Zaɓin nau'in abincin kare na gaskiya yana ɗaya daga cikin yanke shawara mafi tasiri wanda zaku iya yankewa don lafiyar kare ku na dogon lokaci da farin ciki. Babban nau'ikan 3 masu bushewa, rigar, da kuma raw kowane yana da bayanan abinci daban-daban, abubuwan da ke da amfani, da tasirin lafiyar. Kowane kare na musamman ne, don haka fahimtar yadda kowane nau'in abinci ke tallafawa matakai daban-daban na rayuwa, yanayin kiwon lafiya, da salon rayuwa yana da mahimmanci. Wannan jagorar yana ba da zurfin kwatanci don taimaka muku yanke shawara mai ma'ana wacce ta dace da takamaiman bukatun kare ku.

Matsayin Abincin Kare Kare

Kafin nutsuwa cikin nau'ikan abinci, yana taimakawa fahimtar abin da ke sa abinci ya zama cikakke da daidaitacce. Ƙungiyar Jami'an Kula da Abinci na Amurka (AAFCO) ta kafa ƙa'idodin abinci don abincin dabbobi da ake siyarwa a Amurka. An tsara abincin da ke biyan ƙa'idodin AAFCO don samar da duk mahimman abubuwan gina jiki - sunadarai, kitse, carbohydrates, bitamin, ma'adanai, da ruwa - a cikin daidaitattun rabo don rayuwar kare (girma, kulawa, ko duk matakan rayuwa). Ko kun zaɓi bushe, rigar, ko raw, tabbatar da cewa abincin ya cika ƙa'idodin AAFCO shine farkon abin dogara.

Abincin Kare Ga Kare (Kibble)

Abincin kare mai bushe, wanda ake kira kibble, ya kasance mafi yawan abincin da aka fi so a duniya.

Yadda Ake Yin Abincin Kare

Ana samar da kible ta hanyar tsari da ake kira FLT:0 extrusion. Ana haɗa sinadarai a cikin kullu, dafa shi a ƙarƙashin babban matsi da zafin jiki, sannan a tilasta shi ta hanyar ƙuƙwalwa don ƙirƙirar siffofin da aka saba da su. Ana bushe samfurin da aka samu zuwa ƙarancin ƙarancin danshi kuma galibi ana rufinsa da kitse ko dandano don haɓaka dandano. Wannan sarrafawa mai zafi yana kashe ƙwayoyin cuta kuma yana tsawaita rayuwar ajiya ba tare da buƙatar sanyaya ba.

Abubuwan Amfani da Abinci na Kare

  • Kayan aiki da kwanciyar hankali: FLT:1 Za'a iya adana abinci mai bushe a zafin jiki na ɗaki na tsawon lokaci, yana mai sauƙin auna da kuma hidima. Yana da kyau ga masu aiki da aiki ko waɗanda ke tafiya tare da karnukansu.
  • Tallafin lafiyar hakora: [1] Kayan kibble mai ƙyama na iya taimakawa wajen cire farar fata da tartar ta hanyar inji yayin da kare ya ciye. Wasu abinci masu bushewa an tsara su ne musamman tare da girman girma ko farfajiyar farfajiyar don haɓaka wannan fa'idar.
  • Cost-effectiveness: FLT:1 A kowace adadin kuzari, abinci mai bushe shine mafi ƙarancin zaɓi.
  • Fitar da magunguna: Fitar da abinci mai bushe yana samuwa ga kowane mataki na rayuwa da kuma yanayin kiwon lafiya da yawa, gami da kula da nauyi, goyon bayan koda, lafiyar haɗin gwiwa, da kuma ƙananan ciki.

Abubuwan da Za Su Iya Kashewa a Abincin Kare

  • Low danshi abun ciki: Kibble yawanci yana dauke da kawai 610% danshi. karnuka da suke cin abinci da yawa bushe iya ba sha isasshen ruwa da kansu, wanda zai iya taimakawa wajen rashin ruwa mai tsanani da kuma kara hadarin matsalolin hanyoyin fitsari ko cututtukan koda. Ƙara ruwa ko broth zuwa kibble ne mai sauki bayani.
  • Ba duk abincin da aka gina a bushe ba ne daidai. Wasu alamomin da ke da kuɗi suna amfani da babban adadin carbohydrates mai cikawa (alkama, alkama, soya) da kuma ƙananan tushen furotin. Karanta jerin sinadarai da kuma tabbacin bincike yana da mahimmanci; furotin na dabba mai suna (misali kaza, ragon, salmon) ya zama farkon sinadarin.
  • Aikin sarrafawa da dandano: FLT:1 Tsarin fitarwa mai zafi na iya rage rayuwar wasu abubuwan gina jiki. Bugu da ƙari, wasu karnuka suna ganin kibble ba shi da ɗanɗano fiye da abinci mai laushi ko abinci mai laushi, musamman idan suna da ƙyama ko suna da ciwon haƙora.

