really slow learner. How come it took me all this time to > figure this out? Thanks to listers responding to my query on cyclosporine > for opening my eyes. > > Fran in Denver > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. > > ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. > > For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org > ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================