Meat, bones and kidneys. Scientists have told which diet will save dogs from digestive problems

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Pets in later life often experience chronic enteropathy (CE), which is a chronic gastrointestinal disorder that is accompanied by diarrhea, vomiting and weight loss, writes The Independent .

In a new study, scientists from the University of Helsinki focused on finding links between pet nutrition at an early age and gastrointestinal disease later in life. To do this, they used data from the DogRisk food questionnaire, which was created by the university back in 2009.

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According to study author Kristiina Vuori, the questionnaires contained information about the diet of puppies, from 2 to 6 months old, and dogs in adolescence, from six months to 18 months. The researchers then examined how the pets’ diets were associated with their development of chronic enteropathy later in life.

In total, more than 4.6 thousand people took part in the study. puppies and more than 3.9 yew. adolescent dogs. Pet owners later reported that 21.7% of puppies, 1016, and 17.8% of adolescent dogs, 699, developed symptoms of CE. tract at a later age.

However, animals fed a “carnivorous diet” were less likely to experience problems with chronic enteropathy. The “carnivorous diet” included foods such as:

• raw red meat;
• offal;
• fish;
• eggs;
• bones;
• vegetables and berries;
• leftovers from the human table.

Scientists note that unprocessed food and leftovers from the human table in the puppy diet reduced the risk of developing CE by 22.3% and 22.7%, respectively. At the same time, a diet of processed foods increased the risk of developing CE by 28.7%.

During adolescence, unprocessed foods and leftovers reduced risk by 12.7% and 24%, respectively, while highly processed foods increased risk by 14.6%.

Further, the researchers studied the diets of puppies and teenage dogs in more detail and concluded that feeding puppies with raw bones and cartilage a couple of times a week is associated with a reduced risk of developing chronic enteropathy, while feeding berries a couple of times a year leads to a reduced risk. by 28.7%. At the same time, feeding puppies daily with processed food increased the risk of developing the disease later in life by 117%.

The scientists note that the results of their study suggest that puppy owners need to include raw foods such as bones, cartilage and meat in their diet in order to save the pet from problems with the gastrointestinal tract at a later age.

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