I made the switch gradually, giving them raw only every 2 to 3 days at first. Only my biewer, Jordy, had any problem at all - smelly gas. But Jordy is a rescue from a puppy mill so I put this down to the sudden drastic change in his overall diet (I got Jordy just before Thanksgiving). This went away after six or seven weeks. None of mine had runny poo or upset tummies. And the poo doesn't smell nearly as bad as it did on other foods. To be honest, I was going to continue feeding raw only a few days a week and didn't plan to do a complete switch because of the price of the raw. But, then I began seeing such improvements and better eating habits so I felt the additional cost was more than worth it. Now, I would probably feed them NV Raw only but I like the thought of them having kibble available when I have to work late unexpectedly, etc.
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