Questions for Dr. Tim .. new RPM diet

.44 magnum · Sep 22, 2014

My 6 year old Labrador has been on your RPM GF diet for two weeks.... as with feeding your Pursuit he is full of energy and up on his toes and enjoying life....

What does RPM stand for ?

How much of the protein is from animal ?

Total Carb content ?

Any natural G/C in this diet ?

I was giving some supplements, Spirulina, bee pollen, garlic, from Springtime, Inc because of interdigital cysts, and now his feet are getting better fast on the RPM... do you think interdigital cysts were a food allergy to another diet (Farmina) as all his webbing got these cysts... Thousands of dollars later (Vet Bills) your food seems to be healing them up fast...

What is in your food that that gives such good results.... ?

Eric Whitacre · Sep 23, 2014

Why did you switch from Pursuit to RPM?

If you really need a response from Dr Tim try emailing him at drtim@drtims.com. He has been very responsive to me in the past.

MunsterBraccoLab · Sep 24, 2014

.44 magnum said:
My 6 year old Labrador has been on your RPM GF diet for two weeks.... as with feeding your Pursuit he is full of energy and up on his toes and enjoying life....

What does RPM stand for ?

How much of the protein is from animal ?

Total Carb content ?

Any natural G/C in this diet ?

I was giving some supplements, Spirulina, bee pollen, garlic, from Springtime, Inc because of interdigital cysts, and now his feet are getting better fast on the RPM... do you think interdigital cysts were a food allergy to another diet (Farmina) as all his webbing got these cysts... Thousands of dollars later (Vet Bills) your food seems to be healing them up fast...

What is in your food that that gives such good results.... ?

Like his other foods, probably good stuff...but highly doubt your dog's foot problems and cure had anything to do with food. The issue you described is an infection not a cyst.

Didn't you say just a few weeks ago your dog was eating a Lamb food made my Fromm?

Pam Spears · Sep 24, 2014

When you get a reply, I hope you'll share it here. Curious also.

dr tim · Sep 24, 2014

Hello;

Was out fishing so didn't see the email.

Carb content of the RPM is about 35%. Meat content, or all the ingredients that make up the protein being animal derived is 85%. And RPM stands for Red Protein Meat. Or if you are a gear head, revolutions per minute...

I do believe you can see improvement with those bumps in between toes that you describe that do not respond to antibiotics. I have fought for years with that condition in various patients with poor results medically until we went the novel protein approach with the idea they were food allergic and the results have been good in some dogs. Glad yours improved so dramatically.

Remember, dogs are allergic to proteins, not brand names.

.44 magnum · Sep 24, 2014

yep.... Dr. Tim sent an e-mail right out... He is the perfect example of a small business taking the time to get personally involved...

Yes prior to moving to Dr. Tims I was feeding Fromm Lamb and Lentil and while making a good stool and his feet starting to come around with many rounds of a very expensive antibiotic that is injected and time released under the skin, two cysts were not healing and his energy level was low... tried supplements from Springtime.. Fresh Factors, Bee Pollen, Spirulina for months now.... because the cysts can be environmental, seasonal, or food related...

I hunt and Oct 15 is opening day, so I went for a Hail Mary, when another forum member PM'd me telling me Chewy.com had the new Dr. Tim's red meat formula. I figured I had nothing to lose because I'd fed Pursuit a year ago and his coat, energy, and body looked jacked, but only one issue... He never got a firm stool and his breeder had warned me her dogs do not do well on chicken diets. So I suspected intolerance to chicken...

Dr. Tim has been on INTERNET forums for years now, and he has said more then once his food strengthens paws... It is either the high protein content from meat or his vitamin/ mineral premix... All the swelling has gone down and fur has returned on the RPM... now the Fromm Lamb did help, but he had no energy to train. In one day Dr. Tim's RPM got his tail wagging, up on his toes wanting to retrieve.

Went back to my Chewy .com records to make sure these picturers was taken during feeding Dr. Tim's... Pursuit no darn cysts ... so I am hoping we can now go put up some Pheasants next month.

I posted a review on another section on this forum, and I should mention this kibble is perfect in size, shape and texture... who ever cooked the batch I got knew what he was doing ... it is one of perfect quality.

motor-vater · Sep 24, 2014

Im currently making the change from PPP 30/20 to pursuit, on day 2 so far so good. a little gas but not biggie. I have tried every grain free food imaginable and really always wanted to believe I was doing my dog a service. I have always read ingredients on the bag and just felt I could do better than ppp. That being said Clean up was always an issue on grain free stuff and my dog even lost 3 lbs on Orijen (not a good 3 lbs, my dog is already on the narrow side). My trainer always laughs at me and puts him on the ppp and it does work well for him, but when he comes home its time for a change, hopefully this will be the last one... lol

Reasons I am changing from ppp
1) Dull Dingy coat
2) has to eat 5 cups daily to maintain weight and energy
3) always shedding
4) chews on feet (not horribly but enough)
5) Because I just dont like going with the flow

CodyC · Sep 24, 2014

My dog has been on Pursuit for almost a year now and doing really well. Is the RPM a superior food? Is this something I should look into?

