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Is mixing different dog food brands good for my dog's health?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Cavalier King Charles Spaniel | Female | spayed | 5 years and 2 months old | 17 lbs

Is there any nutritional benefits from using three brands vs. just one? Please explain.

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on September 1st, 2017

No, on the contrary, each brand creates a balanced food, mixing between 3 brand might make the end product unbalanced for your dog. additionally mixing 3 brands will expose Chloe to potentially 3 times more allergens, too many ingredients is usually not a good thing when it comes to dog food. i would recommend sticking to one high quality brand of food.

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