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Tips for choosing cat food

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How to choose the cat food is a good read with its ingredients. The main material contained in the cat food. Materials that writable second, third, etc., etc. … is the order of the secondary material content in accordance with a written order on the ingredients list.

Cat food is good when written in the beginning is the chicken, lamb, or fish, not water, rice, or jelly.

Cat food that is good that contain more protein. And the rate of “ash” that many can cause long-term kidney disease in cats.

There is a definition that must be considered as “by-products” its means that the remnants of the processed product. For example “chicken by-products” its means part of meat. The bones, innards, beak, comb, claw, or fur

Wet food or canned cat food is better than dry food, and may be at risk of kidney pain.< >< ><–>

Chocolate poisoning of dog

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For human, chocolate is a very tasty food, and not problematic in our health. At most only add weight and damage the teeth.

But for our dogs, chocolate, it is very dangerous because the substances contained therein. Chocolates contain substances caffeine and theobromine. theobromine substance was highly toxic to our pet dog. Many people underestimate and still give chocolate as a snack to their dog. They are usually said “the dog very like chocolate, and there is never a problem.” Actually, every year, especially in the United States many cases the reported death of a dog that is caused by chocolate.

Dog that is sick because chocolate poisoning will virulence stomach and is usually accompanied by vomiting with blood. Vomiting usually smell chocolate. Then the dog will be issued excessive fluid saliva, anxiety, and difficult to stand or walk because the body feels stiff and cramped. Sense of thirst will be increased in the saliva and hold out, the dog will continue to drink and then vomiting again.

If not given immediate help, a dog will be further increased as breathing, muscle tremor, rigid body, urine contains blood, the blue gum, even, and eventually die.

Usually, when doctors see symptoms of the dog always said that the dog disease parvo or distemper nervous because the symptoms are similar.

There are no drugs that can offer a poisonous chocolate. Usually by the doctor dogs were given only infuse and given extra oxygen to survive until the dog can put off poison of chocolate by itself.

Now, if you already know that chocolate was very dangerous for dogs, from now do not give chocolates to your dog.

Note: The amount and type of chocolate eaten and the level of tolerance in the dog also determine. But, to kill a dog weighing about 10 Kg required an average of 250 grams of chocolate only.

Tips for Choosing Dog food

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1. The rate of protein:

Try to choose a dog food that has less protein, the rate of 30%. In tropical countries such as Indonesia, the dog did not need the protein level. Excess protein will cause itching, such as bent legs bone calcium deficiency, kidney stones, etc..

2. The rate of fat:

The rate of fat that is best for dogs in our country ranges from 12% - 20%. For dogs that are not good digestion, like diarrhea should be selected dog food with low fat.

3. Do not affected by the excessive promotion of dog food with famous brands. Because although not necessarily match the famous brand. Give our dog with the best and most suitable dog food , although not a famous brand.

4. Select dog food the expiration date of long-term.

5. Visit the website dog food.

6. Trial about 2 weeks, if there is no interference means the dogfood is suitable for dog.