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Changing your dogs food

When feeding your Westie a new food, introduce it slowly. If you feed too much too soon, your Westie could suffer from stomach upset, vomiting, excess gas, constipation, or diarrhoea.

Normal bacteria in the intestine help your Westie digest food. A sudden change in food can result in changes to the number and type of bacteria and their ability to help digest food. These changes can lead to intestinal upset.

Switching to a new food gradually over the course of 7-10 days. For example, make a mixture that contains 5% of the new food and 75% of the old food and feed that for three days. Then make it 50-50 for three more days, then 75% new food and 5% old food for three more days. If your pet seems comfortable with this progression, you can start feeding 100% new food.

If at any time your Westie starts vomiting, has loose stools, or appears constipated, slow the rate at which you are switching the food.

As always, if problems continue to occur, consult your vet

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