Italian dogs do not pass the costume test, pay attention to the diet

In order not to take risks, you need a balanced and quality diet: expert advice

Summer is approaching and the costume fitting mashed potato. Often, however, the extra pounds of our four-legged companions are overshadowed. A serious mistake. For them, even more than for us, it is not a question of aesthetics, but of health.

According to an analysis by amusi, the first company that combines a tasty pet food exclusively Made in Italy with the targeted advice of veterinarian nutritionists, conducted on a sample of its customers, only 11% of Italians believe that their dog is overweight; in 85% of cases the dog is normal weight and 4% underweight. They are given too lenient: on average, in Europe in two dogs are overweight and one in ten is even obese.

What to do? Turning a blind eye is certainly not the best solution for their well-being. Instead, you need one greater awareness of risks that a wrong diet can make our dogs run.

“To run for cover, he declares Costanza Delsante, veterinary doctor and nutritional consultant of amusi – it is necessary to be guided by experts to choose the right diet and, above all, not to use food as the only form of psychological reward. In fact, there are many ways to gratify your four-legged friend “.

“L’Power supply it can be used as a cuddle, but only occasionally, or for example, during the training phase. One of the major errors in the dog-owner relationship is to think that the only way to reward your pet is to give it something very tasty (and generally very caloric) “, emphasizes Delsante.

“Often, on the other hand, a gesture of attention towards our adventure companion. It should also be remembered that a balanced nutritional plan can include snacks, but their daily caloric intake should never exceed 10% of the energy provided daily by the diet “, concludes Dr. Delsante.

It is not just a snacking problem, however, but also one question of how we structure his eating routine: cheaper foods are often very rich in carbohydrates, are enriched with flavor enhancers to make them irresistible, and in the protein part they are mainly composed of waste. The result is that the animal gets fat: just as those who ate only snacks bought at the discount would get fat. There diet, instead, it must be natural, healthy, balanced and tasty, slurp-proof but also balanced.

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