Zaɓin Abincin Karamin Abinci

Bincika alamun da ke gudanar da gwaje-gwajen abinci na FLT:0 (ba kawai nazarin abubuwan gina jiki na dakin gwaje-gwaje ba) kuma waɗanda ke buga bayanin AAFCO a kan lakabin. Kayan abinci mai bushe na kyauta, yayin da yake sananne, FDA ta yi nazarin yiwuwar alaƙa da cututtukan zuciya na zuciya (DCM) a wasu jinsuna. Kafin canzawa zuwa abinci mai ƙarancin hatsi, tuntuɓi likitan dabbobi, musamman idan kuna da babban jinsin da ke da alaƙa da cututtukan zuciya. Don ƙarin jagora, Kennel Club na Amurka ya ba da cikakken rarrabuwa na fasalin abinci mai bushe.

Abincin Dog na Dog (Canced da Pocketed)

Abincin kare mai danshi, wanda aka fi sani da abincin da aka ajiye ko abinci mai danshi, yana dauke da danshi 7085%, yana mai da shi zaɓi mai ƙarancin abinci da ɗanɗano. Ana samunsa a cikin kayan da suka bambanta kamar paté, gutsuttsura a cikin miya, da nama mai yanka a cikin jelly.

Abubuwan Amfani da Abincin Kare Mai Ruwa

  • Babban hydration: babban abun cikin ruwa yana tallafawa lafiyar koda da na fitsari kai tsaye. Wannan yana da amfani musamman ga karnuka waɗanda ba sa shan isasshen giya, tsofaffin karnuka da ke da ƙarancin jin ƙishirwa, ko waɗanda ke da saukin kamuwa da duwatsu a cikin mazugi ko cututtukan koda na kullum.
  • Kayan abinci mai laushi yana da ƙanshi mai ƙarfi da ƙanshi mai kyau idan aka kwatanta da kibble. Zai iya jarabtar kare wanda yake ciwo, ya dawo daga tiyata, ko kuma kawai mai ƙyama.
  • Fitowar furotin mai inganci: Yawancin abincin da aka ajiye a cikin gwangwani suna da nama a matsayin babban sinadarin tare da ƙananan carbohydrates. Wannan ya fi dacewa da abincin kakannin kare kuma yana iya zama mafi sauƙi ga wasu mutane su narke.
  • Kadan calorie density: Saboda yawan danshi, abinci mai danshi na iya taimaka wa karnuka su ji cike da ƙananan adadin kuzari, wanda zai iya taimakawa wajen sarrafa nauyi.

Abubuwan da Za Su Iya Kashewa a Abincin Kare

  • A kan tushen kalori, abinci mai narkewa ya fi tsada fiye da abinci mai bushe. ciyar da manyan karnuka kawai akan abinci mai narkewa na iya zama da tsada sosai.
  • Short shelf life bayan buɗewa: Da zarar an buɗe gwangwani ko jaka, dole ne a sanyaya sauran kuma a yi amfani da su a cikin kwanaki 23 don hana lalata. Wannan na iya zama mara kyau ga wasu gidaje.
  • Matsalar lafiyar hakora: [1] Kayan da ke da laushi ba ya ba da aikin tsabtace inji. karnuka a kan abincin da ke cike da ruwa na iya tara plaque da sauri, yana buƙatar kulawa ta baka ta hanyar goge ko shan haƙori.
  • Aikin da ke cikin 'yan adam ya fi dacewa da tsarin da ake amfani da shi.

Yadda Za Ka Yi Amfani da Abincin Kare Mai Ruwa da Kyau

Yawancin likitocin dabbobi suna ba da shawarar haɗuwa da abinci mai laushi tare da bushe kibble. Wannan dabarar tana daidaita fa'idodin hydration na abinci mai laushi tare da farashin hakora da kuma saukin abinci mai bushe. Lokacin zaɓar abinci mai laushi, nemi tushen furotin mai suna azaman kayan haɗin farko da kuma tabbacin bincike wanda ya dace da rayuwar kare. Jagorar PetMD don abincin kare mai laushi FLT:1 tana ba da zurfin zurfafawa cikin kimantawa.

