Changing your dogs' diet should always be a gradual process. Whether your dog is currently on a raw food diet or canned food diet, changing to any unfamiliar foods can disrupt your dogs system. Without time to adjust to the new foods, your dog can experience diarrhea and other gastrointestinal upset.
Instructions
Food Transition Period
1. Make a list of all the current ingredients in your dog's raw food diet, such as all the meats, any vegetables and other foods as prescribed by your veterinarian. You may want to switch to a new dry dog food with similar ingredients to make the transition easier.
2. Mix three-fourths of your dog's raw food with one-fourth of the new food for the first three days. For instance, if your dog eats a cup of food per meal, serve a three-fourths cup of the current food with one-fourth cup of the new food at the beginning of the transition period.
3. Combine half of the old with half of the new food for days four to six.
4. Serve your dog one-fourth of the old food with three-fourths of the new food for the final three days of transition. By this time you will note how well your dog is adjusting to the new food.
5. Serve a 100 percent portion of the new food by day 10. Your dog should be comfortable with the new food.
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