Most digestive trouble is not a mystery illness. It is a food a dog cannot fully use, or a change made too quickly.
This page is written for owners in Los Angeles weighing up freeze-dried raw. The nutrition below holds wherever you live — what changes locally is delivery, not diet — so we would rather give you the substance than pad it with things we cannot actually verify about your city.
Why single-protein formulas make this possible
Every Loyal Saints bag contains one named animal protein. Run a trial on Turkey with Salmon and you have two candidate proteins to reason about rather than nine.
No soy, no corn, no wheat, no GMOs, no artificial additives and no synthetic premix — which removes most of the usual suspects before you start.
The portion mistake almost everyone makes
A rich food introduced quickly causes loose stool in dogs with no sensitivity at all. Because freeze-dried raw is concentrated, an unadjusted scoop is easy to overdo.
Measure from the chart rather than matching the visual volume of the old food — a cup of this weighs about half what a cup of kibble weighs.
Hydration, which nobody tracks
Older dogs drink less reliably and are more affected when they do not. Rehydrated food is the simplest way to move water into a dog that will not take it from the bowl.
It matters most in winter, when thirst drops but the air is drier.
Intolerance is not allergy
An intolerance is a digestive reaction — loose stool, gas, discomfort. An allergy is an immune one, usually showing on the skin. Intolerance is far more common and usually easier to resolve.
The practical difference is that intolerance often improves simply by shortening the ingredient list.
Single protein, and why it matters practically
Every Loyal Saints bag contains one named animal protein — Beef, Chicken, or Turkey with Salmon.
Beyond ingredient purity, this has a practical consequence: if your dog reacts to something, a single-protein food lets you identify what it was. A recipe blending several proteins makes an elimination trial close to impossible.
Why stool volume is the fastest signal
Ingredients a dog cannot absorb have to leave somewhere. Stool volume is not a formal measure of digestibility, but it is free, needs no equipment, and moves within about two weeks of a diet change.
It is usually the first thing owners notice, ahead of coat, which waits on new growth and takes four to six weeks.
Why the scoop looks small
A cup of Loyal Saints weighs 50.9 g and carries 230 calories. A cup of a typical adult kibble weighs 101 g. Same cup, roughly twice the food by weight.
Per gram, Loyal Saints carries about 29% more energy. That inversion is why the correct portion looks stingy in the bowl, and why most people overfeed in the first week.
How to judge whether it worked
Give it two weeks before deciding. Stool moves first, energy next, coat last. Changing two things at once means you will not know which one did it.
Common questions
How long should a transition take?
Seven to ten days for most dogs, up to fourteen for a sensitive one.
Once or twice a day?
Two smaller meals is usually gentler than one large one.
Is loose stool normal when switching?
Mild, brief looseness is common. Persistent diarrhea, blood or vomiting is not — see a vet.
