Healthy Dog Food For Weight Loss

Obesity is very important problem in the world in humans and pets .However obesity in dogs is associated with a lot of diseases like diabetes ,heart disease , osteoarthritis and also cancers . We should find the best dog food for our pets to prevent these issues.

The crucial components in balanced dog food 
Nutrient and caloric density ,Hight fiber , low fat,

L- carnitin levels,antioxidants.

You Have To Put Your Dog  On a Diet

You should call your veterinarian and schedule a checkup If you notice your dog’s collar or harness seem snug , your dog may look tired and out of energy  or if they are not able to exercise like they used to .

When your dog is taking in less calories then expended  he is losing weight. We are responsible what our dog eats and we give them what is best for them . 

The Best Thing to Do is to Get Your Dog to the Veterinarian

The vet will give you advice how to put your dog to weight loss diet ,also will determinate your dog’s target weight.You should get information if your dog has some kind of medical condition like  hypothyroidism or Cushing syndrome.

Healthy Pet Weight loss Routine 

Your  feeding routine should  be created for your pet so that keeps your dog feeling full ,but also helps lose weight in the same time. The food higher in fiber and lower in fat keeps your dog feeling full.

L- carnitine is very important in dog’s food because that amino acid helps move fatty acids into cells so they can be burned for energy. If you want to find 

L-carnitine into dog food ingredient list and you can’t find it ,it maybe also listed under the “Guaranteed Analysis” section of the food label. Overweight dogs are having more inflammation than slim dogs.So good dog weight loss food needs to be enriched with antioxidants, because they have anti inflammatory action.Antioxidants are neutralising free radicals that are damaging cells.

The few things that you should do :

-First you have to measure the food.

-Feed your dog with small amounts of food during the day instead of one or two large ones

-Limit treats and stick to vet approved ones

-Do not give then human food

Me as a veterinarian ,always advise my pet owners to give their pets low calories treats like carrot slices ,green beans ,cooked chicken ,broccoli.

It’s important to know that treats even low calorie should make only 10% of your pets daly diet.

The Healthy Way for your Dog to Lose Weight is Through Exercising 

Normally your dog should have his regular going outside running routine, burning calories naturally ,but nowadays our dogs mostly are living in flats and don’t really have they normal running space . That’s why we should control food and calories intake more then before.

You should talk to your vet to start a new exercise routine.Vet needs to give you right direction about diet and exercise ideal for your dog exactly,that should result in rate of 1-2% weight loss per week.

Sometimes is easy lose weight but it’s harder  maintain that ideal weight . So that’s why your vet should monitor your dog every month to maintain ideal weight.

Of course your vet should recommend  the best food and to ensure that your pet is staying at healthy weight.

 

By Imrana Sljivo DVM

This is Dangerous Pet Feeding

In this article i will tell you about a dangerous practice of feeding your pets mostly cats and dogs with now popular vegetarian or vegan food.

 Many vegans or vegetarians make also their pets vegans or vegetarians even if those poor animals don’t really want that.

They force them to live  “ healty life” thinking that they are helping them to live longer or maybe other reason ,but in reality they can do them a lot of harm.If you feed your pet like this you are crippling their body to heal itself.

Dogs any Cats have Teeth designed to eat meat

Your dog has the teeth specially created for the food they are born to digest.They are made to shear flesh of bones and rip.Their molars are pointed and that’s for a reason . Surely not made for eating plants .

Digestion of a Carnivore 

The carnivore stomach is short and simple and very acidic.It can move food quickly and deal with pathogens from the fresh meat .For example when cat eat mouse or when dog is in the wild and eats whole pray.

For break down fruit and vegetables they need more  time because  their digestive tract is not that complex.They tend to masticate their food many times, even the carnivores don’t engage in chewing at all.They rip their food into peaces and get them into their bellies.

The veggies and plants ,seeds and grains simply travel through your pets stomach because it can’t be break down ,just pass out as waste. Also don’t have enzymes in the saliva to break down of carbs and starches in the diet .Your dog or cat doesn’t produce cellulase to break down fibrous plant cell walls .The pancreas  need to produce enough amylase and work over time,also  produce lipase and proteases to digest fats and proteins.Pets do not produce enough amylase to process the starch. Feeding a 100% plant  can stress the pancreas compromising its ability to function normally. They also don’t produce the strains of gut bacteria necessary to break down cellulose.

It’s true that wild dogs and cats sometimes eats grass, berries and seasonally plants specially if they don’t have anything else to eat  ,they are not so strict carnivores ,but their intake of plant based food is not more  then 20% of diet. Cats are strict carnivores ,they are born predators.

The reasearch show that dog can develop over time ability to digest starch when they are constantly fed with grain based food .They can up regulate amylase production.

But their body's weren’t made to live this way .people sometimes out of too much love make them pets live horrible way all because their private frustrations.One of the things is when they put their pets in small flats ,but that’s another topic.

Writen by Imrana Sljivo DVM 

26.08.2024