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NNorthstar Veterinary
Feeding guide for Bailey

1 ¼ cups a day · 2 meals of ⅝ cup

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NNorthstar Veterinary
Feeding guide for Bailey

1 ¼ cups a day · 2 meals of ⅝ cup

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Northstar Veterinary
Feeding guide for Bailey

1 ¼ cups a day · 2 meals of ⅝ cup

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The feeding guide, on your letterhead

Standard pace · 7 days · 630 kcal a day · two meals

DaysCurrent foodNew food
Days 1–2Introduce the new food.1 1/4 cups1/2 cup
Days 3–4Hold here if appetite or stool changes.3/4 cup3/4 cup
Days 5–6Check the new food is being eaten.1/2 cup1 1/4 cups
Day 7 onNew food only.None1 1/2 cups

If appetite or stool changes Stay at the current stage for 24 to 48 hours if stool softens or appetite drops. Call the clinic for vomiting, repeated diarrhea, refusing more than one meal, or an itch flare.

A diet transition, day by day
Owner · Day 9 check-in

How was Bailey’s appetite?

Ate it allMost of itPicked at itRefused

Stool today

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Any itching?

NoneA littleA lot
  1. Day 9 Ate it all · Stool 3 · No itching
  2. Day 8 Most of it · Stool 3 · A little itching
  3. Day 7 Most of it · Stool 4 · A little itching
  4. Baseline Picked at it · Stool 4 · Itching daily
The owner’s daily check-in, and what you read

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