What happens if your dog is overnourished?

May 11,2024
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The consequences of overnutrition in dogs

1. Overfeeding leads to deficiency diseases, which are caused by the lack of specific ingredients in the diet. Toxicity, caused by excess of a specific ingredient.

2. Dogs that consume too much protein and minerals, such as phosphorus, sodium, etc., can easily increase the dog’s risk index of kidney disease or worsen the kidney disease.

3. If the dog has overnutrition and obesity during pregnancy, it can easily induce gestational hypertension and cause dystocia in the dog.

4. Osteoscurvy causes pain and swelling around the growth plates of long bones. It is generally believed that this disease is caused by vitamin C deficiency caused by rapid growth and excessive vitamin D supplementation.

5. The direct impact of excess nutrition on dogs is obesity, which in turn causes high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes and other diseases.

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