Abincin kare mai gina jiki (BARF da kayan abinci mai gina jiki na kasuwanci)

Abincin kare mai gina jiki, wanda galibi ake kira abincin BARF (Kayan abinci mai gina jiki ko Kayan abinci da abinci mai gina jiki), ya karu cikin shahararrun masu son abinci mai gina jiki, wanda ya dace da nau'in. Abincin abinci mai gina jiki yawanci ya haɗa da nama mai tsoka, nama na jiki, ƙwayoyin nama, kayan lambu, 'ya'yan itace, kuma wani lokacin da kayan kiwo ko qwai.

Abubuwan Amfani da Abincin Kare na Kare

  • Masu goyon bayan abinci suna jayayya cewa dafa abinci yana lalata enzymes na halitta da bitamin masu saurin zafi. Abincin abinci mai gina jiki yana riƙe da waɗannan abubuwan abinci, wanda zai iya haɓaka narkewa, yanayin fata, da kuma ƙarfin rayuwa gaba ɗaya.
  • Ƙananan nauyin carbohydrate: Yawancin abinci mai gina jiki suna da yawa a cikin furotin da kitse tare da ƙananan ko babu hatsi ko starches. Wannan na iya zama da amfani ga karnuka da ciwon sukari, kiba, ko jin daɗin hatsi.
  • Inganta lafiyar hakora: Kayan nama mai naman kaza yana samar da kayan shafa na halitta wanda ke tsabtace hakora kuma yana ƙarfafa tsokoki na jaws. Duk da haka, dole ne a zaɓi girman ƙashi da nau'in da kyau don kauce wa karyewar hakora ko hanawa.
  • Rage ƙarar fure da ƙanshi: Saboda abinci mai ƙanshi yana da matukar narkewa, karnuka suna samar da ƙarancin fure kuma yawanci fure yana ƙaruwa cikin 'yan kwanaki bayan fara abincin.

Hadari da Abubuwan da Za a Yi La'akari da Su Game da Abincin Kare na Kare

  • Bakiteriya: Raw nama da qwai na iya ɗaukar cututtukan cututtuka kamar Salmonella, E. coli, da Listeria, ba kawai ga kare ba, har ma ga mutane masu rashin lafiya a cikin gida. FDA ta yi gargadi game da Salmonella haɗari a cikin abincin dabbobi na shekaru da yawa.
  • Rashin daidaituwa na abinci: Rashin abinci mai gina jiki na gida yana buƙatar tsari mai kyau don tabbatar da daidaitattun adadin calcium-phosphorus, isasshen taurine, da matakan bitamin da ma'adinai. Yawancin girke-girke na gida suna da rashi a cikin mahimman abubuwan gina jiki, musamman ga karnuka masu girma.
  • Kudin da lokacin shiri: Kyakkyawan nama mai inganci yana da tsada, kuma samun zaɓuɓɓukan kwayoyin ko na kyauta yana ƙarawa ga lissafin. Shirya abinci mai ƙanshi kuma yana buƙatar sararin firiji, shirin abinci, da kuma narkewa mai daidaito.
  • Rashin lafiyar jiki na ƙasusuwan da ba a sarrafa su ba: Ƙarƙashin ƙura wanda ya yi wuya sosai zai iya karya haƙoran, yayin da ƙananan ko dafa su na iya fashewa kuma ya haifar da perforation na esophageal ko hanji.

Yadda Za a Ci Abincin da Ba a Yi Shaye-shaye ba

Idan ka zaɓi ciyar da abinci mai gina jiki, tuntuɓi likitan dabba don ƙirƙirar ko tabbatar da girke-girke mai daidaitawa. Yawancin likitocin dabba suna nuna taka tsantsan game da abincin abinci mai gina jiki saboda haɗarin ƙwayoyin cuta, musamman a gidaje tare da yara, tsofaffi, ko mutane masu rashin lafiya na yau da kullun. Don daidaitaccen zaɓi na kasuwanci, nemi samfuran da ke ɗauke da bayanin AAFCO. Ana samun ƙarin bayani game da lafiyar abinci mai gina jiki daga ƙungiyar likitocin dabba ta Amurka.

