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Feeding Healthy Dogs Flashcards

1
Q

What type of food should be fed to puppies?

A

Specific Purpose Food - Growth +/- Gestation/lactation

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2
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Puppies should be fed puppy food until when?

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80% of adult size

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Key nutritional factors for puppies

A 
Energy Density
Protein
Fat
Calcium and Phosphorus
Soluble Carbohydrate
Digestibility
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4
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Excessive nutrient intake puts puppies at risk for:

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Obesity

Developmental Orthopedic Disease

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5
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Increased dietary Ca2+ in puppy diets can cause

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Decreased osteoclast activity
Decreased bone remodeling
Decreased bone/cartilage maturation

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Key nutrient factors for young to middle aged dogs

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Energy Density
Protein
Fat
Fiber
Food texture
Calcium and Phosphorus
Sodium and Chloride
Antioxidants
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Health issues in dogs associated with obesity

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Metabolic
Functional
Disease Risk

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8
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Metabolic conditions of dogs associated with obesity

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Hyperlipidemia
Hyperinsulinemia
Glucose intolerance

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Functional conditions of dogs associated with obesity

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Joint stress
Dyspnea
Hypertension

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10
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Disease risks of dogs associated with obesity

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Diabetes mellitus
Dermatopathy
Immune Dysfunction
Tumor

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Key nutrients for working/athletic dogs

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Energy density
Protein
Fat
Fiber
Food Texture
Calcium and Phosphorus
Sodium and Chloride
Antioxidants
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Key nutrients for reproducing dogs

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Energy density
Protein
Fat
Soluble carbohydrate
Fiber
Calcium and phosphorus
Sodium and chloride
Digestibility
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13
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Puppies should gain how many kg of adult weight/day

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2-4 kg

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14
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Begin feeding puppies a growth/lactation food at what age?

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3 weeks

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15
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Puppies are weaned at what age?

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6-7 weeks

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Describe the feeding program for a bitch during weaning?

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Day prior to weaning give little/no food
Weaning day feed 1/4 of DER
Day after weaning feed 1/2 of DER
Second day after weaning feed 3/4 DER
Third day after weaning feed full DER
17
Q

Key nutrients for geriatric dogs

A 
Energy density
Protein
Fat
Fiber
Food Texture
Calcium and phosphorus
Sodium and chloride
Antioxidants
18
Q

Common health problems in aging dogs?

A

Obesity
Musculoskeletal
Chronic Kidney disease
Decreased Cognitive function

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