How to ensure healthy nutrition for your dog and cat
When we give food to our furry friends, are we sure it is healthy and nutritious? In this article we discuss this with veterinary nutritionist
As with humans, the food industry intended for the animal world has also made great strides, offering foods of all kinds and tastes for our pets.
It happens, therefore, that those who have a dog or cat, wander among the shelves of supermarkets to select as many packages of kibble and crunchy treats as their four-legged friend might like.
Despite this, many people are still unaware that the rules we follow to have a healthy and balanced diet are the same rules we should adopt for our furry friends. As a result, when people buy or cook food for them, they tend to make the mistake of not paying attention to important factors such as nutrients.
Highlighting this aspect is Dr.
Francesca Parisi,
Veterinary Nutritionist of the Nutravet Italia Group, who in this article suggests important tips on how to ensure a healthy diet for dogs and cats.
The mistakes that are made often
Many owners,” Dr. Parisi immediately clarifies, “underestimate the fact that giving food to the dog and cat is not the same as feeding them in the true sense of the word.
“Each dog and cat,” he explains, “even of the same breed, has its own metabolism, thus a different caloric requirement related in turn to its lifestyle. Indeed, there are dogs and cats that are more sedentary and others that are more active and lead outdoor lives. So while there are those who consume more calories, there are those who hoard them, because everything precisely depends on their temperament and daily habits.”
Another mistake that is often made, especially with dogs,” the veterinary nutritionist continues,“is toalways give the same type of food, then not to vary with other foods. The result is that the dog is unknowingly prevented from eating a complete diet, supplemented with all the nutritional components its metabolism needs.”
How to ensure healthy nutrition for your dog and cat
For specialist Francesca Parisi, the first thing we need to do to ensure healthy nutrition for our pets is to focus on the quality of foods, whether commercial or “homemade.”
As for homemade food (cooked or raw, and tending to be more natural), it should by no means be understood as DIY food.
“Even if prepared at home,” the doctor in fact specifies, “it must follow the instructions of the veterinary nutritionist who, after studying the case individually, formulates a personal and balanced diet with macro- and micronutrients needed by the animal. So never think you can handle everything by yourself!”
Proper nutrition for a healthy and strong coat
Getting your dog and cat on a healthy and balanced diet,” Dr. Parisi finally adds, “means not only ensuring benefits to the internal organs, but also to the skin adnexa, so the coat is kept thick, soft and shiny.
Specifically affecting coat health,” the veterinary nutritionist specifies, “are Omega 3 andlinoleic fatty acid. The latter is found in sunflower and corn oil. While Omega 3 (EPA and DHA), which also have anti-inflammatory, plastic function and are given to prevent numerous diseases, are instead found in fatty fish (salmon, tuna, anchovies, etc.), and are often supplemented with the use of pearls and salmon oil.
A soft, shiny coat even with Aries’ eco-cosmetics
Just as it is important to get our four-legged friends to eat a varied, healthy and balanced diet, it should be remembered that it is equally crucial to ensure that they have constant hygiene and coat care.
In fact, for each dog and feline breed there are different and specific treatments depending on the nature of the hair and its needs.
Reason why in the
Online shop
of Aries Natural Solutions you can find several Lines of products and all from Organic Farming.
Here we indicate the
Biosilk Silk Protein Shampoo
which helps nourish and restructure the coat of curly, long and medium-haired dogs and cats, giving softness and shine.
To nourish and make the dog’s coat silky, soft and shiny, we recommend instead.
Ypower Honey Shampoo
. While for furry friends who have a dull and matted coat, we point to the
Shiny Bio Polishing Shampoo
, which, thanks to the mix of valuable organic active ingredients, cleanses and shines the coat, giving it a shiny effect.
