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Feeding your dog
Dogs usually drink plenty of water on their own. High-quality, complete dry food make up the main part of their food routine.
To keep this balanced, it’s important to vary the sources of animal protein. Alternate between red meat, white meat, and fish.
Water
Available at all times
Small dogs
Dry food should be the main part of their meals. To make mealtimes more enjoyable, mix in a little wet food. Serve wet food especially if your dog has a reduced appetite, is recovering from surgery, or during hot weather to help with hydration.
Medium and large dogs
Meals can mostly be dry food. Wet food can be offered if appetite is low, during recovery after surgery, or in hot weather and as a treat.
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What if my dog struggles to eat his kibble?
If the cause is loss of appetite, mix kibble food with wet food, up to a maximum of 20% of total weight.
If teeth or gums are the cause, moisten your dog's kibble with lukewarm water and add complete wet food up to 50% of total (in weight).
Is one meal a day correct?
No, it is not! Never feed the entire daily ration in one meal. Instead, split it into two or three smaller meals.
How to integrate wet food into my dog's diet?
The wet pet food can be given alone or mixed with the dry pet food.
New pet food? It takes the right amount of time to make a complete transition
A slow and gradual transition is necessary when the change is between 2 very different foods such as kibble food with dehydrated meat or fish or meat meals and kibble food with 100% fresh meat or fish.
To allow intestinal flora the time to adjust, over 7 days, gradually incorporate an increasing amount of the new kibble food into your pet's current diet, until you complete transition to 100%.
What is the difference between extruded kibble food and cold pressed kibble food (pellets)?
Digestibility!
The process of producing cold pressed dog kibble (pellets) calls for the use of ground ingredients, such as meat meal. In addition, "cooking" is only carried out at low temperatures, which greatly decreases the final digestibility of the product. Extruded kibble food, on the other hand, may contain fresh meat. All ingredients are cooked during extrusion, so that cereals or potato starch are pre-digested, thus increasing the final digestibility of the product. In addition, according to recent studies, cold-pressing provides no benefit to the gut microbiome.