.44 magnum · Sep 25, 2014

CodyC said:
My dog has been on Pursuit for almost a year now and doing really well. Is the RPM a superior food? Is this something I should look into?

There is a market for non-chicken based kibble and RPM is made for dogs who have chicken sensitivity to that protein... All his Pursuit is of excellent quality because of the amount of meat protein in each diet. That IMO is what makes his diets so energy based. A dogs metabolism does not need a diet with 80% of the entire bag of food coming from animal, but the protein part of the diet should be over 80 % for great results.

The starch/ carb content of Dr. Tim's RPM vs Regular grain based Pursuit at 1/3 of the diet is again going to be up to how an individual dog reacts to different ingredients...

Now many holistic Vets will tell you that rotating proteins will help prevent allergies over time, yet just as many Vets will tell you stick to what is working and only change if a diet is not working.

The best thing that Dr. Tim has going for his food is all the ingredients are top quality made at a Plant that has never had a re-call. He started his business in his garage using a cement mixer in trying to come up with a food that would work for his team of sled dogs. Many of todays top businesses started in a garage, and now Dr. Tim's is the leading dog food fed to Iditarod winners... and many Field Trial Labs are using it for the great performance it provides.

CodyC · Sep 25, 2014

SO basically, don't fix it if it ain't broke. I couldn't be happier with the results I got from Dr. Tim's so I guess I will stick with pursuit

mjh345 · Sep 25, 2014

.44 magnum said:
yep.... Dr. Tim sent an e-mail right out... He is the perfect example of a small business taking the time to get personally involved...

Yes prior to moving to Dr. Tims I was feeding Fromm Lamb and Lentil and while making a good stool and his feet starting to come around with many rounds of a very expensive antibiotic that is injected and time released under the skin, two cysts were not healing and his energy level was low... tried supplements from Springtime.. Fresh Factors, Bee Pollen, Spirulina for months now.... because the cysts can be environmental, seasonal, or food related...

I hunt and Oct 15 is opening day, so I went for a Hail Mary, when another forum member PM'd me telling me Chewy.com had the new Dr. Tim's red meat formula. I figured I had nothing to lose because I'd fed Pursuit a year ago and his coat, energy, and body looked jacked, but only one issue... He never got a firm stool and his breeder had warned me her dogs do not do well on chicken diets. So I suspected intolerance to chicken...

Dr. Tim has been on INTERNET forums for years now, and he has said more then once his food strengthens paws... It is either the high protein content from meat or his vitamin/ mineral premix... All the swelling has gone down and fur has returned on the RPM... now the Fromm Lamb did help, but he had no energy to train. In one day Dr. Tim's RPM got his tail wagging, up on his toes wanting to retrieve.

Went back to my Chewy .com records to make sure these picturers was taken during feeding Dr. Tim's... Pursuit no darn cysts ... so I am hoping we can now go put up some Pheasants next month.

I posted a review on another section on this forum, and I should mention this kibble is perfect in size, shape and texture... who ever cooked the batch I got knew what he was doing ... it is one of perfect quality.

Well BBgunboy, you seem fancy yourself an authority ANONYMOUSLY on many varied subjects ranging from murder on the racetrack to politics; but particularly dog health.

You seem to be an advocate of a number of foods and a critic of most

Now if I may be so bold as to make a suggestion to the undisputed { in spite of being anonymous with ZERO credentials listed } authority on dog nutrition and health.

My suggestion is this: I feel your dog would be well served if you would feed him LESS of whatever food it is that you deem the perfect choice.
In fact I believe your big boy would be better off with a smaller ration of Old Roy than with the portions you are feeding of your preferred brand

Take my advice for what it is worth, my name is Marc Healey and I have ZERO dog nutrition credentials
Now why don't you Tell us your name BB gunboy so that we can look up your impressive curriculum vitae on dog nutrition and other subjects

.44 magnum · Sep 25, 2014

mjh345 said:
Well BBgunboy, you seem fancy yourself an authority ANONYMOUSLY on many varied subjects ranging from murder on the racetrack to politics; but particularly dog health.

You seem to be an advocate of a number of foods and a critic of most

Now if I may be so bold as to make a suggestion to the undisputed { in spite of being anonymous with ZERO credentials listed } authority on dog nutrition and health.

My suggestion is this: I feel your dog would be well served if you would feed him LESS of whatever food it is that you deem the perfect choice.
In fact I believe your big boy would be better off with a smaller ration of Old Roy than with the portions you are feeding of your preferred brand

Take my advice for what it is worth, my name is Marc Healey and I have ZERO dog nutrition credentials
Now why don't you Tell us your name BB gunboy so that we can look up your impressive curriculum vitae on dog nutrition and other subjects

My Lab is not of the field variety Marc. But thanks for that tip.

wjtb23 · Sep 26, 2014

LOL.....any kick backs?

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