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Sweet Apple · 07-24-2009, 06:55 AM

Apple will be 9 months old next Friday...She's on Innova Puppy Dry, but lately, I've been having to add a little something to it to make it wonderful like water from the organic canned chicken (that I eat) in her supper, or a tiny bit of scrambled egg in her breakfast...She's, obviously, bored to tears with plain dry innova...I tried adding a little innova puppy canned to her food, and she won't get w/in 10 feet off it...She must hate the smell! Is it time to switch to adult food? My plans were to switch to adult food at about a year old...Her activity is two 30 minute walks twice a day...As I work, she's probably pretty mellow throughout the day...She weighs about 4 1/2 lbs....Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated..

Dara311 · 07-24-2009, 07:01 AM

I switched Fiona to adult food when she turned 11 months old. you can probably start at 10 months old...but you should do it in a three day grace period---add the new kibble into the old kibble...day 1 put maybe 3-4 pieces in with it, then as the days progress give a little more, until you ween them off the puppy food.

chachi · 07-24-2009, 07:05 AM

You should ask your vet when he wants you to switch. Mine didnt want me to untill 1 yr old

AMD · 07-24-2009, 07:11 AM

9-12 months is usually the time frame ppl switch to adult, so you could switch her to adult food now. I continued to feed puppy food until 12mo, but you can switch earlier if prefered.

Maybe try the EVO or something a bit different if she isn't excited about the dry Innova.

1cdn2brzln · 08-16-2009, 10:59 AM

I too was told to switch over at 9-10 months of age all three!

reeses · 08-16-2009, 06:09 PM

I feed Life's Abundance and it is a great food for all life stages so you can feed it to your furbaby as a puppy and as an adult!!

07-24-2009, 06:55 AM	#1
Sweet Apple Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, Texas USA Posts: 2,473	When To Swith To Adult Food Apple will be 9 months old next Friday...She's on Innova Puppy Dry, but lately, I've been having to add a little something to it to make it wonderful like water from the organic canned chicken (that I eat) in her supper, or a tiny bit of scrambled egg in her breakfast...She's, obviously, bored to tears with plain dry innova...I tried adding a little innova puppy canned to her food, and she won't get w/in 10 feet off it...She must hate the smell! Is it time to switch to adult food? My plans were to switch to adult food at about a year old...Her activity is two 30 minute walks twice a day...As I work, she's probably pretty mellow throughout the day...She weighs about 4 1/2 lbs....Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated..

07-24-2009, 07:01 AM	#2
Dara311 YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Delaware Posts: 2,515	I switched Fiona to adult food when she turned 11 months old. you can probably start at 10 months old...but you should do it in a three day grace period---add the new kibble into the old kibble...day 1 put maybe 3-4 pieces in with it, then as the days progress give a little more, until you ween them off the puppy food. __________________ Mom to Fiona Marie

07-24-2009, 07:05 AM	#3
chachi I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 37,147	You should ask your vet when he wants you to switch. Mine didnt want me to untill 1 yr old __________________ Chachi's & Jewels Mom Jewels http://www.dogster.com/?132431 Chachi http://www.dogster.com/?132427

07-24-2009, 07:11 AM	#4
AMD Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: USA Posts: 8,986	9-12 months is usually the time frame ppl switch to adult, so you could switch her to adult food now. I continued to feed puppy food until 12mo, but you can switch earlier if prefered. Maybe try the EVO or something a bit different if she isn't excited about the dry Innova. Last edited by AMD; 07-24-2009 at 07:12 AM.

08-16-2009, 10:59 AM	#5
1cdn2brzln Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: canada Posts: 31	I too was told to switch over at 9-10 months of age all three!

08-16-2009, 06:09 PM	#6
reeses My Lil Man! Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alabama Posts: 1,703 Blog Entries: 2	I feed Life's Abundance and it is a great food for all life stages so you can feed it to your furbaby as a puppy and as an adult!!