Puppy feeding amount

Generally speaking, the amount of dog food for your dog’s skull is 80% of the total food intake it needs for the whole day, plus complementary food snacks, etc., that is A day’s worth. Observe the dog's stool the next day. If it is soft and shapeless, it means that he fed too much the day before. After the total amount is reduced by one-fifth, continue observing the next day until the dog's stool becomes strips and can be picked up. Get up as well.
Puppies need more nutrients, so they are generally fed 3 to 4 times a day. Generally, they can start eating dog food (soaked) in about 1 to 2 months. After 3 months, they can gradually switch to dry dog ​​food. Adult dogs can eat dry dog ​​food twice a day, morning and evening. Therefore, if you are 996, it is not suitable to start raising a puppy that is too young.

The dangers of feeding compressed dry food to puppies

Almost 80% of newly purchased puppies die of dehydration caused by diarrhea! Dog owners can't help but think that it is simply caused by being cold without clothes. However, being cold is only one catalyst for diarrhea. The most fundamental cause of the fatal disease is dry dog ​​food that is easily ignored by owners!
The terrible tragedy will be staged step by step: after eating, some dogs know how to drink water, and some do not drink water at all. If you rest without moving, your skin pores will open completely and cold air will invade after you fall asleep. Especially in winter, puppies are not cold-tolerant, and their stomachs stop peristalsis due to cold. Dry dog ​​food needs to expand. The puppy's stomach is beginning to fully absorb water and digestive juices, and the puppy's belly begins to gradually expand.
A few hours later, the dog's stomach is still unable to digest too much food; the small intestine cannot bear the excess food, and begins to produce diarrhea, which is watery, and the cold in the stomach produces a lot of gas. In this way, the gastrointestinal mucosa is destroyed, and intestinal pathogenic bacteria take the opportunity to invade. He developed a habit of repeatedly having loose stools and even vomiting. After two or three times, he lost a lot of body fluids and developed severe black stools with bloody stools. If no action is taken at this time to add salt water in time to reduce inflammation, stop diarrhea, stop vomiting, and stop bleeding, which will cause stomach expansion, the puppy will soon return to being a dog!
Dry dog ​​food is equivalent to compressed biscuits, which swells when exposed to water. Its volume is three times that of dry food. The digestive glands of puppies are not fully developed, especially soon after weaning. In addition, puppies are full of food. There is no one degree of control over eating, so it is not difficult to understand overeating.

How to avoid diarrhea in puppies

1. You must start with diet and avoid feeding compressed dry dog ​​food directly. The dog food should be soaked in warm water like instant noodles, and after it is completely swollen, the water should be poured out before feeding.
2. Dogs should avoid drinking a lot of water and exercising excessively after eating. Cold is a catalyst for diarrhea. When the weather gets colder, you need to add pads to the kennel to help puppies keep warm.
3. If diarrhea occurs, feeding should be stopped for at least a few hours, and then some sugar saline or oral rehydration solution purchased over the counter can be given. Feed from the side of the syringe, and feed 10-15 ml every hour.Never cut off the water.
4. Use warm water packs and hot compresses on the stomach and abdomen to help expel bloating, and take Xiaozhang Multi-Enzyme Tablets orally to help reduce bloating.
5. Pay special attention to keeping warm at night. If possible, it is best to use a dog house, wrap its belly and cover it tightly with a quilt. If there is no condition, use a light bulb above 40W to shine on the outside of the cage, and surround it with a curtain to ensure that it is not cold and prevent the disease from getting worse, because most dogs die in the cold night!
6. If the above home protection measures are not detailed and there is no improvement within 6 hours from the onset of symptoms, please rush to the hospital for treatment. Time is of the essence.