Sounds like it is best to just avoid anything made in China and if that is true for all dog treats then it should be kept in consideration for human food as well.
New kibble, diarrhea
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I just switched Ripley from ProPlan to Evo yesterday, and he's had diarrhea last night and all today. I was wondering if that was normal because he had a food switch? And if it is, how long does it normally happen? I put a little plain yogurt in with his meal this morning and it seemed to help some. Is there anything else I can do?
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In my experience it's always better to change foods gradually and not all at once. Sometimes the digestion doesn't cope with sudden changes. Can you get homeopathic 'China' - it usually clears up diarrhea.
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You should normally spend about 2-4 weeks changing slowly from one food to the next. The yogurt will help for now, but it should take about a week (or less) to adjust to the new food. You can continue yogurt if you want to, because it is good for them, but just a little bit.
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I usually mix the new kibble (1/4) with the old (3/4), then gradually keep adding the new over a few weeks. EVO is very rich, I have to still feed 3/4 regular Innova and 1/4 EVO or their stools are very mushy. I tried to go 100% EVO and had to back off, even with very gradual changeover.
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I just switched Ripley from ProPlan to Evo yesterday, and he's had diarrhea last night and all today. I was wondering if that was normal because he had a food switch? And if it is, how long does it normally happen? I put a little plain yogurt in with his meal this morning and it seemed to help some. Is there anything else I can do?
It is usually recommended that you change foods slowly… over the course of at least 2 to 3 weeks... increasing the new food with the old with each feeding.
