Pet food transition calculator
Switching foods too fast is a recipe for a messy floor. Use this 7-day schedule to calculate precisely how much old vs new food to mix.
| Phase | Old Food | New Food |
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Listen to the "Poop"
I genuinely hate the "cold turkey" approach to pet food. I've done it once—thinking my dog had a stomach of steel—and I spent the next three days cleaning the carpet. Dogs and cats have very different gut bacteria than humans, and it takes them time to adjust to new proteins and fibers. 7 days is the absolute minimum I recommend.
The Golden Rule: If their stools start getting soft on Day 3 or 4, don't keep increasing the new food. Stay at 50/50 for a few more days until everything "firms up." It’s not a race.