What are the misunderstandings about pet feeding
1. Feeding rice and the internal organs of livestock
Feeding white rice and internal organs can easily cause pet skin problems, such as eczema, dandruff, itching and other skin problems. This is true for dogs and cats. Eating too much offal can easily lead to vitamin poisoning and bone problems. It is recommended to feed pets offal at regular intervals. In addition, dogs who eat rice for a long time can easily lead to hypertrophy of their lower bodies, resulting in non-standard body shapes.
2. Feeding marine fish
Fish has bones inside, and pets will not spit out bones when they eat fish, they are easy to get bones stuck in their throats during the process of eating fish , causing discomfort. Moreover, fish bones contain substances such as calcium and phosphorus, and long-term consumption by cats can easily lead to urinary calculi diseases. In addition, squid, squid and some shellfish contain some ingredients that are not suitable for cats to eat, and cats are prone to indigestion and gastrointestinal disorders after eating. In addition, some seafood may also cause inflammation of the cat’s skin. It is recommended that the pet owner want the cat to taste the food before feeding the cat, and then give the appropriate amount of food after the cat has no abnormal reaction.
3. Feeding fish bones and chicken bones
Dogs are always used to eating Swallowing food without chewing it is one of the reasons dogs often experience vomiting, diarrhea, or constipation. If the dog eats fish bones or chicken bones, this is likely to cause the bone to get stuck in the throat. Because these bones are hard and sharp, and sometimes even scratch the dog’s intestines, it is not recommended to feed the dog such bones. You can usually give dogs a small amount of pork or beef bones. Dogs chew bones just for grinding their teeth and hobbies. Eating bones may not make their bones stronger. Cats are even less suitable for eating bones, and their stomachs are more fragile.
4. Feed your own meals
The meals we eat contain a lot of oil and salt, and are often added with other condiments or spices. These foods are not suitable for feeding pets. Generally speaking, an adult cat or dog only needs to eat food with a salt content of 5%. Excessive intake of oil and salt is harmful to their health. Spicy food can easily stimulate some gastrointestinal problems in them, so pet owners must strictly control their behavior and protect their pets’ health.
5. Long-term feeding of raw meat
Pets really like to eat meat, but they cannot be fed for a long time. Feeding, it is easy to cause them to develop the bad habits of picky eaters and partial eclipses, and it is easy to cause them to have oral problems, such as: tooth decay, calculus, etc. Among them, the most common oral problems for pets are bad breath and bad breath. If you don’t want your home Pets stink, you must pay attention to this, remember to feed pets, do not spoil pets.
6. Feeding chocolate
The theobromine contained in chocolate can cause dogs to be poisoned after eating, and relevant figures show that a dog weighing about 1kg eats 9g Chocolate can be life-threatening, and poisoning can cause vomiting, diarrhea, frequent urination, dyspnea, and even death due to loss of cardiovascular function, so be sure not to let dogs eat chocolate.
7. Feeding milk and raw protein
That is, the nutritional value of milk is very high, but pets such as cats and dogs cannot digest milk very well. It is easy to cause diarrhea symptoms. In addition, be careful not to feed raw protein to cats, because raw protein contains an antibiotic protein substance, which will neutralize important vitamins in cats, and dead cats lack the ability to absorb vitamins.
