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Diet transition · After the new diet is chosen

Turn a food change into a daily plan.

Build a staged handover from the current food to the chosen new food, with instructions the owner can take home.

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.

Computed here with the transition planner’s own standard pace: a 10 kg neutered adult dog moving between two dry foods of 380 and 410 kcal per cup.

Have ready

Have the current food and new food ready. Add the daily calorie target and each food’s calorie information to calculate feeding amounts.

You get

A day-by-day schedule to copy or print for the owner.

  1. Choose the two foods
  2. Set the pace and daily energy
  3. Review and share the schedule

Inside the tool

Four paces
Standard (7 days), sensitive stomach (10), therapeutic or elimination (8) and home-prepared food (14).
Amounts
Each stage in cups or cans of each food, from the daily energy target.
Rules
What to do if appetite or stool changes, and what to do about treats.
Take home
Print or copy the schedule for the owner.

What it doesn’t decide Without calorie information, the schedule shows energy proportions only. It cannot convert those proportions into cups, cans, or grams.

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