Piamitch
New member
Please know I'm not trying to offend anyone, or discourage anyone from using NVI. This is just my personal experience/opinion. Many dogs are doing exceptionally well and that is great!! We switched Ruckus from Fromm because he wasn't doing perfect on it. I started with NVI Beef. Before fully switching he started with constipation. Our vet and we thought it was a sensitivity to the beef so we switched to the salmon. NVI advertises "less stool" so at first I thought "oh ok" but things got really bad. Ruckus almost needed surgery because he was so blocked up. I did contact NVI customer service and was told I probably wasn't giving my dog enough water, because they never heard of a problem like this due to their food. They recommend adding canned food to their dry. We went back and forth with customer service a few times. I never had to add wet to Ruckus's food before this, nor do I now. My opinion is if I have to "add" anything to "make" something work, or give something to counter act something else, it's not the right fit.