(VICT) Re: O_T switching dog food
- From: Jill Gross <jgross@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 21:49:11 -0400 (EDT)
Hi Shelley,
Merrick canned and dry is very good food. Merrick and Canidae are at the
top of the list of foods I will used. They use human grade ingredients and
neither company were involved in any of the recalls earlier this year. You
also tend to see more compact, firmer stools with these foods.
I usually make the food transition over a period of one week to ten days.
For the first couple of days I I sprinkle a small handful over the old
diet. Then on the third day, I go to a quarter cup and do that for a few
days. If all is going well, I go to a half a cup of the new food on the
fifth or sixth day. I do that for about two days and then advance to two
thirds and then up to an entire feeding of the new food. I find that for
some reason, I can make food transitions more quickly with my salukis.
With the German shepherds I have had as guides, I take more time and am
more careful. The lab I had as my first guide had a very sensitive stomach
and I made food changes over a period of two weeks or so.
I hope this is helpful, Shelley. Good luck!
Jill
On Mon, 3 Sep 2007, Shelley L. Rhodes wrote:
> hey you all, since I haven't done this in like five years, but am getting
> emensley frustrated with the food Gwenna is on how do I go about switching
> from a Low quality kibble to a human grade, and should I assume that she
> will eat the same ammount for now and adjust it if I see her gaining weight.
>
> I am not liking the kibble she is on right now, and it apparently isn't
> liking her either, am tired of attempting to pick up.
>
> And how long should Imake the transition, so as not to shock the heck out of
> her young system?
>
> Thanks guys, I am switching from Hills Science Diet to maric Chicken Pot
> pie.
>
> Shelley L. Rhodes M.A., VRT, CTVI
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