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By Amelia Wilson
Dogs need different diets at different ages. Yes. This is true. For example, the puppy
needs milk as the major food item while an adult dog may need beef or chicken in
addition to the boiled egg and milk. So depending on the age factor, the diet schedule
varies in reality for the dogs like any other species.
Puppies need greater amounts of protein, fat and carbohydrates than an adult dog.
Furthermore, puppies need more frequent feeding schedules in a day, unlike an adult
dog. The movement based requirements of diet are more in the case of puppies, since
they are often more active than the adult dogs.
Elder dogs need restricted protein but the protein needs to be easily digestible and
easily assimilated in the body. The diet schedule should have ample supply of water for
them. Feeding aged dogs too much protein may finally lead to over burden to the renal
structures and ultimately, the dog may end up damaging filters in the kidney.
This is true especially when the immune system of these dogs is compromised due to
many factors. Similarly, the elderly dogs need less food only because the movements
of the adult dogs are highly restricted and hence, they have to spend a limited of
energy.
Female dogs in the pregnancy stage need not be fed a full stomach since it may cause
some discomforts to the animal. However, the pregnant animal and the nursing animal
need special type of food items that deliver a balanced type of nutrition with proper
supplementation of vitamins and minerals.
The nursing animal with puppies needs to be fed with enough amounts of calcium and
hence, there will not be any calcium based deficiency and the bones of the puppies will
be strong without any curving.
Amelia Wilson writes for various publications on a variety of topics about selecting and
caring for cats and dogs. For more related articles or to find some outstanding pet
shops, veterinarians, pet grooming and pet health providers near you, please visit
http://www.anypetstore.com/
Dogs need different diets at different ages. Yes. This is true. For example, the puppy
needs milk as the major food item while an adult dog may need beef or chicken in
addition to the boiled egg and milk. So depending on the age factor, the diet schedule
varies in reality for the dogs like any other species.
Puppies need greater amounts of protein, fat and carbohydrates than an adult dog.
Furthermore, puppies need more frequent feeding schedules in a day, unlike an adult
dog. The movement based requirements of diet are more in the case of puppies, since
they are often more active than the adult dogs.
Elder dogs need restricted protein but the protein needs to be easily digestible and
easily assimilated in the body. The diet schedule should have ample supply of water for
them. Feeding aged dogs too much protein may finally lead to over burden to the renal
structures and ultimately, the dog may end up damaging filters in the kidney.
This is true especially when the immune system of these dogs is compromised due to
many factors. Similarly, the elderly dogs need less food only because the movements
of the adult dogs are highly restricted and hence, they have to spend a limited of
energy.
Female dogs in the pregnancy stage need not be fed a full stomach since it may cause
some discomforts to the animal. However, the pregnant animal and the nursing animal
need special type of food items that deliver a balanced type of nutrition with proper
supplementation of vitamins and minerals.
The nursing animal with puppies needs to be fed with enough amounts of calcium and
hence, there will not be any calcium based deficiency and the bones of the puppies will
be strong without any curving.
Amelia Wilson writes for various publications on a variety of topics about selecting and
caring for cats and dogs. For more related articles or to find some outstanding pet
shops, veterinarians, pet grooming and pet health providers near you, please visit
http://www.anypetstore.com/
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