3. Dogs and cats of different ages have different needs for the shape of dry food
Dogs and cats have different needs for the shape and size of pet dry food at different ages. From infancy to late old age, the oral structure and chewing ability of dogs and cats change with age. For example, adult dogs and cats have complete and healthy teeth, and can bite and grind relatively hard dry food.
For puppies and kittens, as well as older dogs and cats with more severely degenerated oral systems and teeth, they may not be able to adapt to dry food for young and middle-aged dogs and cats. This is why many brands of dog and cat food will develop age-matched products according to the age of dogs and cats. In addition to nutritional considerations, the biological characteristics of the oral and dental feeding of dogs and cats in accordance with this period are also important considerations.
4. Dogs and cats with different physical conditions have different needs for the shape of dry food
Obesity in dogs and cats has now become one of the top three diseases affecting pets’ health. Although there are many reasons for obesity, part of it is caused by excess nutrients in the ingested food or poor digestion of the pet itself. Inappropriate dry food and shape can aggravate pet obesity problems.
For example, the dry food particles of medium and large dogs are relatively large and hard, because when they eat, they like to swallow and do not like to chew. If the selected dry food particles are relatively small, then they must ingest more dry food in one bite, and enter the body without sufficient chewing, which greatly prolongs the time for the feeling of fullness. In this way, many owners will increase their diet or feed too many snacks because they think their dogs and cats are not full, resulting in the problem of excess nutrition.
Ⅱ. Summary
In short, pets in different growth stages have different preferences for food particle size. Young pets have smaller and thinner teeth than adult pets, and prefer food with small particles and less hardness; adult pets have hard teeth and prefer harder food; Wear and loss of teeth in pets makes pets prefer small-grained, less-hard foods.
Pets of different sizes have different preferences for food particle size. Small pets prefer small particles, if the particles are too large, it will discourage their enthusiasm for obtaining food; large pets prefer large particles, which are conducive to chewing, if the particles are too small, they will be swallowed by them before they can chew, and their body size is proportional to the size of the dry food .
Different breeds of pets have different preferences for food particle size. For example, the head of a dog can be long or short, the jawbone can be wide or narrow, and so on. The shape of the face, the structure of the jawbone or the condition of the teeth, all of these factors directly affect how an animal grabs food particles and how it eats. The shape and size of food particles determine how easily they can be grasped and chewed.
Therefore, in order to choose high-quality pet food for pets, in addition to high-quality formula, the shape also needs to be suitable for different types of pets. At present, many brands of dry food use a three-dimensional concave cake shape with irregular edges. The concave cake shape can prevent the edges and corners of the dry food from hurting the oral epidermis, and it is easier to be bitten by the teeth; the irregular edge can increase the friction with the utensils. , which is convenient for dogs and cats to eat.
Post time: Jun-01-2022