Posted on 8th September 2016 My honest review about Eden dog food.
Evening all,
I felt it necessary to share my experiences with Eden dog food, as I think it will be helpful for people looking at feeding it to their dogs, I have a 5 month old Staffordshire bull terrier puppy who is prone to skin problems unfortunately. The breeder had weaned her onto pedigree puppy, which I do not like so began to put her onto premium brand foods. She has been on symply and canagen. Symply made her skin problems flare up and canagen,
Whilst clearing up her bad skin, gave her very loose stools. I decid d to try her on Eden after reading many reviews, and saw it as a last ditch attempt at kibble before trying her on a raw diet.
Now onto my experiences with Eden...
It made her skin clear up instantly. Within two or three meals, she'd stopped scratching, her sores cleared up and she generally seemed a much happier puppy. Her coat was nice and shiny anyway, but I'm sure Eden has made it even shinier, she looks extremely healthy. Her stools are solid and her toilet times are regular. For all of the above, I can't commend den enough, it is without doubt a very high quality food.
However, there is a problem.
I began feeding my puppy bang on the daily recommended amount for a puppy of her age and size. I realise that these are just a guideline and depend on many factors but I thought it was a good starting point that I could start from and adjust if necessary. At the time, it was 120g per day. I could tell she was hungry all the time, like a different dog and I mean she was ravenous, I persisted with the given amount and week on week she was loosing significant weight, which is extremely unhealthy for a puppy of her age, when it is at one of the most crucial development stages of its life. After a few weeks, I decided to up the amount, to a point where, a) she didn't appear to be starving hungry and b) to the point where She was gaining weight at the rate a puppy of her age, size and breed should be. Over the course of a few weeks, I worked this out to be around 200g a day at her current size weight and activity level. She has been gaining weight at a steady 0.4kg per week and is fit lean and happy. Now to put that into context, going by the feeding guide on edens website, I'm feeding my puppy the recommended daily amount for a Saint Bernard of the same age. I read about ambitious feeding guides on review sites before deciding to switch and kind of discounted them but after witnessing it with my own puppy, it's something to be very aware about if your considering feeding Eden.
Now to summarise. Eden is without doubt, a very high quality food. It has the right ingredients and the right ratios to make your dog very happy and very healthy. However, if you do begin feeding it to your dog, please take the feeding guides with a rather large pinch of salt and work out an amount that works for your dog. Another thing to look at is the cost. Whilst the cost isn't a deciding factor for me personally, it may well be for prospective buyers. For exaample, if you go by the Eden feeding guide for a puppy of my breed, size and weight and are buying it in 2kg bags and £12.50, it will cost roughly, 0.70p per day. In real terms, for me, that translates to around £1.20 to £1.40 per day, in which there is a considerable difference.
I hope you have found this review helpful and unbiased and I whole heartedly recommend Eden food, but please find an amount that works for you.
I felt it necessary to share my experiences with Eden dog food, as I think it will be helpful for people looking at feeding it to their dogs, I have a 5 month old Staffordshire bull terrier puppy who is prone to skin problems unfortunately. The breeder had weaned her onto pedigree puppy, which I do not like so began to put her onto premium brand foods. She has been on symply and canagen. Symply made her skin problems flare up and canagen,
Whilst clearing up her bad skin, gave her very loose stools. I decid d to try her on Eden after reading many reviews, and saw it as a last ditch attempt at kibble before trying her on a raw diet.
Now onto my experiences with Eden...
It made her skin clear up instantly. Within two or three meals, she'd stopped scratching, her sores cleared up and she generally seemed a much happier puppy. Her coat was nice and shiny anyway, but I'm sure Eden has made it even shinier, she looks extremely healthy. Her stools are solid and her toilet times are regular. For all of the above, I can't commend den enough, it is without doubt a very high quality food.
However, there is a problem.
I began feeding my puppy bang on the daily recommended amount for a puppy of her age and size. I realise that these are just a guideline and depend on many factors but I thought it was a good starting point that I could start from and adjust if necessary. At the time, it was 120g per day. I could tell she was hungry all the time, like a different dog and I mean she was ravenous, I persisted with the given amount and week on week she was loosing significant weight, which is extremely unhealthy for a puppy of her age, when it is at one of the most crucial development stages of its life. After a few weeks, I decided to up the amount, to a point where, a) she didn't appear to be starving hungry and b) to the point where She was gaining weight at the rate a puppy of her age, size and breed should be. Over the course of a few weeks, I worked this out to be around 200g a day at her current size weight and activity level. She has been gaining weight at a steady 0.4kg per week and is fit lean and happy. Now to put that into context, going by the feeding guide on edens website, I'm feeding my puppy the recommended daily amount for a Saint Bernard of the same age. I read about ambitious feeding guides on review sites before deciding to switch and kind of discounted them but after witnessing it with my own puppy, it's something to be very aware about if your considering feeding Eden.
Now to summarise. Eden is without doubt, a very high quality food. It has the right ingredients and the right ratios to make your dog very happy and very healthy. However, if you do begin feeding it to your dog, please take the feeding guides with a rather large pinch of salt and work out an amount that works for your dog. Another thing to look at is the cost. Whilst the cost isn't a deciding factor for me personally, it may well be for prospective buyers. For exaample, if you go by the Eden feeding guide for a puppy of my breed, size and weight and are buying it in 2kg bags and £12.50, it will cost roughly, 0.70p per day. In real terms, for me, that translates to around £1.20 to £1.40 per day, in which there is a considerable difference.
I hope you have found this review helpful and unbiased and I whole heartedly recommend Eden food, but please find an amount that works for you.
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