What to Feed Chihuahua

The easiest way to feed chihuahua with industrial feeds. But, of course, not every food is suitable. To your pet was healthy, you only need to buy quality premium fodder and super premium class, designed for decorative dog breeds. When feeding with dry food, it is important to ensure that the dog always has access to fresh drinking water.

If you bought a dog in the nursery, ask the breeder to give you some feed that he fed the puppies. You can continue to feed the chihuahua with this food, and can gradually accustom the dog to the new, reducing the amount of old food in the diet and increasing the amount of new.

But if you are not a fan of industrial feeds and prefer to feed dogs with natural food, you need to know a few important points about feeding a Chihuahua. Owners of decorative dogs haveto face with two problems at their feeding: fastidiousness and gluttony. Some dogs are "sorted" with food: I do not eat, I will not ... Other people eat with pleasure, but they can not control themselves and often overeat.

In the diet of chihuahua must include sources of protein of animal origin, as well as cereals, sour-milk products, eggs and fruits. Two-thirds of the diet should be protein products, a third - vegetable (cereals and vegetables), also the dog should consume vegetable fats. It is also necessary to give the dog vitamin and mineral supplements, the dosage should correspond to its height and weight.

The main source of animal protein for chihuahua is meat (chicken, beef, veal). It is better to give meat in a boiled form. Once a week, not more often, you can give the dog offal (heart, liver, kidneys). Once or twice a week you can give chihuahua boiled sea fish fillet without bones. You can not feed chihuahua with pork, pollock and river fish. Of the chicken, you must remove all the bones. Also, do not give the dog chicken skin.

In addition to meat, chihuahua should be given porridges boiled on the water: buckwheat, rice, corn, oatmeal. It is advisable not to feed the dog every day with the same porridge, but alternate them.

As a source of calcium, low-fat dairy products: cottage cheese, fermented baked milk, kefir, yogurt. As a treat, you can give the chihuahua some grated low-fat cheese. But milk should not be given, as the body of adult dogs it is not digested. Also, as an source of calcium, you can give an egg (boiled or in the form of an omelette), but not more than once a week. In the raw form of giving the dog eggs is not worth it.

Before giving the dog vegetables, they are best stewed or boiled - so they are better absorbed. Raw vegetables rubbed on a grater and fill with a small amount of vegetable oil. Especially useful for dogs is carrots. From fruits, you can from time to time pamper your pet with a piece of apple or banana. But it's better not to feed the dog with exotic fruits.

Feed the chihuahua better twice a day - in the morning and in the evening. However, "in the evening" - does not mean late, do not feed the dog at night. Puppies are fed more often: up to four months - at least four times a day, four to eight - at least three. Amount of feed depends on the age, height and weight of the dog, as well as on its way of life (the more active and moving the animal, the more feed it needs).

All the food you give to the dog should not be too hot or too cold. In the intervals betweenpamper the dog with special treats - galleon or biscuit for dogs. Access to fresh drinking water (filtered or non-carbonated mineral) in dogs should be permanent.

How categorically you can not feed the Chihuahua? These dogs are contraindicated in pork, oilylamb, raw chicken, river fish, pollock, sausages, any sweets, cabbage, beans, pasta, potatoes, flour products, white bread, onions. Do not give any food from your table, especially fatty, fried, salted, smoked, spicy, etc. Also chihuahua is contraindicated in bones.

If you are not sure that you can properly feed the Chihuahua with natural food, it is better to choose the appropriate food for the breed and age of the dog. In this case, your pet's diet will be full and balanced.