Dog nutritional disease
Severest often need a higher nutrition. Severest such as fever, body temperature increased by 1 ℃, the metabolism to increase the general level of 10%, it means that the consumption of nutrients in vivo is higher than that of normal dogs. Another example of infectious diseases, the immune globulin synthesis and metabolism of the immune system are strengthened, in order to meet the needs of such a synthesis, there must be adequate in protein and nutrient supply. Therefore, the dog's nutritional needs during the illness in most cases higher than those in healthy dogs, but the disease tends to affect the appetite or feeding. Therefore, for the sick dogs should not only prepare the food easy to digest, nutritious, but also very delicious. To complement the protein, the best choice of animal protein feed, to minimize potable in crude fiber content, add sufficient quantities of vitamins and inorganic salts.
For example, some diseases (especially diseases associated with increased body temperature) will cause the reduction or cessation of secretion of saliva, dry mouth, to chew and swallow food, causing difficulties, should be given liquid or semi-liquid food, at the same time to provide adequate drinking water. Suffering from gastrointestinal disease, especially accompanied by vomiting and diarrhea diseases, there will be a lot of water, together with the excretion from, if not added, the body will lead to dehydration. Thus, for such severest enough to add moisture. To be fed many small meals; reduce food crude fiber, lactose, vegetable protein and animal connective tissue (such as ligaments, tendons, etc.); increase the cooked eggs, lean meat, such as digestible, highly nutritious food. Vomiting and diarrhea of the severest, food to add B vitamins.
