Pet owners are responsible for managing the gastrointestinal health of dogs. Under normal circumstances, when a dog becomes an adult, the growth rate of various tissues and organs in the body starts from puppyhood. The high-speed growth transformed into a gradual slowdown until it stopped. The nutritional needs of dogs include maintenance nutritional needs and specific physiological needs. If the dog is fed unreasonably, it is easy to cause indigestion in the dog's stomach. So, what are the ways to avoid gastrointestinal indigestion in dogs?

Most dogs are gluttonous. Consuming more nutrients than they need for maintenance can lead to obesity in dogs, which in turn can complicate many other diseases. Therefore, the amount of food for an adult dog should depend on the dog's size and daily energy expenditure.

Adult dogs in a special physiological stage will have corresponding changes in their digestion and absorption of food and their nutritional needs.

(1) Pregnant bitches: Due to the needs of embryonic development, the feeding amount and nutritional level of food can be appropriately increased. Also, the female dog's stomach cannot relax properly because the uterus takes up a lot of space in the abdomen. Therefore, it is best to eat small meals frequently to improve the palatability of food.

(2) Lactating bitches: not only to meet their own nutritional needs, but also to ensure the need for lactation, the need for nutrition and energy will suddenly increase. Therefore, during this period, the bitch needs to be provided with high-energy, nutritious and tasty food, and the amount of food needs to be increased.

(3) Aged dog: When the dog gets old, due to the reduction of activity, some physiological changes that affect the metabolic rate occur in the body, the demand for energy naturally decreases, and the digestive organs can digest and absorb food. If the ability is weakened, the food fed to the elderly dog should be of good quality, rich in nutrients and easy to chew. It is best to make the food semi-liquid.

(4) Sick dogs: Due to illness, their appetite has decreased, and they should eat less and eat more frequently, and provide them with food with special fragrance, good palatability, and easy digestion and absorption.