Pet food transition: How much new food and how long should I take?

Rather than using a 50/50 mixture for a diet transition, I would instead ideally recommend starting 75/25 old/new food for 2 days, 50/50 for another 2-3 days, then 25/75 old/new food for another 2 days. Chloe is more likely to experience gastrointestinal upset without the more gradual transition. That said, it is possible that she could be perfectly fine with a more consistent 50/50 transition over 7 days. If she does not normally have a sensitive GI tract, you can try a 50/50 mix for 7 days, but if she does develop signs of a GI upset (vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite), a more gradual transition will be necessary. I hope this helps clear up any confusion!

Hi there! You can transition her like you would normally with other diets. The key is going to be to do it slowly which is always true for dogs. What I typically recommend is to do it over 4 days as follows. Feed 25% of new diet and 75% of the old diet on day 1. Feed 50% of each on day 2. Feed 75% of new diet and 25% of the old diet on day 3. You can start feeding the new diet entirely assuming that the transition has been well-tolerated and has not resulted in any gastrointestinal signs such as diarrhea, nausea (manifests as drooling, lip smacking and/or decreased appetite), vomiting or anorexia. This approach usually works very well. Good luck with Chloe! I bet she is super cute!

It's recommended to do it gradually over a period of 1-2 weeks, you need to mix the new and old food, start with a small amount of the new food the first few days and gradually increase the amount of the new food and decrease the amount of the old food.

I recommend giving 3/4 of the old food and 1/4 of the new food for three days, then give 1/2 of the old food and 1/2 of the new food for three days, and then give 1/4 of the old food and 3/4 of the new food for three days. After this you should be able to fully transition onto the new food.

You can switch their food but you want to slowly transition them to the new food. This means you want to start with mixing only a small amount of the new food in with the old food for a few days then over a 10 day period, increase the amount of new food while decreasing the amount of old food until you are just feeding the new food around day 10. By slowly transitioning them to a new food, it decreases the risk of causes an upset stomach. I hope this helps!

Hi there. In general, if you're making a change, it's best to gradually start mixing in the new food over the course of at least 2-3 days rather than switching all at once - this helps to avoid GI upset related to a sudden diet change. As long as you do this, it's fine to switch to a different flavor or brand if you want to.

Yes, it is always good to gradually change over to a new diet rather than doing it abruptly. I usually recommend a period of about 5-7 days to switch food. Start with 25% new food, 75% old food for 2-3 days, then increase the ration to 50:50 for a few days, then further increase it to 75% new, 25% old for a few days, then 100% new food. I hope the diet change does the trick for Z. Best of luck. Let us know if you have any additional questions!