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Dog diarrhea: When to switch from bland diet back to kibble?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Siberian Husky | Female | unspayed | 3 months and 17 days old | 32 lbs

My baby had on and off loose stool .... I put her on a bland diet because she had diarrhea last sunday she finished her antibiotics already when can i give her kibbles back and hom much is the ratio each day for gradual introduction ..also wanted to check if her gums is ok..

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Answered By Dr. Elizabeth

Veterinarian

Published on January 25th, 2019

The quality of the photos is not very good. The gums look pink from the photos but the colors may be artificial. In general the gums should be a nice pink color. When in doubt, compare it to other dogs. You can switch her food as long as the diarrhea is gone. Start be mixing the bland diet with the regular food at a ratio of 25% regular food and 75% bland diet. Do this for 2 days. As long as Luna is normal and not having diarrhea, increase the regular kibble by 25% and decrease the bland diet by 25% every 2 days until she is fully on her regular diet. I hope this is helpful and please feel free to post any additional questions.

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