Orijen. Is it too much protein for my pup?

[SherryNadra]

This is what I've been feeding for about 3 years or more. My two St. Bernards are 6 years old, and have been doing great on this. However, my 6-month old Newfy still has soft stool, and it seems like too much of it, too.

Ingredients:
Chicken, chicken meal (natural source of glucosamine), corn gluten meal, brewers rice, animal fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols - form of vitamin E), ground yellow corn, ground wheat, calcium phosphate, dried beet pulp, dried egg product, brewers dried yeast, animal digest, salt, potassium chloride, calcium carbonate, L-lysine monohydrochloride, choline cholride, zinc sulfate, vitamin E supplement, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), ferrous sulfate, manganese sulfate, niacin, vitamine A supplement, calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate, copper sulfate, riboflavin supplement, vitamin B-12 supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, garlic oil, folic acid, vitamin D3 supplement, calcium iodate, biotin, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of vitamin K activity), sodium selenite.


Guaranteed analysis
Crude protein 30% min
Crude fat 20% min
Moisture 12% max
Crude fibre 4% max
Linoleic acid 1.6% min
Calcium 1.3% min
Phosphorus 1% min
Zinc 100mg/kg
Selenium 0.3 mg/kg
Vitamin A 12,000 IU/kg min
Vitamin E 100 IU/kg min
Ascorbic Acid * 70mg/kg min
Glucosamine* 350ppm

I switched the pup to Natural Balance Duck & Potato, but there's only a marginal improvement. I was considering changing to Orijen 6 Fresh Fish. Does this seem like a smart move?

I appreciate any advice... thank you.

 

[SherryNadra]

That might have been misleading. I've been feeding Members Mark Exceed, Chicken for 6 years. That is brand of food I listed with all the info.

 

[nowhavethreebears]

Hmm.....I see four sources of grain/carbohydrate in the first seven ingredients....That's a LOT of carbohydrate and grains. At 30%, that is a high percentage of protein for a pup to handle, if it is coming mostly from carbohydrates (which dogs really don't digest too well).
I would guess that things could only improve for your pup on Orijen. Though the protein is higher, most of the calories come from protein sources rather than carbs.
I think Skookum would do fine on it.....You should definitely see his stomach settle down.....
Also, could be the chicken.....My Sophie gets VERY loose on chicken based food.

 

[Tug]

It could also be the amount. Too much food causes loose stool (Thanks for that info Peter).
All I can say is: Tug is doing so much better on Orijen 6-Fish than on ANY other food, including Natural Balance Duck & Potato.