Kwatanta Nau'in Uku

Factor Dry Wet Raw
Moisture content 6–10% 70–85% 60–75%
Shelf life (unopened) 12–18 months 2–5 years 6–12 months (frozen)
Typical cost per calorie Low Moderate–High High
Dental benefit Moderate Low High (with bones)
Bacterial risk Very low Low Moderate–High
Balanced nutrition Generally guaranteed Generally guaranteed Variable (needs planning)

Abincin Ƙungiya: Nau'in Ƙungiya don Samun Sakamakon Mafi Kyawu

Yawancin masu mallakar karnuka da likitocin dabbobi suna ba da shawara ga tsarin abinci mai gauraye wanda ke haɗuwa da abinci mai bushe da rigar, ko bushe da kuma albarkatun ƙasa, don kama fa'idodin kowane. Misali, ƙara wani yanki na kibble mai inganci tare da cokali mai cokali mai cokali mai cokali mai ƙanshi yana haɓaka dandano da danshi yayin kiyaye fa'idodin haƙori da ƙimar farashi na abinci mai bushe. Hakanan, ƙara nama mai ƙanshi (a matsayin abin sha'awa ko saman) na iya gabatar da enzymes da iri-iri ba tare da maye gurbin cikakken abinci mai ƙarancin bushe ko mai ƙarancin tushe ba.

Idan ka zaɓi ka hada raw da kibble, ka sani cewa kibble yana da ƙimar narkewa daban-daban fiye da naman raw, wanda a ka'idar zai iya haifar da ciwon ciki a cikin karnuka masu saurin ji. Ka gabatar da kowane canji a cikin abincin a hankali a cikin kwanaki 710 don ba da damar ƙwayoyin cuta na karen ka daidaita.

Yadda Za Ka Yi Zaɓin da ya Fi Kyau ga Kare

Zaɓin abinci mai bushe, mai danshi, da kuma abinci mai ƙanshi ya dangana ne ga abubuwa da yawa da ke da muhimmanci ga kare da kuma iyalinka:

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  • Shekaru da matakin rayuwa: Zubayen da mata masu shayarwa suna da babban buƙatun makamashi da abinci mai gina jiki wanda abinci mai laushi mai ƙarancin abinci ko abinci mai bushe mai ƙarancin girma. Tsoffin karnuka galibi suna buƙatar ƙarancin adadin kuzari amma mafi girman narkewa, yana sa abinci mai laushi ko abinci mai bushe na musamman ya dace da tsofaffi.
  • Kasafin ku da salon rayuwar ku: Idan kuna tafiya akai-akai ko kuma kuna da iyakantaccen sararin ajiya, abinci mai bushe shine zaɓi mafi dacewa. Idan kuna da sararin firiji da lokacin da aka keɓe don shirya abinci, ciyarwa mai raw zai iya zama mai fa'ida amma ku yi tsammanin ƙarin farashi da ƙarin kulawa ga tsabta.
  • ] Jinƙai da allergies: ] Wasu karnuka suna yin mummunan aiki ga furotin na kowa ( kaji, naman shanu) ko kuma ga matakan carbohydrate a wasu kibbles. Raw ko ƙarancin kayan abinci na iya taimakawa wajen ware allergens, amma suna buƙatar kulawa mai kyau don tabbatar da daidaiton abinci.

Matsayin Jagorancin Likitoci

Babu wani abu da zai iya maye gurbin shawarwari na musamman da likitan dabbobi. Likitan dabbobi zai iya kimanta yanayin jikin kare, ƙwayar tsoka, aikin jini (idan ya cancanta), da tarihin likita don ba da shawarar mafi kyawun nau'in abinci da kuma tsari. Idan kuna la'akari da abinci mai gina jiki, likitan dabbobi mai gina jiki ne mai kyau don tsarawa ko kimanta cikakken girke-girke.

Ƙarshen

Fahimtar bambance-bambance tsakanin abinci mai bushe, mai danshi, da kuma abinci mai ƙanshi na kare yana ba ka damar daidaita abincin kare ka zuwa ga takamaiman buƙatunsa. Abincin bushe yana ba da sauƙi da araha. Abincin mai ƙanshi yana da kyau a cikin hydration da dandano. Abincin raw yana jan hankalin waɗanda ke neman abinci mai ƙarancin sarrafawa, wanda ya dace da nau'in amma yana ɗaukar haɗari na gaske waɗanda ke buƙatar kulawa mai kyau. Babu wani nau'in best na kowace kare. Zaɓin da ya dace shine wanda ke tallafawa lafiyar kare ka, ya dace da lafiyar iyalinka, ya dace da kasafin kuɗin ku, kuma ya goyi bayan ilimin abinci mai kyau. Kowace hanya ka zaɓa, ka tuna da sauyawa a hankali, saka idanu da nauyin kare ka da ƙarfinka, kuma ka ci gaba da tattaunawa tare da likitan dabbobi.