Are you giving a nutritious diet to your dog?

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There has been a lot of research in the field of veterinary nutrition to determine the role and most effective dose of nutrients essential to the health and well-being of animals. From mere survival, giving the minimum required for the animal to stay alive, the concept of diet was developed, making for more beautiful and active pets. Now, we have moved to the concept of nutrition including plant extracts, minerals, proteins, etc. Titanium Backup Pro APK downloadAlso, the needs of dogs depend on their age and size.

According to the market surveys, it has been seen that in the last 30 years, the food prepared by the major pet food manufacturers has had a positive effect on the living conditions of dogs. It is estimated that the life expectancy of dogs has increased by 3 years in the last 15 years.

Most often, we feed our pets on the diet which is very close to ours, forgetting that dogs are carnivores. The size and shape of a carnivore’s organs are very different from ours: jaws are mode for cutting and not chewing, no predigestion with saliva but a disproportionate stomach to digest preys swallowed in a gulp and very short bowels ill-suited to digesting most cereals.

Dogs swallow their foods without tasting it. The food reaches the stomach in the form of chunks. Digestion is fast and foodstuffs not adapted to a carnivorous diet are rejected in   large quantities. And here lies the need and importance of a nutritive diet for dogs.

A nutritive diet implies developing, sustaining and providing energy to the body, alongwith a preventive and curative dimension. It has been researched that proteins, minerals, trace elements, vitamins and lipids are essential for body development and maintenance while lipids and carbohydrates provide energy. Specific nutrients such as antioxidants, clays, etc act as preventive agents while certain nutrients have therapeutic or convalescence value, helping pets recover from a number of ailments.

Dog food can be formulated in two ways: nutritional and ingredients. The nutritional approach means combining in one single food a complex jigsaw of just the right amount of about fifty nutrients needed to satisfy the above four nutritional objectives. On the other hand, the ingredients approach merely consists of a simple list of visible elements entering into the composition of a food. A standard ingredient food consists of about 15 nutrients. Thus, a home-cooked food cannot provide all the nutrients needed for your pet’s health. Only a nutritional approach food can provide all the vital elements.

A balanced diet is readily available in the form of pet foods at your disposal. Select the right product according to your pet’s needs.

Royal Canin
Veterinary Diet range

The Royal Canin Veterinary Diet range offers a new vision of veterinary dietetics: treat the animal as well as the disease. Each Veterinary Diet regime goes beyond the treatment of a specific pathology, taking into account the risks associated with individual diseases in order to integrate all the factors which help cure the animal. It comprises of 39 new products to meet most of the requirements of veterinarians’ clients to include 18 new dry foods, 18 new moist foods and 3 instant diets. It offers different diets for mobility support canine, obesity canine, hypoallergenic and synergistic antioxidant complex diet.

Royal Canin & the Waltham centre for pet nutrition have decided to pool their activities and expertise in pursuing the same objective : Improving health & longevity of dogs.

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