It is often heard that many new owners are confused about the difference between puppy food, adult dog food and whole dog food, and the nutrition that dogs need to supplement. Today, let Dr. E tell you what dogs of different ages should eat!
The little milk dog was born.
What should a small milk dog eat?
For the first 30 days after birth, puppies live mainly on the mother's breast milk. In the case of insufficient breast milk, the owner must be fed by artificial breastfeeding, and professional pet goat milk powder must be purchased.
How to feed a small dog?
The dog should be fed every 2 hours before the age of 20 days. After each feeding, use absorbent cotton to dip warm water and squeeze it dry, then gently press or wipe the bottom of the dog until the dog defecates completely. After defecation, a thin layer of erythromycin ointment can be applied after cleaning.
When the dog is 20 days old, the shoveling officer can extend the feeding time to 4 hours once, and 4 meals a day after 40~50 days.
from the lactation period of the dog to eat?
The dog can be completely weaned about 50 days after birth, but it needs to be done step by step to let the dog try solid food. The owner can make his own weaning dog food with goat milk powder and milk dog milk cake according to the dog's situation.
What do growing dogs eat?
Generally speaking, the growth period refers to the beginning of the third month after the dog is born. Two months after the dog is born, the baby teeth of the dog are basically uniform. The milk cake of the milk dog should be gradually replaced with puppy dog food. However, the 7-day food change method should be followed during the food change process to avoid diarrhea caused by intestinal discomfort.
What to eat during the growth spurt?
The growth rate of puppies is very fast, and by the age of 5-6 months, their average weight has reached 50% of the annual dog. Of course, due to different breeds, the time and relative speed required to reach adult dog weight are also different. The number of times of feeding can be changed to 2-3 times a day, during which dogs will become especially able to eat, and puppies need far more nutrition during the growth spurt than adult dogs. Therefore, the owner must ensure the dog's nutritional intake at this stage, and timely supplement the corresponding calcium, vitamins and other nutrients.
What to eat in adulthood?
Adult dogs are small dogs 12 months later, medium and large dogs 18-24 months or more. At this time, puppy food can be replaced with dog food or whole dog food.
Generally, adult dogs are fed twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening, and a little more in the evening, or only once in the evening. In contrast, once in the morning and once in the evening is conducive to reducing the burden on the dog's intestines and stomach, and is also conducive to the full digestion and absorption of food.
What do you eat in old age?
Generally, dogs gradually enter old age after the age of 7, and old dogs can be fed with old dog food. Older dogs, like humans, can have diabetes, kidney disease, heart disease and other diseases. Therefore, for older dogs need to strictly control their weight, and each meal calories, protein, minerals, salt, and fat must be reduced to be healthier.
In addition, the teeth and internal organs of elderly dogs are gradually weakening, so the shoveling officer can prepare some easily digestible food for feeding. For dogs with bad teeth, be sure not to give TA too hard dog food. Before each feeding can be slightly soft with warm water, and then feed the dog.
