Many dogs have no definition of fullness. They just need to feed them again and keep eating them. They may vomit until they eat them, and the owner finds that they are too full. If a dog often eats too much, it will easily cause weight gain and will...
Many dogs have no definition of fullness. They just need to feed them again and keep eating them. They may vomit until they eat them, and the owner finds that they are too full. If a dog often eats too much, it will easily cause weight gain and will continue to harm the dog's digestive tract. Therefore, feeding dogs is a matter of particularity. Have you mastered it?
Eat and body size are related.
Feeding ratio = 5% to 15% of the dog's rest weight. This expression should be applied under the condition of dog's body size standard, otherwise the dog will be too fat, and the feeding amount will increase, so that it will only get fatter and fatter. Adult dogs have 1-3 meals a day, and young dogs have 3-5 meals a day, following the standard of eating less and more meals.
Simplely speaking, the dog's appetite is related to body size; the larger the body, the more calories the body needs, so more and more food is needed to fill it. Smaller dogs will eat smaller because they are not as strong and medium-sized dogs as they exercise more.
Eat and age are related to
Puppies must be breastfeeded for one month after birth. As the dog grows up, the nutrients of milk can no longer be fully achieved. At this moment, you can feed some too soft ingredients. By the eighth week, you can be completely weaned. You can gradually feed dog food. In order to better digest and absorb the dog food, you can add some fresh goat milk and other water to the dog food.
Adult dog
Even if an adult dog is an adult after one year of age, its body growth and development remain stable at this moment, so its food is relatively stable. At this moment, it is fed twice a day, and the food can be calculated by referring to the instructions for using the dog food or the formula above.
The elderly dog
As the dog grows older, its physical function will decrease and its appetite will decrease to a certain extent than when it is young. At this moment, the owner can feed it relatively less. This is also to better consider the dog's physical and mental health.
How to judge whether the dog is full after eating the ingredients, the owner can stroke the dog's abdominal cavity hard. If the dog's belly is bulging, it means that the dog is eating just right; if the belly is bulging, it means that the dog is eating too much; if the dog's abdomen is bulging, it means that the dog is not full.
Although the amount of feeding is very important, don't forget that the proportion of nutritional ingredients in the ingredients is also very important. Balanced nutritional ingredients are more beneficial to the physical and mental health of the dog.
