Considering a new brand of food for your dog or cat? Purina ONE offers the 30 Day Challenge to encourage owners to switch from their current food to Purina ONE. Their claim is that after thirty days of eating Purina ONE, a pet will have a better appetite, healthier appearance, better digestive health, and a higher energy level.
Before you start the Purina ONE 30 Day Challenge, you need to make a gradual transition from your current food to Purina ONE. Switching foods abruptly can give your dog or cat a serious upset stomach! Once your pet is eating only Purina ONE, you are ready to begin the challenge.
The Purina ONE website will help you select an appropriate food for your pet, based on your pet’s age, energy level, and general health issues. The site also has resources for general pet health; the illustrated guide to body shape is one of my favorites. You can compare side and top views of an underfed, overfed, and healthy dog or cat, which makes it extra easy to figure out what shape YOUR pet is in.
The Purina ONE 30 Day Challenge website gives you two different ways to track your dog’s progress. You can choose the online interactive scorecard or a printable version so you can keep track of your pet’s progress the old fashioned way. Both scorecards ask you to record your pet’s appetite, appearance, digestive health, and energy levels.
After thirty days, you can visit the Evaluate the Results section of the site and take a look at the changes in your pet over the course of the challenge. And because I’m a sucker for pictures of happy, healthy dogs and cats, I love the Success Stories section.
Even if you aren’t planning to switch your pet’s food to Purina ONE, you may still find the scorecards and general health information interesting and easy to use.