After the tragic death of the overweight Rottweiler bitch “Easy” in the animal paradise in Schabenreith, veterinarian Markus Scherfler from Leonding explains how to feed pets sensibly.
With a body weight of 100 kilos, the Rottweiler bitch “Niki” was in the animal paradise Schabenreith in Steinbach/Z at the beginning of October. given. She weighed more than twice a normal weight Rottweiler. The dog lady could barely walk and her claws were too long. “She was severely neglected,” said animal shelter owner Doris Hofner-Foltin shocked. The assumption was that the owners had barely exercised the six-year-old bitch and had fed her all wrong.
lost 15 kilos
Thanks in part to exercise and a healthy diet, the employees of Tierparadies have succeeded in losing 15 kilos to “Niki”, who was given the name “Easy” (after the diet method “Easylife” therapy). However, the four-legged friend’s blood values deteriorated over the past week, he developed heart and kidney problems and had to be put to sleep.
No human food
But how do you properly feed your dog? “With common sense,” says veterinarian Markus Scherfler. “If you can play the piano on your ribs, the dog is underweight. If you can’t feel the ribs, it’s too heavy.” Dogs should be fed two to three times a day and not human food (sweetened, salted, spicy): “The commercial dog food is perfectly balanced.”
Source: Krone
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