Can dogs be fed two kinds of dog food together?

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Sarah Johnson

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Can dogs be fed two kinds of dog food together?

Dogs can be fed a mixture of the two types of dog food. When the breeder needs to change the dog's food, he must mix the old and new dog food together for a period of time. This can reduce the dog's stress response. If the dog's food is changed suddenly, the dog may refuse to eat or cause the dog to Gastrointestinal discomfort in dogs.

Notes on mixing dog food

1. Although the types of dog food are increased in the early stage of mixed feeding, the breeder must ensure that the feeding amount remains unchanged. Do not increase the amount of food you feed because of increasing the type of dog food. This will cause your dog to be picky eaters or overeat, which will affect your dog's health.

2. Breeders also need to pay attention to choosing dog food with similar nutritional ratios or complementary ones, otherwise it will easily lead to overnutrition in dogs.

3. Breeders need to observe the dog’s consumption of mixed dog food and the dog’s defecation. If the dog is found to have diarrhea, anorexia and other abnormal phenomena, the reasons need to be found and solved in time.