Should I rotate dog food brands to ensure a more balanced diet?

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! It is best to stay with one type of diet as that can avoid gastrointestinal issues. Dogs just have a more sensitive stomach and respond better to one diet at once. Good luck and have a great day!

Thank you for visiting Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Sticking with one brand ensures your pet doesn't have stomach upset because of switching the food. So in general we recommend staying with the same food. It would be better if you would just switch flavors but stay with the same brand. I hope this helps! Take care.

It's best to stick to one protein source. That's because switching food too often can lead to GI upset in the form of vomiting and diarrhea. Dogs will get all the nutrients they need from a high quality dog food.

It's actually not a bad idea to feed variety of food if she tolerates it well. The most important thing to do is transition the food slowly. This means that you add the new food into the old food slowly. You can do this over the course of a wee; where you increase the amount of new food until it is 100% by the end of the week. It may also be beneficial to add probiotics to the food while transitioning. This can be found at most pet stores. If you notice diarrhea and vomiting while transitioning food, then stop the new food and only feed the old one. You can attempt the transition again when the diarrhea stops. If she gets diarrhea or vomiting again, then it's best to avoid that particular food. It's up to you how often you want to do this (6wks vs every 3 months), because I don't know of any strong reason to do it more or less frequently. I've included a link below to a short article that may help you in selecting the best foods and gives good advice about feeding your dog. https://www.petcoach.co/article/what-to-look-for-when-choosing-your-pet-s-food/ I hope that helps.

Both Fromm and Acana are excellent companies with excellent quality foods. I don't think anyone will be able to give you a valid reason to use one over the other. What I can recommend is only feeding one at a time since each food is balanced, we can sometimes throw that balance off if feeding a mixed diet. However, I do think it's a great idea to rotate diets occasionally. So, since you know that Chloe does well on both diets, you can feed one for 1-2 months at a time, then rotate to the other one. I think that is a great idea to keep variety in the diet. Good luck! I hope that was helpful and answered your question. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! It would be best to feed him a complete balanced diet. There are plenty of good diets out there. I prefer the Science Diet products but others like Purina Pro Plan and Royal canin are also great. Good luck and have a great day!

ProPlan is a great food! If Chloe is doing well on it, I don't recommend changing it. Other brands I recommend are Royal Canin, Hill's Science Diet, and Iams. I do not recommend alternating foods, it causes GI upset.