Proper feeding for aged Great Dane
Changing in dog’s behavior, e.g. lowering of physical activity, is
the first sign, that your Great Dane is getting older. Very often
low physical activity causes slowdown of digestion. To make
digestion better, you may add or increase the amount of dietary
fibers in dog’s feeding. It should be mentioned, that when Great
Danes become old, their appetite for food and imbibition deteriorate
appreciably. That’s why it’s very important to watch over the
feeding and make sure your dog eats only best-quality food. It
should digest easily and contain all necessary vitamins, proteins
and fatty acids.
The main reasons of Great Dane death are several types of cancer. To
make the life of your Great Dane long, you should add special
additives to your dog’s food, that will help to decrease the risk of
cancer.
Why does the dog’s organism age? The sells of dog’s organism are
constantly influenced by many factors, that contributes to oxidation
of free radicals. These radicals start up the process of aging. In
order to protect sells from destruction and to sequester free
radicals, choose feeding, full of C and E vitamins, because they are
perfect natural antioxidants.
The older is the dog, the bigger is the risk that his kidneys’
functioning will break. It should be mentioned, that proteins in
food don’t cause renal failure. Moreover, food, full of proteins has
positive influence on dog’s health and lifetime. That’s why, if your
Great Dane has no renal insufficiency, don’t decrease the amount of
proteins. But, as for phosphorus, situation is the opposite. When
your Dane is six years old, you should decrease consumption of
phosphorus in order to keep up kidneys’ function.
Great Dane is inclined to different skin diseases, for example
demodecosis. Dog’s impressive weight causes corns. In order to keep
your dog’s skin and hair healthy and beautiful you should add more
fatty acids to his food.
How to make old Great Dane eat.
Some aged dogs become too skinny, because they have no
appetite. If your dog begins to be picky in food, you should go to
the vet to eliminate all possible medical reasons for such behavior.
If after the visit, you are sure that the dog is healthy, it’s time
to interest your dog in eating. If your dog normally eats dry feed,
may be now it’s difficult for him to chew it. You may add canned
food or broth to the dry food. You may also add small portion of
cat’s food, it will make dog’s food more fragrant. Some dogs like,
when milk or eggs are added to the food. Others prefer ordinary food
with vitamins and minerals. Please, consult the vet as for making
natural diet for your Great Dane.
