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Post by Nor Cal Sun Jan 06 2013, 22:03

I am trying to wean Bacon off Puppy food. He is 9.5 months old right now. I attempted to change over from "Taste of the Wild Puppy Formula" to the adult version. I slowly introduced the adult over a two week period, but he didn't take nicely to it. He had extreme gas and soft runny stools.

I went back to the puppy formula and he's back to normal. My question is how long can he go on the puppy food? Also, should I attempt to move to a different brand's regular formula? Not sure if you all have Taste of the Wild overseas, but it is a pretty good quality grain free food...

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Post by Guest Sun Jan 06 2013, 22:08

Most companies will say up to a year for the puppy food. When you say you introduced the new fod gradually were you mixing the two together? Start with 90% of the old and 10% of the new and reduce the old by 5-10% every day or two. He may still have gas or runny stools but his system should adjust and adapt until the new food is normal.

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Post by Nor Cal Mon Jan 07 2013, 19:17

Thanks Jstaff. I started with a 70/30 ratio. I started the 10% mix in and will go slow to see how he reacts.
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Post by goldie87 Tue Jan 08 2013, 11:13

I would have thought 9.5 months was too early to change to adult food? Zeus is 11 months old and still on puppy food...
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Post by StuW Tue Jan 08 2013, 11:22

My pup was put onto adult kibble at 8 weeks and then I decided to feed raw! She's been raw fed since about 10 weeks or so.

I'd say you don't need to bother with puppy kibble!
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