Buddy recently had a wicked reaction to something about a week ago, and is just now starting to eat a few bites on his own again. But it's been a while since we've had to pretty much start over from scratch, and I've forgotten how to go about safely introducing new canned foods after a major setback.
Is there a general rule of thumb re: how much new food you should introduce at a time (oh, say like a particular amount or percentage of total calories), how gradually you can increase that amount, and how long you should stick with that particular food before trying something else?
I've been having to assist feed Buddy every day for several years now, as he is only able to eat about half of what he needs. To make a long story short, his sinuses are so messed up that he can't smell his food, and the chronic sinus drainage apparently makes him often feel too nauseated to eat enough on his own.
Fortunately, I'm pretty handy with a syringe by now, and by the grace of God, looks like Buddy has finally turned the corner from this most recent setback and is starting to eat a little bit on his own again.
Now I'm just confused as to where to go from here, and would greatly appreciate your input.
For what it's worth, I've been mostly feeding him Oxbow Carnivore Care for the past few days, and before that, various odds & ends to keep him hydrated and get some calories into him until the diarrhea and vomiting stopped, e.g. baby food, high calorie nutritional gel, rice water, slippery elm, etc.
Is there a general rule of thumb re: how much new food you should introduce at a time (oh, say like a particular amount or percentage of total calories), how gradually you can increase that amount, and how long you should stick with that particular food before trying something else?
I've been having to assist feed Buddy every day for several years now, as he is only able to eat about half of what he needs. To make a long story short, his sinuses are so messed up that he can't smell his food, and the chronic sinus drainage apparently makes him often feel too nauseated to eat enough on his own.
Fortunately, I'm pretty handy with a syringe by now, and by the grace of God, looks like Buddy has finally turned the corner from this most recent setback and is starting to eat a little bit on his own again.
Now I'm just confused as to where to go from here, and would greatly appreciate your input.
For what it's worth, I've been mostly feeding him Oxbow Carnivore Care for the past few days, and before that, various odds & ends to keep him hydrated and get some calories into him until the diarrhea and vomiting stopped, e.g. baby food, high calorie nutritional gel, rice water, slippery elm, etc.
