My beagle was being fed Kirkland Brand dog food and changed it to Wellness she is sick now throwing up?
Posted on September 28th, 2009 by admin
I know Wellness is alot richer but she was fine with Kirkland but I was concerned with the beet pulp being dangerous to get colitis. What is your opinion?
Yes I put alittle of the Wellness and much more of her other food. Unfortunately she picked out the new and left the old. So now what do i do?
I guess I should keep it lite with the new and eventually she will eat the kirkland and the new slowly when she is hungry
Did you make the change very gradual – over 10 – 14 days? If not, that would be the reason.
But if you made a gradual change, perhaps your beagle just doesn’t tolerate Wellness for whatever reason. I tried switching my greyhounds to it a couple of years ago (and I did it very slowly) and none of them tolerated it. So I changed them to Innova and they did great on that one. Some dogs just don’t do well on a particular food even if it’s a good one. You might need to try something else.
September 29th, 2009 at 3:46 am
Did you switch her directly from the old food to the new? You should never do that. You have to gradually mix them together and wean her off the old food or she will have problems like this.
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September 29th, 2009 at 4:29 am
Did you make the change very gradual – over 10 – 14 days? If not, that would be the reason.
But if you made a gradual change, perhaps your beagle just doesn’t tolerate Wellness for whatever reason. I tried switching my greyhounds to it a couple of years ago (and I did it very slowly) and none of them tolerated it. So I changed them to Innova and they did great on that one. Some dogs just don’t do well on a particular food even if it’s a good one. You might need to try something else.
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September 29th, 2009 at 4:46 am
Did you do the "food switch"?
For the first week, do 25% new food, 75% old food.
For the next two weeks, do 50% new food, 50% old food.
For the fourth week, do 75% new food, 25% old food.
After that, MOST dogs are able to eat a new food without vomiting or diarrhea.
Many dogs can’t take an abrupt change in food, especially from one so high in carbs to one so high in protein. If the change was abrupt, my bet is that the vomiting and/or diarrhea is totally because her system was just overwhelmed.
If you changed the food slowly, it’s possible that the Wellness, (which is very high in protein) has a higher fat percentage than the Kirkland. IF that is true, she could have pancreatitis – which is just irritation of the pancreas often caused by too much fat.
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September 29th, 2009 at 5:06 am
Anytime you switch a dog from one food to another, if not done properly, can, and will result in vomiting and/or diarrhea. You should always take approximately one week to switch your dog. Starting with the old food and mixing in just a bit of the new, each day adding more new and less old. That way, the dog gets used to the food a little at a time.
If you did not do this, and the new food is richer, then yes, she would be sick from it. Best thing to do, is not feed her for 24 hours, then start her off on her old food, and the next day mix in a little of the new, and each day make the ratio of new to old higher than the day before. Within the week, she should be switched with no further troubles.
**I would say, however, that if she does not get better quickly you should call your veterinarian**
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September 29th, 2009 at 5:36 am
You have to wean them off old food slowly and mix new into old for awhile.
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September 29th, 2009 at 6:03 am
my dog does the same if i feed her anything other than Iams so i just decided Iams it will be….but, i agree if you are going to switch you need to do it in stages….
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September 29th, 2009 at 6:23 am
maybe u should change it back the dog was probley use to wat u were given it or maybe she just dose not like the taste
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