Dry food for dogs of small breeds

According to veterinarians, small dogs should not eat the same food that large dogs eat. By the way, it is necessary to be defined with the concept "small". This means that the dog should be between 2 and 5 kg. Even more important are indicators such as the age and energy costs of your pet. Proceeding from this, it is necessary to make a correct diet and to choose the correct food for dogs of small breeds.

Physiology of small dogs

The main representatives of miniature breeds include Toy Terriers, Chi-hua-hua, Spitz, Yorkshire Terriers. These dogs are extremely mobile, in connection with which they have increased energy costs and accelerated metabolism. For example, in a Yorkshire terrier, for every kilogram of weight, energy costs are higher than those of the St. Bernard or the Shepherd. Small dogs grow from puppyhood faster than puppies of large breeds. Naturally, they become sexually mature sooner. So, we need quickly digestible food, which gives the dog energy and nutrition. You should pay attention to what is written on the packaging, buying dog food for small breeds. If a small puppy is drawn, it does not mean that the food is for small breeds. This feed can be puppy for large dogs, and therefore not suitable for small dogs.

Homemade food

Having at home a small breed of dogs, the owners forget that dogs are still representatives of the wolf family, and therefore they are recommended protein food. According to the recommendations of veterinarians, in the diet for dogs of small breeds dry food should be present along with beef, lean mutton, offal, milk and boiled eggs. Categorically contraindicated: pork, fat trim, raw fish. You can not give dogs any kinds of smoked products and sausages, as well as raw eggs and cereals. A product such as potatoes and tomatoes containing oxalate damages the work of the food and genitourinary system. About chocolate and flour products, especially yeast dough, there can be no question. Cat food is also contraindicated in dogs of small breeds. Feeds for cats contain many fats and proteins.

Finished food

Do not be afraid to give dry food to your pet. This food is balanced and contains all the necessary dog food vitamins and minerals. So, in premium-class feeds for dogs of small breeds a clear balance of fats, proteins and carbohydrates is observed. Getting such food, you do not need to think how much to pour the dog's food. The package indicates the norms taking into account age, weight and breed. Often in the packaging with dry food, manufacturers put a measuring container, for convenience of dosing. By purchasing feeds from different manufacturers, you need to carefully read what is the norm for your dog. Different manufacturers can have different energy values of this feed.

Feeding rules for ready-made food

The rules are very simple. This is the choice of special food for dogs of small breeds, taking into account their needs. Dry food is divided into age categories. It is necessary not to confuse them, and to buy food exactly the category to which the dog belongs. This is a food for puppies, juniors, adults and elderly dogs. Do not overfeed the dog, you need to adhere to the standards indicated on the package.

After eating, you should not play games with a dog, provoke it to activity or lead it for a walk. After a meal, the dog should have rest so that the food can be assimilated. It is advisable to weigh the animal regularly to understand if the dog is overfed. In any case, you need to communicate with a veterinarian who will give the necessary recommendations for the diet.

Kinds of dry forages

Firms engaged in the production of dry feeds, usually form the ratings of dry feed, depending on their composition, value and quality. The economy-class feed does not include vitamins and consists of low-grade raw materials. Premium feed also includes raw materials of not high quality, and its advantage over the economy class in more fats and proteins. The most valuable dry food is considered to be superpremium-class, which includes natural meat, eggs and food additives.

Dry food is divided into feed by age gradation, that is, from a puppy to an adult animal and a veterinary diet. For example, the premium feed for dogs of small breeds is "Hills" (the country of the producer of the USA and Holland). Hill's Science Plan - a series of dry food for daily feeding of dogs. Creating this feed, nutritionists used the latest scientific achievements. There is a line of products corresponding to a certain age of the dog. One of the criteria for the fact that the feed has been assimilated is a decrease in the volume of feces, an increased sense of saturation.

Brit Premium ("Brit Premium") is produced in the Czech Republic. Dry food for feeding of different dogs is produced. Dry food produced in France Pro Plan ("Pro Plan") also belongs to the premium class and is a balanced food for dogs.

Dry food diet

Hill's Science Plan Special Care - animal food with some health problems. About this dog food for small breeds reviews of the hosts are only positive. Well, if the dog has no health problems, but if they arise for some reason, the above series restores the health of the dog, the owners of the dogs share. In this series, there is a dog food with skin problems and a sensitive stomach, a dietary food for oral and dental prophylaxis, a balanced diet when gaining excess weight. To dry dietary supremum-class feeds is the "Pro Plan".

Many owners of animals prone to allergies note that after 2 months of feeding with a feed for sensitive digestion, on the recommendation of a veterinarian, the pets recover. Vets recommend that in the morning feeding give frostbitten and cooked beef meat, and at 7-8 hours and at night give dry food.