Healthy dog nutritions to know!

Whenever we talk about pets, we always end up talking about a healthy pet. A healthy pet is a pet free from any kind of disease and that has a tidy and wonderful skin. Now, a healthy pet needs two kind of treatment to be healthy.

1.    Internal  &

2.    External

By internal treatments, we mean a healthy food for the cat full of nutrition and powerful food elements. The external support is a routine workout and hygienic bath.

Today, we’re going to talk about the most important proteins for dogs.

★ Ideal proteins for dogs:

A living being needs protein as a fundamental element in their food. Dogs are not different. But, there are some special kinds of proteins a dog need in it’s food. All the proteins are not equal for dogs. There are some proteins that is easier for dogs to digest and provide a strong source of energy. Dogs usually require 20 amino acids.  Among which dogs synthesize 10 of it themselves 10 of the amino acids come from a nutritious meal. To utilize these amino acids , dogs need to digest the proteins. If the food is not properly digested, it will supply less benefit than a less protein food with good digested ability. The usable amount of amino acids in a  food is called `Biological Value’.

Eggs have the most biological value in it. It has a 100% rating for it’s providing power. Then, the Fish meal, which have almost 92% value. Among all the foods lamb, chicken and then beef meat provide the most digestible protein.

Technically, dogs need 1 gram of protein per pound of his body weight. The minimum percentage of protein for a dog is 18 to 29 %. An adult dog need 18 to 25% protein while a growing puppy needs 29% protein.

Ø The Best Source of Natural Protein:

Meats provide most of the protein dogs need. Like:

·       Turkey

·       Chicken

·       Fish

·       Lamb/Mutton

·       Duck

·       Venison

·       Beef

·       Rabbit

Ø Protein For Active Dogs:

·       Beef

·       Chicken

·       Pork

·       Duck     

·       Elk

Ø Protein For Overweight Dogs:

Vets recommend to give 2 or 3 % protein of the body weight. These proteins will help a dog to lose body weight:

·       Turkey

·       Elk

·       Rabbit

The ultimate answer is, choose your dog’s  meal based on highly digestible and usable protein. Good homemade foods can give strong energy to dogs. Make homemade foods while looking at the basic food elements. Ground beef, Chicken, Lamb or venison are great protein providers. Moreover, some vegetables like carrots, parsnips, beets, yams, squash and sweet potatoes have rich proteins.