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04-08-2005, 05:18 AM | #1 |
& Bailey & Bella Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ohio
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| switched to adult food,, new routine?? help! I switched from puppy to adult food, and now out bathroom schedule has changed,, I was wondering what is the normal amount of times your dogs go #2... on the puppy food, he was going 4-5 times,, and now it seems he is going 2-3 times a day... is this the norm??
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04-08-2005, 06:18 AM | #2 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: House Of York
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| My guess is your little one has a bit of an upset stomach. A change of diet can upset a dog stomach. When you change food you have to do it gradually over a period of one week. |
04-08-2005, 06:20 AM | #3 |
Stewie Rox the Sox Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chicago
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| My pup goes 3 times per day and he's on puppy food. I've heard mixed recommdations, some saying to switch the food over up to three weeks and as short of an amount of time as one week.
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04-08-2005, 06:35 AM | #4 |
Got Mojo? Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Miami
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| When i changed Mojo's food to adult i did within 1 week and didn;t change his routine at all. Did you mix the old food with the new? Also is the food made with the same ingredients(lamb, chicken...????)? |
04-08-2005, 06:45 AM | #5 | |
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04-08-2005, 06:49 AM | #6 |
Got Mojo? Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Miami
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| I forgot to say, Mojo goes to the bathroom 2 times a day...even as a puppy (but i got him he was almost 6 months) |
04-08-2005, 07:00 AM | #7 |
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| Oops! I read your email wrong. I thought he was going more than less. Adult dog food is less richer than puppy food but his metabolism is slowing down and he doesn't need all the protein he needed when he was a puppy. If he is acting normal and his poops is firm, then I wouldn't worry about it. |
04-08-2005, 07:12 AM | #8 | |
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