Diet dog food is produced by many manufacturers and is used only if the animal has certain health problems as directed by the veterinarian. A healthy dog does not need diet food, as it should receive more energy and nutrients for active life.
Types of Diet Food
Both dry and wet food can be used as a dietary supplement. This diversity allows you to quickly restore the health of the animal after the disease and treatment with medications.
Each feed has its own advantages, which only a doctor can more fully talk about. Diet dry dog food is a dried mixture. It can take the form of flour, large particles or briquettes.
Wet foods are packaged in airtight tins, which allows them to stay fresh longer. They consist of meat pieces that are in sauce or jelly. In addition to meat, certain vegetables or cereals can be added to the feed.
Features of the choice of feed
Despite the wide variety of manufacturers and varieties of feed, it is sometimes difficult to choose the right one for your pet. In this case, you must definitely rely on the recommendations of the veterinarian, who, based on the whole picture of the disease and treatment of the animal, will help you choose the best option.
Hills diet dog food is very popular among dog breeders. When choosing, be sure to pay attention to the information indicated on the package. It is especially important to determine whether this product is suitable for the breed, weight and age of the dog.
Dietary dog food can have different prices. It is better to choose the average price category in premium and super premium feeds. In this case, you don’t have to overpay for the brand, but the quality of the feed will comply with all standards.
In what cases is a diet prescribed?
Most often, diet food is prescribed in the presence of food allergies in the animal. More than others, small breeds of dogs are susceptible to this disease. Aging animals are also recommended to be fed diet food. This is due to a decrease in motor activity, as a result of which the dog begins to gain weight, which negatively affects its health.
In addition, with the help of the diet you can maintain the health of the dog in the presence of diseases:
- cardiovascular system (mainly with hypertension or heart failure);
- urinary system (cystitis, urolithiasis, kidney disease);
- allergic etiology (caused by the presence of flavors in the diet or digestive system disorders).
Dietary dog food contains medicinal herbs and adsorbents of natural origin. With their help, the body's work is quickly restored. In addition, in such feeds there are no additives and enhancers of taste and smell, which in most cases are the cause of an allergic reaction in a dog.
How does diet food affect the body?
In case of cardiovascular diseases, the use of specialized feeds improves the myocardial function due to the reduced sodium content. Dietary dog food is high in taurine and carnitine, which support the work of myocytes (heart muscle cells).
For the treatment of diseases of the kidneys and urinary system, feeds with a low content of protein and phosphorus are used. The high quality of the products used for the manufacture of dietary feeds ensures their high quality and price.
Hills food for dogs is prescribed for any diseases localized in the animal’s body (including for the prevention of tartar and plaque, in the postoperative period, for metabolic disorders, treatment of acute and chronic forms of diseases of the digestive, cardiovascular systems and supporting motor apparatus).
This food is produced in the Netherlands, has a proven therapeutic effect and meets all quality requirements, so it has become widespread among dog breeders.