Ways to Avoid Dog Indigestion

Ways to avoid dog gastrointestinal indigestion:

1. Pregnant female dog: In order to enable the healthy development of the embryo, it is necessary to appropriately increase the amount of food and the intake of nutrients. Moreover, because the uterus occupies a large amount of abdominal space in female dogs, the stomach cannot relax normally. Therefore, it is recommended to eat small meals and feed easy-to-digest foods.

2. Lactating female dog: At this time, not only the nutritional needs of the female dog itself must be met, but also the nutrients in the milk must be sufficient. Therefore, during this period, it is necessary to provide high-energy and nutritious food for the female dog, and increase the amount of food.

3. Aged dogs: When the dog gets old, the amount of exercise will decrease, the natural metabolism of the body will also slow down, the energy level required by the body will also decrease, and the function of the digestive organs in the body will also weaken. Therefore, the food to be fed should be of good quality. Nutritious and easy to chew and absorb.

4. Sick dogs: due to illness and loss of appetite, they should also eat less and more meals. It is better to provide them with food with good palatability and easy digestion and absorption.

Dog gastrointestinal indigestion prevention and treatment methods:

1. First stop feeding the dog for one day, and then give digestible liquid food such as vegetable soup and porridge after 24 hours. During the period, give the conditioning treatment of probiotics that can invigorate the stomach and help digestion. The more common ones are Gudeng probiotics, which are imported from Denmark , Excellent reputation among similar products.

2. If you have loose stools or watery stools mixed with mucus and blood, you can take gentamicin and berberine orally. For severe dehydration, sugar saline, normal saline, and compound sodium chloride can be given. Take the above treatment measures and strengthen nursing, 2 to 3 days can be fully recovered.

3. The prevention of this disease is mainly to adopt correct feeding and management methods. Feed regularly and quantitatively. Cubs under one year old can be fed four to five times a day, and adult dogs two to three times a day. The food should be processed and cooked, the variety should be diversified, and the combination of coarse and fine grains, such as rice, noodles, corn, sweet potatoes, celery, carrots, cabbage, cooked meat, bone soup, etc., can be used to ensure the balanced intake of various nutrients for dogs , to meet the needs of growth and development. Processed cooked meat products such as ham sausage should not be fed frequently.

4. In addition, fruits can be given appropriately, especially for cubs. The food should be kept fresh to prevent freezing and mildew, and the eating utensils should be cleaned and disinfected after each use, and should not be mixed with other dogs.