Pay attention to nutrition control from childhood.
The nutritional status of dogs can usually be judged according to the fullness of their muscles, especially the accumulation of subcutaneous fat, and the state and gloss of their coats can also be used as a reference standard. Or compare it with dogs of the same age. The degree of nutrition marks the general trend of the body's material metabolism. Dogs show plump muscles, full subcutaneous fat, glossy coat, perfect body and no prominent bones, which is a sign of good nutrition.
Malnourished dogs are characterized by emaciation, unkempt coat, lackluster skin, lack of elasticity and obvious skeleton. Malnourished dogs are often accompanied by listlessness and physical weakness. Nutritional wasting is a common clinical disease. If the dog is wasting rapidly in a short period of time, the main consideration is the possibility of having abnormal fever or the result of a large amount of water loss due to abnormal gastroenteritis and frequent diarrhea. If the course of disease develops slowly, it is mostly chronic consumptive diseases (mainly chronic infectious diseases, parasitic diseases, chronic digestive disorders or metabolic disorders, etc.). In addition, all young animals should pay attention to malnutrition, anemia, rickets, vitamin A deficiency, myopathy and other nutritional and metabolic disorders. High malnutrition is cachexia, which is an important indicator of poor prognosis.
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And physical development can generally be determined according to the degree of development of bones and muscles. In order to judge accurately, measuring instruments can be used to measure the dog's weight, body length, body height, chest circumference and other values. Generally, according to the measurement results, the physique can be divided into big, medium and small, or well-developed and stunted. The size of the physique can mainly be used as a reference for the degree of development.
Well-developed dogs are symmetrical in structure, muscular and strong. A strong physique not only produces well, but also has strong resistance to diseases. Most stunted dogs are short in stature and asymmetrical in structure, especially stunted and small in size in childhood.
Therefore, we should pay attention to nutrition supplement in the puppy's childhood, especially in the rapid growth period. For medium and large-sized dogs, we should properly supplement some calcium, but we can't blindly supplement it. Once it is supplemented too much, it won't be beneficial to the dog, but will cause many adverse effects.