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The Hurry Diarrhea Puppy
from:Every puppy must, eventually, be taught to depend upon something besides milk for his food. This process is called weaning and constitutes the changing of a pup's diet from liquid to solid. Most dog owners consider weaning to be that instant in time when one takes a pup from his mother. But the fact is that weaning actually takes place both before and after a pup is separated from his mother. During that time his digestive system is learning to digest the foods he will be eating for the rest of his life. Just like all learning experiences, the steps of weaning must be taken slowly or the pup's digestive system will rebel, and "hurry diarrhea" or dysentery will be the result.
An improperly weaned puppy often finds himself with nothing but strange food to eat, strange people pawing over it, and a strange environment surrounding it. As a result of this physical and psychological trauma, he will likely develop anorexia. As the puppy adjusts emotionally to his new environment, anorexia is followed by an enormous hunger. The hunger becomes so great that he will even eat the strange food that he has not learned to digest yet. If he is allowed to eat such a diet, the pup begins to suffer from alternating bouts of diarrhea and constipation.
These constant bouts with diarrhea and constipation lead to poor food absorption and injury to the lining of the intestines. Finally, the degenerative changes progress through the entire wall of the intestines. The intestines become sluggish and may stop their movement altogether. Ultimately, there is a disappearance of the intestinal lining. The intestinal wall may become as thin as tissue paper. The pup then rapidly becomes emaciated and dehydrated. He will eventually die unless proper remedial actions are taken immediately.
The secret to preventing hurry diarrhea is a full understanding of what it is. The "hurry" is used because the dog owner tried to push the puppy too fast with a food his intestinal tract was not yet ready for. Food which might be perfectly suitable for an adult dog was fed too soon to a puppy that has just been weaned.
When you have gotten in too big a hurry and hurry diarrhea occurs, you need to back up and start all over again. Return to the bland, simply digested foods that should be fed to a pup just learning to eat solid food, and then train his intestine to handle each new food in succession. At the same time, you must contend with an irritated, perhaps diseased intestine, which complicates your efforts considerably. There is no fast cure for hurry diarrhea. What your puppy needs is a little slow and easy treatment as well as a patient owner.
Tube Feeding Your Puppy Part 1
A safe way to nurse a newborn puppy without the risk of strangulation is by using a feeding tube The equipment needed for tube feeding an orphaned or abandoned puppy is quite simple You will need a #8 or a #10 French infant feeding tube, a hypodermic syringe, and a substitute for motherand#39;s milk The tube and syringe are disposable and can be thrown away after each use On the other hand, ther.....More on Blue Dog Food
The Growing Puppy
After the puppy has been weaned, he can begin to learn how to handle and digest different types of new foods During the next 12 to 18 months of his life, he will continue to learn how to cope with the variety of new foods he eats For the first six to eight months of that period the puppy will be both growing and using nutrients and energy at an incredible rate If a food is fed containing ing.....More on Blue Dog Food
The Proper Feeding Procedure For your Puppy
The growing puppy should be weighed once a week for the first six months of his life The weekly growth rate, which starts from weaning to six months, should be very constant that it forms a straight line when plotted on a graph The amount of food consumed by a fast growing puppy should be increased at almost the same rate as the puppyand#39;s growth The only way to make sure this increase in food .....More on Blue Dog Food
Three Steps To Determine How Much Food To Give Your Puppy
To determine the amount of food to begin with when you start feeding a growing puppy, apply the following steps: Step 1: Find a puppy feeding chart and determine the number of calories per pound of body weight your puppy should have for his age For example, a 7 week old pup weighing five pounds needs 400 calories every day Step 2: Divide the number of calories contained in a pound of .....More on Blue Dog Food
Vitamin Mineral Sources Part 2 The Magic of Liver
Milk and cheese are probably the only important sources of calcium and phosphorus among the foods that are not fed as much as they should to dogs, especially as sources of these minerals Magnesium is found in nuts and beans, potassium in almost any natural ingredient Most trace minerals in a natural diet are derived from the natural ingredients Liver: Newborn puppies, dying from the and#39;and#39;f.....More on Blue Dog Food
Dog Food: 5 Types Of Commercial Dog Food You Might Want To Consider
Just a few years ago, feeding your dog was so much simpler compared to todayand#39;s nutritional advice I remember when my parentand#39;s dog ate whatever the whole family would eat, including dessert! In addition to table scraps, he also ate commercial dog food That dog had a happy life and lived well into his mid-teens without contracting any serious illness or disease Picking a commercial dog food w.....More on Blue Dog Food
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