Do I need to transition my pet(s) to identity?Updated 2 months ago
Many pet parents find that their pets take to our food immediately. However, some—especially cats—may need a transition period since we don’t use chemical palatinates or sugars like many pet foods. These additives can make pets fixated on certain diets which they must be weaned from, whereas our recipes are naturally palatable due to their high meat content—typically 1.5 to 3 times more than most commercial pet foods.
To transition to identity, we recommend starting with a mix of ¾ of your pet’s current food and ¼ of our food for 3–4 days. Gradually increase the proportion of our food over 10–14 days until your pet is eating 100% identity. If you notice soft stools, or vomiting simply hold at the current ratio or slightly reduce the amount fed for a day or two before continuing the transition. Our diets contain 95% meat, poultry or fish compared to just 30-45% in most pet foods, so it may take a little time for your pet’s digestion to adjust.
Vomiting & diarrhea commonly result from overfeeding. We do always recommend transitioning to our diets, especially if you were feeding a diet that was lower in meat content before (most diets compared to identity products).
Many pet parents find they don't need to transition to our foods. However, if you wish to transition, we would recommend feeding 3/4 the old food to 1/4 our food for a period of 3-4 days and then gradually increasing the amount of our food over a 10-14 day period, until you are feeding 100% identity! If you notice soft or loose stools or vomiting during this period, simply keep feeding the same amount or cut back the amount of feeding for a day or two and resume the transition as their body adapts to our high meat diets.
In some cases, some pets might have a protein sensitivity. In that case, our wide variety of protein options can help pet parents do an elimination diet to pinpoint exactly what proteins might be giving your pet a sensitivity.