I. What happened to the dog’s diarrhea after changing food?
Some pet owners will mistakenly think that there is a problem with the dog food after changing the dog’s food, but in most cases, the dog’s diarrhea after changing the food is because of the way we change the food. wrong.
The dog’s intestine is relatively fragile, because eating the same food for a long time, suddenly changing the food will cause the dog’s intestinal discomfort, and it will not tolerate some new ingredients in the dog food, so the dog changes Soft stools and loose stools are common after food.
Solution:
If the dog has diarrhea after changing the food, it is recommended that the owner temporarily stop feeding the new food, and feed the dog the previous dog food or some light millet porridge, etc. Food, and add an appropriate amount of probiotics to the food for a few days, wait until the dog’s diarrhea is relieved, and then replace the dog with new food in a step-by-step manner.
Second, the correct steps for changing food:
Change food for dogs Don’t pursue speed. During the food change process, you should constantly observe the dog’s defecation and appetite status, and add a certain amount of new food according to the dog’s response.
Day 1-2 of the food change
At this time, the dog is completely unfamiliar with the new food, and is most likely to experience gastrointestinal discomfort, so it can only be added according to the dog’s food intake 25 % of the new food, and the remaining 75% use the previous dog food.
Days 3-4:
If the dog does not have soft stools during the first two days of food change, it means that the dog has begun to slowly adapt to the new dog food Now, you can try to increase the ratio of new food and adjust the ratio of new food and old food to 1:1.
Days 5-6:
If there is no dog vomiting, Abnormal conditions such as diarrhea and loss of appetite indicate that the dog has a relatively high adaptability to the new food, and the ratio of the new food to the old food can be adjusted to 1:3.
Day 7:
If everything is normal, it means that the pet owner’s food exchange task has been successfully completed! The dog can be completely replaced with new dog food!
Note: If you find that the dog has diarrhea, vomiting, loss of appetite and other abnormal symptoms during a certain step of changing the food, you should go back to the previous step, continue feeding for a few days, and wait for the dog’s state to return to normal After that, try the next step.
