Special foods for small dog breeds

Pets

Since my first dog Bouncer who was named because my father always had a garden in our backyard and one year when Bouncer was just a just a puppy my dad had planted some corn in rows and they had sprouted but were only 6-7 inches tall and he decided to chase something across the garden and jumped over each one of the rows so that’s how he got his name. It seems like during my lifetime I’ve always had a dog or two living with the family with the most recent being Max and Maggie who are currently our pets. Max is a rescue dog he’s a Tibetan spaniel and approximately 14 pounds full grown and Maggie is a purebred yorkie weighing in at about 6-7 pounds soaking wet and pretty much in charge of the household. After purchasing Maggie and picking up Max at the pound we of course took them for their first vet visit and during this visit we found that both dog’s head a high level of protein in their urine and the vet was worried that they had some kind of kidney issues it turns out that the food that we had gotten for them was very high in protein and since they’re tiny dogs they don’t require the extra protein that is found in most dog foods for regular size breeds so being concerned ourselves and wanting to do what’s best for our fur babies we started checking labels on different dog food brands until we found a brand that was relatively low in the protein this was the Gentle Giant dog food brands and we started purchasing only that for their main dinner dish. We also found out that some of the soft canned foods also contained high levels of protein, so we had to be careful when adding a little to their dinner to make it more nutritious and interesting for them. We found that the Blue Delights Made for small breed dogs, Cesar brands, Organix tiny feast also designed for small breeds, and Nutro Natural Choice had some of the lowest protein content, (be careful as not all “flavors” have a low protein content we try to find something that is around 8 To 10%) and as long as we used those we no longer had a problem with the high protein in the dogs urine. The vet was very happy that we had found out that it was just the food and if we keep an eye on their protein their tests came back normal. Another thing we noticed where we had also been giving Max and Maggie chicken jerky snacks when they were in between meals but we found out that the protein content of those treats were also extremely high so we’ve become a read the label carefully when buying dog food and dog treats family (I suggest you bring a magnifying glass to be able to read some of the labels) we found that the Solimo sweet potato and chicken treats

and the Authority digestive support dog dental treat were the best and the lowest in protein. We started using a wrapped sweet potato treat and a digestive treat in the morning as their breakfast and then adding a little of the wet food to their evening meal which consisted of the little giant kibble. This has kept our dogs healthy and happy for many years. I highly recommend that you check with your vet and see what their recommendations are to be sure that your dog or cat or lizard is getting a properly balanced nutritious diet that is not creating any other health issues.