Nutrition Of Cats And Dogs Flashcards
What is basal metabolic rate?
Minimum energy needed to keep an organism functioning at rest
What is gross energy?
Total energy in food (not all is available for use in animals)
What is digestible energy?
Gross energy -energy lost in faeces
What is metabolise energy?
Gross energy - (energy lost in faeces and urine)
If an animal is underweight, how much does it need feeding?
More than recommend than if it was a healthy weight
How many numbers are in the body condition score? What is ideal?
9
4-5
When should feeding be increased during a bitches gestation? How much should it be increased?
Third trimester
1.5X maintenance energy requirement
For lactating bitches, what is the food energy requirement?
3 - 4 times the maintenance energy requirement, or ad libitum
What age are puppies weaned? When should they be fully weaned?
3-4 weeks
6-8 weeks
At what age does a puppy reach half it’s mature weight?
6 months
What age do dogs reach maturity? (Dependent on breed)
12-24 months
At 6 months of age, what percentage are cats of their mature weight?
75%
For orphan puppies/kittens, how often should they be fed at 0-2 weeks? How often at 4-5 weeks?
10 times a day (every 2 hours)
5 times a day (every 4 hours)
How much food do working dogs require?
Twice their maintenance energy requirements
Which vitamins do dogs require?
A D E K B
Why do dogs not require vitamin C?
They can synthesise it unlike Guinea Pigs
Why do cats require taurine and dogs do not?
Cats cannot synthesise taurine from other amino acids unlike dogs
Why can’t cats eat dog food only?
They require taurine which is not in dog food, as dogs can synthesise it from other amino acids
Why do cats need vitamin A from meat?
They cannot convent B carotene from veg
Cats need which vitamin more than dogs?
B
What age are the following... Kittens/puppy? Young adult? Mature adult? Senior?
<1
1+
7+
11+
How many meals do cats need a day?
Many - 10/20
Eat lone, solitary predators
How many meals do dogs need a day?
2-3
What type of reproduces are cats?
Seasonal polyoestrus
Induced ovulates
How long is a cat pregnancy?
64 days
At what age do kittens ear canal open?
14 days
At what age are cats able to hold their head up?
3 day
What is the heart rate of a kitten/
220-260 bpm
What is the RR of kittens?
15-35
At what age can kittens spontaneously urinate/defacate?
3 weeks
What type of breeders are dogs?
diestrus a period of sexual inactivity between recurrent periods of oestrus
What is the average pregnancy length for a dog?
63 days
The resp rate of a puppy is 15-35, like the kitten. How fast is the heart rate of a puppy?
200 BPM
At what age do puppies’ eyes and ear canals open?
2 weeks
