Does changing dog food flavors prevent GI upset or cause issues?

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Hi, Thank you Melanie again. I've heard by continuously changing flavors you can get to where the dog won't experience any GI upset at all and you can just switch cold turkey. Does that theory make sense at all or is that just a myth? Also what flavor would you pick? In Fromm they have like 12 different flavors. Would you personally change brands yearly (to Acana and Orijen) or just stick with Fromm?

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

While that may be possible, you would put your dog through a lot of GI upset to reach that point where they can switch flavors cold turkey, which isn't fair or kind to the dog. Dogs actually don't need a variety of flavors in their food, they are fine being fed the same flavor of food for their lifetime. In addition, frequent changes in flavors can promote finicky eating habits. I personally would stick with Fromm. As you've pointed out, they have grain food, and I don't recommend feeding a dog a grain free diet unless they have food allergies. I would recommend feeding your dog the Fromm Classic recipe. It has chicken, brown rice, and eggs, all of which are great for dogs, and contains 4% fiber, which is exactly the amount of fiber your dog needs daily. I'm so glad to help you, and I hope this has been helpful as well :-)

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