关于猫犬在各个生命阶段的营养需求的实用信息,包括生长、生存、繁殖和衰老阶段。
幼猫和幼犬
绝育可能会增加宠物超重的风险。猫犬接受绝育的年龄往往与宠物的生长速度和能量需求的自然下降相对应。宠物在绝育后通常会增加进食量,而且基础代谢率较低,这意味着它们需要更少的能量即可保持静息身体运作。
“您的[狗/猫]已经绝育,因此您应该相应减少喂食量。绝育后的宠物对能量的需求会降低,但食欲却更加旺盛,减少它们的进食量有助于确保它们保持健美和健康的体型。”
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