"I know how to raise dogs and cats every day. I make so many delicious foods for cats and dogs. If I don't get married, I don't have children. Who will take care of you when you get old?"
Pet people:
Just kidding, everyone knows in their hearts that time will not forgive people and cats and dogs. It doesn’t matter who cares about us, but we are the only ones who care about cats and dogs.
Our gang has been sharing experience in raising children for 7 years. Many old audiences have begun to slowly enter the old age, and they can't help but want to learn more tips for caring for elderly dogs.
Kuan doesn't have much experience in raising elderly dogs, but he usually takes care of Yangwei Grandma (11 years old).
So today I will have a whole article about elderly care strategies: the main line teaches you how to choose elderly dog food (copy homework version), and the branch line will take you to see how to support elderly care in life.
What age is the dog in old age? Dogs of different sizes start to age at different times. Generally, large/giant dogs age early, such as golden retrievers, may start to appear white hair around the mouth around the age of 5.
In the third edition of "Dog and Cat Nutrition", it is said that the age of a small dog entering the advanced age is 11.5 years old and the cat is 12 years old.
Parents can observe the situation of their dogs. Their mouth and nose are gradually getting gray, they become less moved, their legs are a little weak, and they prefer to sleep. These all indicate that the cub is beginning to enter old age.
If your old baby has no health problems and does not need a special diet, then the key points of this lesson are preserved:
It seems difficult?
Then remember these twelve-word mantras: high protein, low fat, multi-fiber, low starch.
Some cute dogs always say that when they are old, they should eat low protein, otherwise the kidneys will have a burden...
But there is no research yet that eating high protein in healthy elderly dogs will increase the metabolic burden of the kidneys. On the contrary, a high-protein diet can meet the amount of amino acids necessary for dogs in daily life and can also increase and maintain the muscle tissue of old babies.
Because old dogs are older and exercise decrease, their energy demand will definitely gradually decrease when they are in their prime.
On the premise of ensuring sufficient energy intake, it is recommended to choose dog food with low fat & and low starch to avoid eating too much of the dog and causing obesity.
Whether it is a large or a small dog, joint wear/arthritis will occur in old age. It is particularly important to maintain a healthy body shape at this time.
The atmosphere has set off here, so I quickly smashed the dog and rated it to evaluate my body shape.
Source: American Pet Obesity Prevention Association
Police Tail (sterilized) As an elderly dog, she was really fat in the past two years. After returning from the physical examination, the doctor issued an ultimatum that he had to lose weight! !
After eating less + a low-carbon, low-fat, and multi-fiber diet + appropriately extending the air release time, I successfully lost 10 kilograms, becoming the devil's ideal figure, and the child is much more confident.
According to the idea of selecting grains with high protein, low fat, multi-fiber, and low starch, we have included a wave of high-quality dog food for elderly dogs tested recently. Click the rating card to jump to the detailed evaluation. If you don’t know how to choose, you may copy homework:
There may be a little cutie who wants to ask, why are they all full-term dog food? Is it necessary to feed elderly dog food?
If the elderly dog food meets the food selection criteria that are key to the top, you can feed it! Of course, you can also continue to choose full-term dog food. The most important thing is to follow our twelve-word grain selection mantra.
When we get the most important thing in dog life: what to eat, we start to work on the little things around the dog.
Cats and dogs should undergo physical examinations at least once a year, and if the elderly cats and dogs have the conditions, it is best to do it once every six months. Never have the mentality of not having any problems without a physical examination! !
Elderly dogs and cats have more degenerative diseases, such as arthritis, endocrine diseases, heart diseases, tumors, kidney diseases, etc., and more examination items are needed. (Click on the picture to read in detail how to avoid spending money on physical examinations for cats and dogs)
The time for the elderly cute people to let go may gradually decrease automatically, but proper walking is necessary for elderly dogs, which can maintain joint flexibility, muscle tension, improve gastrointestinal function and maintain a good body shape.
When playing crazy on the grass, be careful not to play too high-intensity running, jumping and throwing games. After all, we are also an old man and an old lady.
The workers can only walk twice a day. According to their own dog's physical condition, they can walk for 20-30 minutes at a time.
Parents who have more free time can shorten the time of walking each time and increase the number of times they walk, and the dog will be happier!
When people get old, they need to install guardrails and crutches at home, and when dogs get old, they also need to pay attention to joint maintenance after their legs and feet are inconvenient.
It is best not to let elderly dogs climb stairs during normal times. If the home is marble, ceramic tiles, wood and other floors that are easy to slip, you can lay anti-slip mats/carpets on the dog's moving area. Otherwise, frequent slipping and getting up will cause secondary damage to the joints.
It is best for small dogs to learn to use pet stairs to get on and off the bed/sofa from childhood. When they are young, they don’t seem to have any impact. Once the joints are worn out, you can't use stairs when you get older, and jumping up and down will cause another secondary injury.
Dental care, start with a baby! After all, every anesthesia after getting old is very risky. Compared to taking risks to do anesthesia and ultrasonic teeth cleaning, it is more cost-effective to brush it every day!
Protect your cute teeth and gums so that your dog can eat happily, and wait until the toothache cannot eat, which will lead to anorexia, which will make you even more unworthy of the loss!
I believe this is the most concerned question for many, many cute parents. I answered in a broad sentence: Eat what should be eaten, and don’t eat what should not be eaten..
Can eat fish oil, lactoferrin, chondroitin, and Brady probiotics; don't replenish calcium, lose nutritional cream quickly, joint powder is useless, lecithin is not necessary, Coenzyme Q10 has no problem with the heart...
How about it? Do many people think that they will not be deceived into buying health care products when they are old, but they have already made a lot of tricks in cat and dog health care products! ! !