| Right diet can keep your dog fit and fine and their coats shiny and smooth.
Healthy dogs are the pride of their owners. Though, you may feed the dog
most expensive of all dog foods, they may still be deficient in
nourishment or get obese and may need weight control. Here are some
things to keep in mind while feeding your dog:
- Milk is neither a balanced diet for dog nor it should be taken as
a substitute for water. Over consumption of milk may even cause
diarrhea.
- Raw eggs make biotin unavailable for dog's body and thus
consistent use of raw eggs may cause dermatitis, loss of hair, and
poor growth in your canine pet.
- Some species of raw fish may cause deficiency of vitamin thiamine
in dog's body resulting in loss of appetite, abnormal posture,
weakness, seizures and even death.
- Table scraps are not enough for dogs and should only be fed as 10
percent of the canine's daily diet.
- Meat is palatable to dogs but it is not balanced in nutrition
too. Raw meats may cause infections while cooked meats can be high
in fat content. Raw liver fed daily, even with balanced and complete
diet, can cause vitamin A toxicity in dogs.
- Small soft bones may choke the dog like a splinter.
- Daily intake of complete and balanced food nearly eliminates the
need of taking supplements. Special nutrition needs occur only if
the dog gets inconsistent exercise, is fed on table scraps or is
faced with stressful changes in routine.
- A sycophant dog is hard to refuse but overeating may cause
several problems such as obesity and depression in dogs.
- Feed your pet at regular intervals and scheduled timings and
enough only to keep it in good body condition.
- Use only dog treats and regulate the dog's diet according to the
treats you have offered him to keep the static calorie balance.
- Commercial dog foods normally pack in the complete and balanced
pet foods to providing optimum nutrition for our dogs.
- Additional calcium is preferable in the diet of pregnant and
nursing females and growing puppies and kittens.
- Remember, chocolates are toxic to dogs.
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