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Originally Posted by bonbon  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. |
Ok, that is good to know. That it is normal for it to take awhile. I went head first into to it too. For his body weight, activity level and percentage of daily food that I wanted to do raw, he was getting half a NV raw medallion and that is how much I gave him. I think when I re-introduce it I will do it gradually. Wookie never have runny poo either, but he did have a little MORE poo, which I thought was weird, but I guess that could be a side effect of him getting used to the raw also. Are you feeding the NV Instinct for your kibble? I am switching to that also from Innova EVO (I was just going to use that in the rotation diet with the NV raw because it is so similar to Instinct and he has already been on that for about 6 months) cause I am thinking the garlic in the Innova may also be giving him gas. I am going to do the kibble in the morning and whatever of it that he doesn't eat during the day will get mixed with the raw in the evening. He really loved those raw medallions, I think it was just a little more change than his system could take right away. He has never had digestive issues or trouble eating anything. Thanks for the info!