Full Version: Changing foods slowly
How in the heck do you actually change food slowly? I'm trying to switch foods by adding a little bit of the new food with the old to start. Well they both quit eating the old! They pick out the new stuff and spit out the old. I have the old kibble all over the floor and an empty food dish. So, how much of a problem is this? Should I be worried?
I have never had a problem with switching Ellie's food, she has always only picked out the new and left the old, she likes new things 
She has never gotten an upset tummy or soft poo. Angelo on the other hand would get really runny poo if I just switched him right away. I'd say if they don't act like they have an upset tummy and their poo looks normal then it should be fine.
She has never gotten an upset tummy or soft poo. Angelo on the other hand would get really runny poo if I just switched him right away. I'd say if they don't act like they have an upset tummy and their poo looks normal then it should be fine.
I never transitioned Nikki's food when she was eating commercial dog food. I just gave her the new food. I never had a problem.
Now that I home cook, when I have to feed her canned during travel, I just throw in a tablespoon of canned food to her home cooking a few days before, then feed her the canned while on the road.
Now that I home cook, when I have to feed her canned during travel, I just throw in a tablespoon of canned food to her home cooking a few days before, then feed her the canned while on the road.
QUOTE (08chrissy08 @ Oct 28 2008, 10:19 PM) 
How in the heck do you actually change food slowly? I'm trying to switch foods by adding a little bit of the new food with the old to start. Well they both quit eating the old! They pick out the new stuff and spit out the old. I have the old kibble all over the floor and an empty food dish. So, how much of a problem is this? Should I be worried?
I just started changing Jack & Jill from Nature's Variety Instinct to Innova EVO this past weekend. They did exactly the same thing, picking out the old from the bowl, putting it on the floor, then diving in to the new stuff. But because I only put a little bit of the new stuff at a time, they need to eventually eat the old stuff, or they'll still be hungry. I pick up all the old kibble from the floor and put it back in the bowl. I found that if I just leave it in there, they end up eating the old food as well.
QUOTE (drclee @ Oct 29 2008, 04:26 PM)
QUOTE (08chrissy08 @ Oct 28 2008, 10:19 PM)
How in the heck do you actually change food slowly? I'm trying to switch foods by adding a little bit of the new food with the old to start. Well they both quit eating the old! They pick out the new stuff and spit out the old. I have the old kibble all over the floor and an empty food dish. So, how much of a problem is this? Should I be worried?
I just started changing Jack & Jill from Nature's Variety Instinct to Innova EVO this past weekend. They did exactly the same thing, picking out the old from the bowl, putting it on the floor, then diving in to the new stuff. But because I only put a little bit of the new stuff at a time, they need to eventually eat the old stuff, or they'll still be hungry. I pick up all the old kibble from the floor and put it back in the bowl. I found that if I just leave it in there, they end up eating the old food as well.
That is exactly what bianca did when i switched her last week from Nutro to Canidae.. I poured about a handful of canidae into the bowlful of nutro. She would take a mouthful of the food to another place.. drop it.. eat all the new canidae and leave the nutro on the floor.. i had like 7 or 8 places where there was a little pile of nutro.. but that same night she went around and ate it all.
i didnt have much nutro left but instead of throw it out, ive just mixed the remaining nutro in with canidae in my container that i keep the food in.. so she is still getting a little nutro..
janie
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