Im leaving for a vacation in under 3 weeks, and rather than shlep his regular stuff, I’d like to buy him stuff in Paris. I’ve been to Eukanuba site in French, and for some other companies.
Obviously they sell dog food there. I’d like to know which one is easily available and start switching over.
Any ideas?
What food do you give him now? Not just the company but the specific type?
Purina is owned by Nestle which is a Swiss company. I’m betting that you can find something adequate in France if not very similar.
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I assume that your pooch has been vaccinated, chipped and certificated.
This site has the SD on importing animals: France Pet Passport - Current Dog and Cat Import Requirements for Transport
He’s on a a Hills Diet k/d (kidney) blah blah formulation, and won’t die, as my wife predicts, if he’s off it for a while. (Hill’s Diet I’m sure is US only.)
Purina makes a kidney thingie, and I believe Eukanuba, his pâtè du maison for eight years before, is a sub brand of Purina.
I avoid Purina grocery store because a) the prime ingredient is grain and b) what’s worse, really, is that the percentage of grain changes depending on the spot prices of the grain market, so the formulation is inconsistent. Which is why even the changeover might be only so-so.
But again, he’ll live. It’s just I don’t want a diarrhea dog on vacation or in the airplane. The Eukanuba store locator lists one in Paris. A phone call is possible, of course.
Yes that page is good, but I must STRONGLY add a pertinent fact, only because you have suggested that it receive the coveted “SD” Award: the site is a business. When you follow their yellow brick road, will charge you $$ for the travel documentation to your country of choice, which is available free from the USDA or from the Embassy of that country.
You Google pet travel and that’s the first hit, and it does have a lot of information, but it is a .com.
This is the USDA form for travel pets (1-3?) in Europe, with explanatory notes in red, current as of today; it might change in the future.
A USDA-approved vet (many are) must fill it in no earlier than 10 days before arrival (but the animal must be Euro- (not USA-)chipped, rabies shotted, etc., at least 21 days ahead, etc. etc.
If you hunt around you can find the form without the red crib notes and with English/[European language of your choice].
What to with the form depends on the U.S. state. For NY there’s one office in Albany and another at JFK airport.
Pâté not pâtè
Hey hey! I’ve been at least partially successful!
Animalis is a French pet store chain and they have a Paris location! This link has the store’s address and phone number, a small map of the location, hours of operation and the email address (for that specific store) to contact them:
http://www.animalis.com/30-animalerie-animalis_paris
Even better, while they don’t sell the k/d type, they do sell Hill’s and have what looks to be a decent selection: http://www.animalis.com/913-alimentation#/marques-hill_s
Also, if Animalis doesn’t work out and you need to find another store, apparently dog/pet food is sold in garden centers in France. Figured I’d let you know that, because it might help when looking around.
More seriously, keep in mind that the point of k/d is to be low in protein, sodium, and phosphorus. A high-grain grocery-store formulation may not necessarily be a bad idea. Otherwise, when in France, look for labels that show lower amounts of those items.