SA Nutrition Flashcards

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what are 2 concerns with rapid growth?

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  1. they can develop lifelong overconditioning (laying down too many adipocytes during growth)
  2. risk of juvenile orthopedic disease
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what are 2 concerns with excess calcium during the growth phase?

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  1. hormonal control over calcium regulation begins to mature at approx 6 months old, so before that every bit of calcium given to a dog will be passively absorbed
  2. risk of juvenile orthopedic disease due to excess dietary calcium
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if you see poor growth in a puppy, what are your two concerns?

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  1. concern for under-nutrition
  2. concern for underlying medical conditions (worms, foreign bodies)
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what are the concerns from an unbalanced diet?

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concern for nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism
-imbalance in calcium, phosphorous, and/or vitamins (esp low calcium:phosphorous ration on an all meat diet) can result in rickets

-rickets: defective bone mineralization in young animals due to hypovitaminosis D

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what are the challenges of gradual weight lost as OA management?

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  1. over-estimating calories burned during exercise
  2. focusing on exercise instead of weight management
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what is the best supplement for osteoarthritis management?

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omega-3 fatty acids, must provide cold water fish oil or algae?? some form that animal does not need to convert precursors

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