Dog Management (3 of 3)

Diet

We need to know what is being fed for several reasons.

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Comercial diets provide adequate levels of nutrient, provided that there is no evidence of metabolic or gastrointenstinal disease.
 

However, the skin uses a high proportion of the daily dietary nutrient supply and in cutaneous disease nutrient supply may be inadequate even if a normal diet is fed. Poorly stored or formulated dry diets can also cause problems.

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We need to know the details of the diet not merely to evaluate whether there is any problem in the level of nutrients but also because we may wish to institute a restriction diet later on.

Pay particular attention to the possibility that the owner may be feeding tit-bits or other extra components, tablets and so on, e.g. herbal remedies, which may not be considered to be part of the diet.