节日期间保持宠物健康的专家建议

随着家庭庆祝圣诞节和新年,人们很容易想与宠物分享节日大餐,但这可能会损害它们的健康。专家警告说,过量喂食和日常作息中断可能导致体重增加和消化问题。以下是保持宠物健康快乐的建议。

节日期间,许多宠物主人面临是否与狗或猫分享节日菲律宾菜肴如猪脆皮(lechon kawali)、阿多博(adobo)和碳ara(carbonara)的两难选择。然而,兽医兼皇家宠物食品(Royal Canin)科学传播经理埃夫林·奥地利博士(Dr. Evelyn Austria)指出,过量喂食是最常见的错误之一。“宠物主人最常见的错误之一就是过量喂食,”她说。

她解释说,宠物的能量需求因生活方式而异,室内宠物需要的卡路里比活跃宠物少。小狗和小猫由于消化系统仍在发育,特别脆弱。“小狗和小猫在生长过程中,它们的肠胃仍然很敏感,还没有完全发育,”她补充道。

传统节日食物可能导致严重的胰腺炎等问题。“节日期间要注意给宠物喂食什么。我们不建议给它们吃剩饭,”奥地利博士建议。相反,选择专为宠物配方的零食,可以安全地将它们纳入庆祝活动中。

在繁忙日程中,运动仍然至关重要——每天散步和玩耍有助于体重管理和关节健康。至于网上自制饮食,一项对200种食谱的研究发现,只有5%在营养上是均衡的,可能导致营养缺乏。由兽医营养师开发的商业宠物食品,更好地满足不同生命阶段和活动水平的需要。

通过遵循这些指导方针,节日可以成为家庭和宠物共同欢乐的时光,而无健康风险。– 基于Angel Baleña的Rappler文章。

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