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Dog

reesegrace1
reesegrace1 Posts: 66 Member
edited December 2024 in Chit-Chat
I might be getting a dog that is 10 years old, over-weight, and for a long time has ate nothing but cooked chicken and rice. Does anyone know any ideas to how i might can change this dog's diet and get her to eating dogfood? The owner is no longer able to care for her & i would like to get her to eating regular dog food.

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  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,506 Member
    I dunno.... give her dog food ?
  • lx1x
    lx1x Posts: 38,332 Member
    Dry food with chicken broth..
  • Vikka_V
    Vikka_V Posts: 9,563 Member
    As said above, introduce a good quality dog food with the chicken and rice, and slowly transition to the dog food. Good quality dog food has a better nutritional balance, and def a better choice then chicken and rice.
    Slow transition is a good idea to (hopefully) prevent gastrointestinal issues
  • Vikka_V
    Vikka_V Posts: 9,563 Member
    As said above, introduce a good quality dog food with the chicken and rice, and slowly transition to the dog food. Good quality dog food has a better nutritional balance, and def a better choice then chicken and rice.
    Slow transition is a good idea to (hopefully) prevent gastrointestinal issues
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    when i do it, it takes about a week.
    day 1 rice and chicken
    day 2 rice and dog food and chicken
    day 3 rice and dog food
    day 4 less rice more dog food
    day 5 even less rice even more dog food
    day six dog food

    if there is a day where it starts to cause distress-runny poos-i go back 1 day. if they don't want the dog food, you can wet it with warm water or chicken broth

    it is also important to note that the new environment may also cause GI distress.
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