Examples of Home-prepared Diets Adapted to the Treatment of Cardiac Complaints
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Example 1
Composition (1000 g diet) | |
Pork, shoulder with skin | 525 g |
Rice, cooked | 435 g |
Wheat bran | 30 g |
Rapeseed oil | 10 g |
Add a well-balanced mineral and vitamin supplement.
Analysis | ||
The diet prepared in this way contains 30% dry matter and 70% water | ||
| % dry matter | g/1000 kcal |
Protein | 31 | 59 |
Fat | 28 | 55 |
Available carbohydrate | 34 | 66 |
Fiber | 4 | 9 |
Indicative Rationing | |||
Energy Value (metabolizable energy) 1810 kcal/1000 g of Diet Prepared (5990 kcal/1000 g DM) | |||
Dog’s weight (kg)* | Daily amount (g)** | Dog’s weight (kg)* | Daily amount (g)** |
2 | 120 | 45 | 1250 |
4 | 200 | 50 | 1350 |
6 | 280 | 55 | 1450 |
10 | 400 | 60 | 1550 |
15 | 550 | 65 | 1640 |
20 | 680 | 70 | 1740 |
25 | 800 | 75 | 1830 |
30 | 920 | 80 | 1920 |
35 | 1030 | 85 | 2010 |
40 | 1140 | 90 | 2100 |
*The diet is offered in accordance with the dog’s healthy weight. In obese dogs, the diet must be prescribed in accordance with the ideal weight and not the real weight of the dog. **Dividing the daily amount over two or three meals is recommended to promote good digestion. | |||
Key Points
- Energy concentration to combat cardiac cachexia
- Moderated sodium content to facilitate the work of the heart
Example 2
Composition (1000 g diet) | |
Tuna | 500 g |
Rice, cooked | 450 g |
Wheat bran | 25 g |
Rapeseed oil | 25 g |
Add a well-balanced mineral and vitamin supplement.
Indicative Rationing | |||
Energy Value (metabolizable energy) 1935 kcal/1000 g of Diet Prepared (5180 kcal/1000 g DM) | |||
Dog’s weight (kg)* | Daily amount (g)** | Dog’s weight (kg)* | Daily amount (g)** |
2 | 110 | 45 | 1170 |
4 | 190 | 50 | 1260 |
6 | 260 | 55 | 1360 |
10 | 380 | 60 | 1450 |
15 | 510 | 65 | 1540 |
20 | 640 | 70 | 1630 |
25 | 750 | 75 | 1710 |
30 | 860 | 80 | 1800 |
35 | 970 | 85 | 1880 |
40 | 1070 | 90 | 1960 |
Analysis | ||
The diet prepared in this way contains 37% dry matter and 63% water | ||
| % dry matter | g/1000 kcal |
Protein | 33 | 63 |
Fat | 28 | 54 |
Available carbohydrate | 33 | 64 |
Fiber | 4 | 7 |
Contra-indications
- Gestation
- Lactation
- Growth
- State of sodium depletion
Examples of home-made diets are proposed by Pr Patrick Nguyen
(Nutrition and Endocrinology Unit; Biology and Pathology Department, National Veterinary School of Nantes)
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1,2Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, MA, USA.
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