[nagdu] finding the right food

[Jenny Keller]

Hi Hannah,

I don't know if anyone has told you this, but you need to switch foods slowly.

1.  Start with a quarter cup of the new stuff, and three quarter cups of the old stuff for a week.

2.  Go to a half cup of each for another week.

3.  Do three quarter cup of the new stuff, and one quarter of the old stuff for a week.

5.  You're done, you can go to the new food fully.

some people wouldn't agree to do it a week at a time, but it is, in my opinion, better for the dog's stomach and less traumatic, to do it every week instead of a few days at a time.

JMO,

Jenny
On Jun 14, 2012, at 8:45 AM, Hannah Chadwick wrote:

> Hi everyone,
> Thank you for the responses so far. I'm going to look in to a couple more
> brands of food before I go to the prescription because she was doing ok on
> the science diet. I just wanted her to eat something healthier with less
> fillers so I made the food change.
> I am thinking about going over to natural balance, and see how that will
> work out.
> Best, Hannah
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Cindy Ray
> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2012 5:56 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] finding the right food
> 
> Hannah, I feed Iams mini-chunks, in the blue bag. If you think the dog is
> having a lot of stomach sensitivity, I am wondering if you should see the
> vet about putting her on a prescription diet? 
> 
> Cindy Lou
> 
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