Samoyed Dog (Definite Introduction)
With the advancement of society and the improvement of people’s living standards, more and more people are raising pets. However, scientific pet raising has not yet achieved the ideal effect. Many owners mistakenly believe that expensive items are good ones. of. Eating it for a long time is good for pets. This is actually a misunderstanding.
Some dog and cat owners simply feed their dogs and cats meat products or liver without feeding other foods, so that their dogs and cats gradually develop the bad habit of eating no other food except meat and liver. In addition, urban dogs and cats are mostly kept indoors and rarely bask in the sun or exercise, so the incidence of osteochondrosis (adults) or rickets (juvenile) in dogs and cats is increasing; dogs and cats who are fed liver every day will not suffer from osteochondrosis. In addition to disease or rickets, it can also cause vitamin A and vitamin D poisoning. After dogs and cats suffer from osteomalacia or rickets, they appear healthy on the surface. However, as the osteomalacia or rickets progress, their gastrointestinal functions weaken, resulting in reduced eating, weakness, reduced movement, loose stools, and unwillingness to climb. Climbing high places makes you even more afraid of jumping from high places. Teeth develop smaller than usual and fall out easily. When touching the intersection of ribs and costal cartilage, there is a bead-like swelling.
In young dogs and cats with severe disease, the waist and spine are sunken, and the pelvic cavity becomes smaller. Due to the stool, it is difficult to defecate, constipation often occurs, and the hands and feet are weak, especially the hind limbs.
Various dogs and cats suffered limb bone fractures or waist and spine injuries due to jumping from people's arms or jumping from the bed. Some were paralyzed from the rear and had to die peacefully.
Adult female dogs are prone to postpartum calcium deficiency convulsions after giving birth. Laboratory testing of serum calcium shows that it is basically normal or slightly lower at the beginning of the disease, and decreases in severe cases.
Why do dogs and cats that simply feed meat or liver develop osteomalacia or rickets?
The reason is that meat and liver contain less calcium and more phosphorus. The ratio of calcium to phosphorus in ordinary dog and cat food is 1.2-1.4:1 for dogs and 0.9-1.1:1 for cats. The ratio of calcium to phosphorus in raw meat is 1:10-32.5, and the ratio of fresh liver is 1:36, which is too different from the normal calcium and phosphorus ratio required by dogs and cats. Therefore, osteomalacia or rickets can easily occur.
In fact, it is not that liver cannot be eaten, but that it cannot be eaten regularly. Eating it occasionally is beneficial to the health of pets. Editor’s instruction: Never use your own dog as a guinea pig.
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