Small pets need special care from the owner. You cannot feed your puppy, for example, the same food as an adult dog. In order for the baby to grow up healthy, you will have to prepare his food separately.
It is necessary
- - quality food for puppies;
- - meat, cartilage;
- - cottage cheese;
- - vitamin supplements.
Instructions
Step 1
Puppies need to be fed properly, improper food can lead to the development of various bone abnormalities. You cannot feed babies only with meat, this product does not contain all the nutrients that are necessary for a growing dog.
Step 2
But an overabundance of vitamins and calcium must also be avoided, otherwise it can lead to a violation of phosphorus-calcium metabolism, which in turn can cause abnormal bone formation and curvature of the forelegs. Lack of vitamin supplements can cause rickets, but this disease is relatively rare, while the consequences of an excess of such supplements are more serious and more common.
Step 3
Hypervitaminosis leads to abnormal growth and absorption of certain mineral salts, the development of a predisposition to intestinal volvulus and expansion of the stomach. Your puppy's diet should be at least 29% protein. The lack of essential amino acids, which the animal receives from protein, harms the immune system and the proper development of the musculature and skeleton of the dog.
Step 4
Ideal for a puppy is a special balanced food with an indication of the required dosage on the package. Dosage is especially important for puppies. Free feeding can lead to overfeeding, which, oddly enough, is more harmful for puppies than underfeeding. Overfeeding will provoke an overly rapid growth, which will negatively affect the formation of the skeleton and may cause a number of diseases in the future. It is important that the growth of the puppy is not rapid and explosive, but normal and smooth, this contributes to harmonious development.
Step 5
When choosing a special food, it is better to give preference to dry food, which contains much more nutrients than wet canned dog food. Wet food is approximately 80% regular water. And for better storage, a lot of sugar and salt is added to canned food, which the dog does not particularly need, while dry food contains only 9% moisture, and the rest is nutrients. It must be remembered that when feeding with dry food, the puppy needs fresh water especially badly.
Step 6
You should also pay attention to the addictions of the puppy himself. You should not feed your dog food that he does not like and which he refuses every time. It is advisable to try several brands of quality food, types of meat, fish and choose the food that the pet eats best, while trying to make the food balanced. You can try to give food, which the puppy does not like, not earlier than after one to two weeks.
