Preventing pet dogs from indigestion is the responsibility of every pet owner. After dogs become adults, the growth rate of various tissues and organs in the body starts from puppyhood. High growth turns into a gradual slowdown until it stops.

The nutritional needs of dogs include maintenance nutritional needs and specific physiological needs. Maintenance of nutritional needs refers to the requirements of a healthy dog for energy, protein, minerals, vitamins, etc., when the body's various nutrients are in a state of maintaining balance of payments without exercise.

Most dogs are gluttonous. Ingesting more nutrients than they need to maintain them can lead to obesity and many other diseases in dogs. 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.

Pregnant bitches

Due to the needs of embryonic development, the feeding amount and nutrient 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.

Lactating bitches

Not only to meet their own nutritional needs, but also to ensure lactation needs, the nutritional and energy needs 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.

Senior dogs

When dogs get old, due to the reduction in activity, some physiological changes occur in the body that affect the metabolic rate, energy requirements The amount naturally declines, and the digestive organs' ability to digest and absorb food is weakened. The food fed to the aged dog should be of good quality, rich in nutrients, and easy to chew. It is best to make the food semi-liquid.

Sick dogs

Due to disease, their appetite has decreased, so they should eat less and more meals, and provide them with special fragrance, good palatability, and easy digestion and absorption food.

Many reasons can lead to indigestion in dogs, and reasonable control of the amount of food is the main way to improve this problem. Note that the feeding method will be different in different situations, and the owner must learn how to adapt to the situation.