11/02/2022
FAQ: Changing cat food: a gradual transition improves food acceptance and prevents digestive disorders
Don’t change your cat’s diet all at once, otherwise she may refuse the new food. Do it gradually over the course of 7-10 days. Gradually changing your cat’s food will allow your cat to get accustomed to the new taste and will make the transition easier for your cat’s digestive system. Normal beneficial bacteria in the intestine help your cat digest her 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. Therefore, a pet needs to be switched to a new food slowly. By ‘slowly’ we mean gradually over the course of 7-10 days. For example, make a mixture that contains 25% of the new food and 75% of the old food and feed that for several days. Then make it 50-50 for several days, then 75% new food to 25% old food for several days. Then you can start feeding 100% new food.
If at any time your cat starts vomiting, has loose stools, or appears constipated, slow the rate at which you are switching the food.