Start by mixing ½ regular food and ½ bland diet. If tolerated, you can gradually increase the regular food and phase out the bland diet. Total transition time from bland diet to regular diet after upset tummy signs are gone takes about 5 days. It's often scary to revert back to normal food.
When can I stop giving my dog a bland diet?
The bland diet should be fed for 4 -5 days with no treats or other food sources until stools are firm.
When should I reintroduce my dogs diarrhea?
You can start feeding your dog again if she hasn't vomited or had diarrhea in the past 12 hours, but this still doesn't mean that everything is OK. You need to make sure that the diarrhea doesn't come back. If you just reintroduce your dog's regular food, chances are the diarrhea will come right back.
How do I switch my dog back to chicken and rice?
Gradually over 4-5 days. Mix the old food with the chicken and rice adding more and more percentage of old food (first day 25% old food + 75% chicken and rice; second day 50% old food + 50% chicken and rice and so on).1dogs.2nutrition.3weight management.4digestive system.
Can a dog live off a bland diet?
How Long Do I Keep My Dog on a Bland Diet? Your dog may love his bland diet, but your vet will probably recommend that you only keep him on it for two or three days after he has stopped vomiting or the diarrhea has stopped. That's because a bland diet is not nutritionally complete.
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