Pets recovering from intestinal illness or surgery should be fed a bland diet that will not irritate the digestive system.  Pets that have been vomiting should not receive any food for 12 to 24 hours.  Once vomiting has stopped, offer small amounts of water and a bland diet.  After 2 to 3 days of eating only the bland diet, begin to slowly reintroduce the original diet.  Start by mixing ¾ of the bland diet to ¼ of the original diet.  Gradually increase the proportion of the regular food for 3 to 5 days until you are feeding exclusively the regular food.

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Dogs

San Francisco Pet Hospital sells a prescription canned and dry bland food for your convenience.  Please ask the receptionist for i/d.

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You can cook for you dog at home:

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SIMPLE SHORT-TERM BLAND DIET: (3-5 DAYS)

1/2 CUP LOW FAT COTTAGE CHEESE OR BOILED
SKINLESS CHICKEN OR COOKED GROUND TURKEY

Mixed with:
3 CUPS COOKED WHITE RICE OR COOKED PASTA

THE ABOVE MAKES ENOUGH FOR A 25 LB DOG FOR 1 DAY.

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LONG-TERM BLAND DIET

2 CUPS COOKED CREAM OF WHEAT
1 1/2 CUPS UNCREAMED COTTAGE CHEESE
1 LARGE HARD BOILED EGG
2 TBSP BREWER'S YEAST
3 TBSP SUGAR
1 TBSP VEGETABLE OIL
1 TBSP POTASSIUM CHLORIDE (SALT SUB.)
2 TSP DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE
1 PET TAB

MAKES ENOUGH FOR A 25 LB DOG FOR 1 DAY.

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Cats

The prescription diet CNM EN-Formula is a moist bland diet available at San Francisco Pet Hospital.

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You may cook for your cat at home, short term:

1 CUP COOKED PASTINA (BABY PASTA)
Mixed with:
1 JAR BEECHNUT TURKEY OR CHICKEN BABY FOOD
(Make sure the baby food does NOT contain
onion powder, an ingredient TOXIC to cats.)
OR 1/4 CUP BOILED
CHICKEN (SKINLESS) OR TURKEY.

THE ABOVE WILL FEED 1 CAT FOR 1 DAY.