Analysis of the reasons why dogs do not gain weight

Gastrointestinal reasons

Puppies themselves have weak gastrointestinal conditions, especially many puppies just bought from pet shops and dog farms. Because I had not been eating well since I was a child, I would easily have loose stools and loose stools no matter what I ate in my new home, and my natural absorption ability was not much better.

With poor absorption ability, it’s useless no matter how nutritious you eat~

Genetic reasons

I believe everyone knows that obesity and thinness are genetically influenced. Naturally, some people are born with the ability to "hardly gain weight no matter how much they eat", while others can become "fat even if they drink cold water"~

Reason for dog food

The nutrition of poor dog food is naturally not much better. Although the protein and other aspects of the ingredient list meet the standards, the absorption rate is far lower than that of good dog food.

So we can see that the better the dog food, the smaller the recommended daily consumption, and the more general the dog food, the higher the recommended daily consumption. Because dog food manufacturers also know that the absorption rate of their own dog food is a problem~

For example, a dog food that also contains more than 30% protein and whose main protein comes from meat has a much higher natural digestion and absorption rate than a dog food whose protein mainly comes from plants. After all, dogs are carnivorous digesting animals~

List of dog food ingredients with low absorption: dog food with high content of bone meal, gluten components, crude fiber, plant protein, stone powder (bentonite clay), etc.

Causes of illness

A life is composed of all the functions of the body coexisting in harmony. Once there is a problem in one part, other parts will be affected to varying degrees. We can see this from people's illness experiences. Are all people who have just recovered from a serious illness particularly thin?

For emaciation caused by illness, the illness is the most serious, and gentle care of the body is the main thing to avoid the burden on the body caused by excessive supplements~

Serious ways to gain weight

Change dog food

If the dog food happens to be the type with low absorption rate listed above, then change it. It’s dog food that’s easy to digest and absorb.

In addition, during the puppy stage, try to choose good dog food to avoid damage to the gastrointestinal tract. I guess that so many newcomers in the dog friend group always have a "glass stomach" when the puppies are first picked up, and this is inseparable from the seller's choice of cheap dog food.

Gastrointestinal conditioning

For babies who are born with weak gastrointestinal constitution, they need to go through a period of gastrointestinal conditioning to get out of the dilemma of "soft stools every three days".

We can feed some stomach-nourishing foods such as yam, millet porridge, etc., and focus on dietary therapy, slowly adjusting the condition. Avoid eating bones, bone meal, etc.

Products to help absorption

Appropriately give some products to help digestion and absorption, such as yogurt, lactase tablets, dry yeast tablets, multi-enzyme tablets, stomach and digestion tablets, etc.

Increase dietAmount

For example, the standard recommended daily grams of dog food, add some on top of this.

Meat snack

Meat protein is a high-quality protein, and it is also the easiest protein to digest and absorb for dogs. So, on top of the existing basic meals, add one or two extra meals. If you add more meat, you will gain weight~

Fat intake

Fats and oils are high in calories. If you increase your fat intake, you will naturally gain weight. This is why you can’t eat greasy food during weight loss~

Eating too much animal fat is not healthy. I still recommend extra virgin olive oil. Just pour some on your dog’s food.

Irregular ways to promote obesity

I am writing about the improper methods to promote obesity, but I don’t want you to use them, because this is without considering the future health of the dog.

Growth hormone (hormone)

This was mentioned by a newbie group friend, and then I checked it out, and found that it really does exist... and it was specifically marked "for dog farms" ...Do you still believe in those "good dogs" who weigh three months in two months at the dog farm?

If you say it’s not hormones, I believe even you don’t believe it.

If you are not afraid of CHD in your dog that will be induced by "oxygen" (Baidu "Dog Hip Dysplasia"), or this tumor or that cancer in a few years, then use it as you wish~

Having used it in so many dog ​​farms, it seems that the real effect of "promoting growth" is quite good.

Rice/Cornmeal Gains Weight

Have you ever noticed that dogs who eat rice or cornmeal get fatter than many mid- to high-end dogs who eat imported food?

Carbohydrates produce heat energy = 4 kcal/g

Protein produces heat = 4 kcal/g

Calories from fat = 9 kcal/g

After communicating with so many dog ​​friends, I found that dogs who eat a lot of rice/cornmeal are indeed prone to obesity... Ping An's mother checked the information, and the unified statement is that the amount is within a reasonable range, whether eating carbohydrates, verify the protein or carbohydrates Compounds are not easy to gain weight.

The main reason for obesity is excessive energy intake.

After all, meat is much more expensive than cornmeal and rice. One hundred grams of beef can be exchanged for at least two kilograms of rice. In other words, the energy brought by feeding beef at the same cost is only that of feeding rice/corn at the same cost.About one-tenth of the energy brought by rice noodles~