Introduction to prescription food

Prescription food is a special prescription meal for sick cats. ,
Each of them has its own characteristics: for example, the kidney formula pursues low protein, the pancreas formula pursues low fat, the professional diet for joint diseases will add ingredients such as ammonia sugar, and the special diet for heart disease will add coenzyme q10, etc. They are all specialized For sick dogs.

Be careful when feeding prescription food

Once something has the function of curing a disease, it immediately becomes sacred. For example, various anti-cancer foods...prescription foods are no exception. There are always those who think that medical products are of high quality, regardless of whether they are suitable or not, and feed them to the dogs first. Or some dogs have had urinary tract infections before, and the scoundrels are worried about recurrence, so they keep feeding the dogs urinary tracts. System prescription food.
What we often encounter is that if a dog has diarrhea, he needs to be sent to the hospital for a checkup. The doctor said it was enteritis and he needed to be given prescription intestinal food. Ask, how long does it take? A better doctor will say that eating until you poop is normal. A shady doctor will say that your dog needs to eat all the time, and eating prescription food can prevent diarrhea.
If a dog has a urinary tract infection or stones, some doctors will take the initiative to recommend prescription food. For example, my friend’s cat had a urinary tract infection a few years ago (related to estrus). After neutering, the doctor asked him to feed it a prescription. Food, she has been feeding her until now...
In addition, making prescription food these days does not require any qualifications, anyone can make prescription food, and various doctors and manufacturers are making prescription food in endlessly. Prescription food, like human nutritional meals, requires a specialized nutrition team to prepare. Therefore, prescription food that is not produced by reputable manufacturers (Hills, Royal), or is even produced by veterinarians in their own names is not recommended. Buy.

Correct feeding method of prescription food

As mentioned earlier, prescription food is a prescription meal for dog diseases. So, you only need to eat when you are sick, and eat as needed.
Situations where you need to eat prescription food all the time:
Especially chronic diseases, such as chronic pancreatitis, diabetes, obesity, chronic arthritis, chronic renal failure, nephritis, heart disease, and chronic poisoning causing organ damage wait.
To summarize, all those with damaged organs, or persistent or chronic damage, must eat prescription food. This is a must.

Situations when you do not need to eat prescription food:

Acute symptom onset, poisoning, indigestion, intestinal flora disorder, parasites (diarrhea caused by coccidia, trichomonas, etc.), various Bacterial infections (urinary tract infections), skin diseases, congenital diseases, and attempts to prevent certain diseases.
To summarize, there is no need to take prescription food during the treatment of acute illness. Because most of the time, I have to stop eating and rely on infusion.

You can choose to eat prescription food for a period of time, and then return to a normal diet.:

Recovery period from acute digestive system diseases, recovery period from acute poisoning, and temporary organ damage caused by other diseases. These can be used to resume eating after the disease is cured.
For example: viral enteritis (parvovirus, canine distemper) recovery period, viral myocarditis recovery period, etc.
There is one situation that requires additional explanation, and that is urinary system stones
Stones are divided into ingredients, and prescription foods are generally for magnesium ammonium phosphate stones. This is caused by excessive calcium supplementation or long-term drinking of hard water. It is useless against acidic stones. Feeding prescription food directly for a long time without testing the pH value of urine or confirming the composition of the stones is irresponsible to the health of the dog. After all, if you eat this kind of prescription food that adjusts the pH value, Too much can even cause stones.

Don’t add other things when feeding prescription food

As mentioned above, the nutritional quality of prescription food itself is not very good. Dogs who eat it for a long time will develop fur. It becomes worse and the resistance becomes lower. At this time, some dogs will add some additional complementary food, or mix it with other dog food. If the dog is recovering from an acute illness, this will have less impact. If the dog is being treated for a chronic disease, doing so may render the prescription food "ineffective," especially for cats and dogs with diabetes. Doing so may make the disease more serious.
I suggest that as long as you feed the prescribed food, don’t give any other food. This way the chance of problems is minimal, especially for newbies.