Great Dane Feeding

Foreign standard 1300g meat food, with an equal amount of bread (biscuits) or 5 cups of dry food mixed with 3 cups of hot water. According to China's national conditions and the actual situation in various places, the feeding method is: chicken intestines from the slaughterhouse, 1500-2000g raw every day, cornmeal, wheat and broken rice, a total of about 500g, add 1% salt, soak and add carrots and greens. Put it into a pot and cook it into gruel, mix with 10% fish meal, 2% bone meal, cod liver oil powder, and oxytetracycline calcium powder and feed it, 2 meals a day, regularly and quantitatively. Fresh water in the basin cannot be cut off.

Feeding of Great Dane during pregnancy and lactation

Great Dane female dogs must be dewormed before mating. During the first 30 days of pregnancy, if the fetus is still small, there is no need to add special feed to the female dog. , the fetus develops rapidly after 30 days, and the demand for various nutrients continues to increase. At this time, the female dog should be fed three times a day, and should also be appropriately supplemented with protein-rich foods, calcium and vitamins, etc. After 50 days of pregnancy, when the fetus has grown and its abdominal cavity is full, it needs to eat more and less. The female dog must be fed enough milk-producing food from 5 days before giving birth to 20 days after giving birth. Cook millet porridge with chicken carcass and add brown sugar and milk as the main food. Add boiled eggs, fish, chicken intestines and other lactation-inducing foods, and return the female dog to normal adult dog feeding 30 days after giving birth.

Feeding times are generally scheduled during the day to accommodate the animals' general activities. If you eat three meals a day, you can have breakfast around 8 o'clock, lunch around 1 o'clock, and dinner around 6 o'clock.

Great Dane Feeding Precautions

The composition and quantity of food are basically the same as those for 2-month-old dogs. Because the Great Dane is growing up significantly every day, the amount should be increased appropriately. Generally, every 3-5 days, the amount needs to be increased by 1/5 on the original basis. Note that you can add a little salt to the food you prepare yourself. The body size and bone thickness of a puppy when they grow up are determined by genetics and have little to do with how much they eat and their nutritional status. During the growth and development stage, all parts of the puppy's body do not grow in a balanced manner. From birth to 3 months old, the body mainly grows and gains weight. At 4-5 months, the body length mainly increases. After 7 months, the body height mainly increases. Therefore, during the growth and development period, it is necessary to pay attention to nutritional balance and ensure sufficient nutrients.

However, if a puppy eats too much, it is easy to hurt the stomach and affect gastrointestinal function. If a puppy eats too little, it cannot ensure the nutrients needed for the growth and development of the body. The body will become thin, have poor resistance, and will easily get sick. Great Danes in the growth and development period are generally fed food with balanced nutritional content. There are many kinds of dog food specially designed for puppies on the market, and owners can choose to buy them according to their needs.