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| SOLID GOLD® PRODUCT INFORMATION |
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A Special
Report from Solid Gold,
the Holistic Animal Nutrition Center BECAUSE WE CARE
How to introduce new
foods to your pet |
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| Introducing New Foods N ew
foods should always be introduced gradually into your pet's diet. It may take up to two or
three weeks to phase in a new dog food for very sensitive animals, particularly if the
food is very different from the previous diet.
The reason for phasing in the food gradually is to allow the gut flora
("friendly bacteria") to adjust and build up to optimal digestion of the
nutrients in the new food. Mixing in the new food too quickly can lead to digestive upset
as diarrhea.
We recommend feeding twice a day. Two smaller meals each day helps to
prevent bloat and gastric torsion, which can be caused by eating only one big meal a day.
The following steps should be repeated for the morning and evening meals.
For the first 3-4 days, mix 1/3 Solid Gold ® food and 2/3 old food
for each meal. Add Seameal to provide extra trace minerals, essential fatty acids and
digestive enzymes, to assist in digestion. The Seameal should be mixed with a little warm
water, to help to disperse it evenly, and added to both meals. *See information on adding
Seameal, in the section entitled "Using Seameal" below.
For the next 3-4 days, mix ½ and ½ Solid Gold and old food. If old
food is not available, cooked brown rice can be used instead. Gradually adjust the ratio
every few days, until a complete transition is made to the Solid Gold ® Food.
Leftover vegetables such as steamed green beans, zucchini, squash or
carrots (don't use corn or peas) or raw fruit such as bananas, grapes, apples or
blueberries can also be added to the food, but again, do so gradually. Plain yogurt or
cottage cheese may also be added and can help to balance the intestinal flora during the
transition to new food.
If digestive upset does occur, add half a baked potato with the skin
on, or some cooked brown rice to the food, which will help to firm up the stools. The
increased fiber may also cause larger stools. Brown rice and potato skins are high in
fiber and relatively bland to help settle the digestive tract. They can be prepared in
advance and refrigerated to save cooking them for every meal.
Allow up to 30 days to see an improvement in allergies such as skin
irritation or chewing at the feet. Eliminating common allergens from the diet (with Solid
Gold ® foods) and boosting the immune system (with Seameal) will help to combat a food
allergy problem. Increased stool volume may occur to begin with, as the animal detoxifies,
and also because of the higher fiber and whole grains used in our foods - which may help
to prevent digestive disorders such as colonic cancer later in life.
USING SOLID GOLD ® SEAMEAL™
Put a ¼ inch of warm water in the bottom of the
food bowl. Add Seameal, according to your pet's body weight:
| Up to 10 lbs. |
1/8 tsp. |
2 times a day |
| Up to 25 lbs. |
1/4 tsp. |
2 times a day |
| Up to 50 lbs. |
1/2 tsp. |
2 times a day |
| Up to 75 lbs. |
1 tsp. |
2 times a day |
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No matter what other pet food companies may tell you,
probiotics and digestive enzymes cannot be added directly to pet food. They are killed at
120 F degrees, and pet foods are cooked at around 265 F degrees.
Seameal is a good source of uncooked, viable, digestive
enzymes, which increase the digestibility of the food. Solid Gold ® foods are around 80% digestible on their own. When Seameal is
added, they are around 92% digestible. It can take up to 22 days for the results of the
Seameal to be seen. That is the rate of cell turnover in the body.
All Solid Gold® foods are formulated according to AAFCO nutrient profiles. |
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