Switching food without transitioning.... ugh
I switched Shippo from Blue Wilderness puppy to Orijen puppy (probably should have went to the adult but can't do anything about it now), thinking that I would have enough of the Blue to make the switch within a decent amount of time but the day the bag arrived (yesterday) is also the same day the Blue ran out. He had all Blue for his first meal because the Orijen hadn't arrived until after I left for work and my mom got home so she mixed the rest of the Blue with some Orijen but that's it for the Blue. I can't run out and get a small bag of Blue because the closest store that carries it is quite a drive which is why I'm ordering it online so I'm pretty much stuck with feeding him without transitioning first. I'm expecting runny poops and gas but what can I do to help it run a little smoother? I have a container of plain yogurt that I can start putting in his food but I'm not sure if that will even help or if it would, how much should I give him? I dropped him down to two meals per day but would it be better to go back to three so he's not eating much at a time?
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Permalink Reply by Mickey on
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Ditto what Katy says. I thought I'd tried every high quality food out there over the years. Origen is one I haven't heard of. Thanks for the information. Might be too high protein for my sensitive stomach Milo puppy - but might be something to try in the future.
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Permalink Reply by Shippo, Gidget & Sheldon on
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I'm going to go with the chicken and rice option but I'm wondering how much I should feed him? He's almost 6 months old and is 20 pounds. Every site I've been to that talks about it says what ratio to use but I wouldn't know how much I should give him. One site said to give them enough that will satisfy them but obviously that won't fly for a typical Corgi, Shippo would probably eat until he explodes.
Oh I wasn't planning on giving him a lot, he was eating 1 1/2 cups of the Blue Wilderness but Orijen has more protein, fat and kcals so I figured he probably would be eating less of it.
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Permalink Reply by Melissa and Franklin! on
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Katy has some excellent advice. Switch to a bland diet for 2-3 days (chicken and rice or boiled ground beef and rice) and then slowly start adding the orijen. It is such a high protein food that your pup may have a really hard time with it. Many dog's (mine included) can't handle foods with such a high protein level. So stock up on chicken breast and white rice and plan on using that for the next few weeks until you can transition SLOWLY to all of the new food. Or just feed chicken and rice and order a small bag of the blue to transition over with once it arrives. Orijen is NOT a food you want to go to cold turkey because you may end up having to take him to the vet due to excessive vomiting and diarrhea.
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Permalink Reply by Mitch on
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+1 on the bland diet. You might also consider adding probiotics, which help improve digestion. BTW: gas may or not be an issue. When Titus was on Orijen, his stools were fine but he was pretty flatulent. We thought it might be the food. For other reasons, we switched him to Acana, and he's still farty. Our other corgi, on the other hand, passes gas about once every other month. YMMV.
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