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Intro new food, but same brand

post #1 of 4
3/27/11 at 5:18pm
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If I try a new food by the same brand, do I need to do the 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 intro? Or because it's the same brand can I just give it to her?
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post #2 of 4
3/27/11 at 5:55pm
Look at the ingredients, if they aren't very similar, which often they are not at all, then its the same as switching to another brand.
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post #3 of 4
3/27/11 at 6:00pm
Generally-speaking, canned foods need no transition (many folks actually feed it in regular rotations), but kibble usually requires one, even between flavors within the same brand.

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AC
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post #4 of 4
3/29/11 at 9:39am
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Originally Posted by Jingles_my_cat View Post
If I try a new food by the same brand, do I need to do the 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 intro? Or because it's the same brand can I just give it to her?
Hi Jingles - You did not indicate if you are feeding canned, dry or both. If it's dry kibble, you will most likely want to do the gradual intro. Even the same brands will use different formulas for different kinds of foods. An example would be like changing from a Nutro Indoor product to a Nutro regular product. The formulas are different but made by the same company. Check your ingredients and see if there are any big differences. If there are, use the gradual conversion to the new food.
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