[rawfeeding] Re: effects of going from raw back to kibble for a week?

"missy7880529" <toddashaffer@...> wrote:
>
> Due to a death in the family we had to kennel our dog. I'm worried
what
> may happen to her digestive system while she's in the kennel because
> she's only been on raw 3 days. Her stools were soft, had some mucous,
> and she went twice daily. Going back to kibble, will she be
constipated
> or have loose stools?
*****
I suspect after three days she'll experience no serious issues
returning to kibble IF the kibble she returns to is the kibble she's
accustomed to.

If she's put on the kibble the kennel feeds she may have digestive
upset simply from eating a kibble she's unfamiliar with. Can you send
her there with what she was eating until three days ago?

If the kennel says it only feeds "its" kibble to boarders, then the
staff is probably already resigned to cleaning up digestive messes--the
result of their narrowmindedness.

She's only let out twice a day which is bad
> enough on a dog not experiencing digestive change. It's the first
time
> I've used a kennel, I had no idea how small the cages are, I'm afraid
> she'll be in trouble not being able to keep their schedule to make
> messes outside.
*****
Oh Missy, this sounds dreadful. I'm so sorry you were forced into this
decision. I've never seen (except at the vet's) a boarding situation
where dogs are kept in small cages. Is there no time to find an
alternative?

This may not turn out awful but even if it does, it too shall pass.
Your dog will still love you, I guarantee.
Chris O

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