We were using Natural Balance for the longest time because one of our dogs has food allergies, however with recent findings that even though it is made in the USA it still uses a rice protein or something from China. So after much research online we just made the switch to Acana Grassland. We are in about day 4 of this switch and I think we need a little help.
I have read that with a good food such as this that dogs require much less. I have an 11 year old small breed dog that weights 15 Ibs, I have another 11 year old dog that is paralyzed and in a wheel chair so he can not gain extra weight and he weights 12 Ibs and we have a new small breed puppy that is currently 6.5 Ibs and is expected to grow to about 12 Ibs. He is 3.5 months old currently. I want to keep all 3 dogs on the same dog food so the one with the food allergies doesn't eat the other food and have another reaction. Since this food is for all life stages and is good for allergies I chose to switch to this.
Can anyone tell me how much to feed these dogs? I was giving about a cup to each one, however I think it may be too much for the senior dogs. Also I was expecting the dogs to have runny poo after the switch (we went cold turkey because I don't trust Natural Balance anymore) however the poo is not runny it is almost dry and crumbly and it's a lot of poo, more than normal. Also they are drinking water like it's going out of style. Before I filled the bowl twice a day, now it's up to 4-5 times daily and when it's empty they beg for more water. Is this normal?
I am hoping when their bodies get adjusted it will be a good food for all of them, however this dry crumbly poo thing is odd. I started adding a little bit of olive oil to the food yesterday and so far have not noticed much of a change yet, maybe that will change by tomorrow.
Any help is appreciated. Thank you
I have read that with a good food such as this that dogs require much less. I have an 11 year old small breed dog that weights 15 Ibs, I have another 11 year old dog that is paralyzed and in a wheel chair so he can not gain extra weight and he weights 12 Ibs and we have a new small breed puppy that is currently 6.5 Ibs and is expected to grow to about 12 Ibs. He is 3.5 months old currently. I want to keep all 3 dogs on the same dog food so the one with the food allergies doesn't eat the other food and have another reaction. Since this food is for all life stages and is good for allergies I chose to switch to this.
Can anyone tell me how much to feed these dogs? I was giving about a cup to each one, however I think it may be too much for the senior dogs. Also I was expecting the dogs to have runny poo after the switch (we went cold turkey because I don't trust Natural Balance anymore) however the poo is not runny it is almost dry and crumbly and it's a lot of poo, more than normal. Also they are drinking water like it's going out of style. Before I filled the bowl twice a day, now it's up to 4-5 times daily and when it's empty they beg for more water. Is this normal?
I am hoping when their bodies get adjusted it will be a good food for all of them, however this dry crumbly poo thing is odd. I started adding a little bit of olive oil to the food yesterday and so far have not noticed much of a change yet, maybe that will change by tomorrow.
Any help is appreciated. Thank you