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What's the best complete food for my puppy? Is grain-free safe?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Lhasa Apso | Male | unneutered | 3 months and 1 day old | 5.5 lbs

My puppy is on a Farmina N&D grain free diet. Should I give any extra calcium or multi-vitamin supplement to my puppy? Is Farmina N&D grain free a good choice for my puppy? Could you please suggest the best food for my puppy? Thanks!

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Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on September 5th, 2018

If you can afford it I would feed your puppy a complete puppy food for small dogs manufactured by Hill's, or Royal Canin, as these foods have all the nutrients your puppy needs to grow properly. You will then not need to add vitamins or extra calcium. Grain free food is not recommended as recent studies have shown that some dogs can suffer from a lack of taurine which damages the heart.

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