Feeding of dogs and cats with heart disease

Authors

  • Jéssica Pantoja Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará
  • Ícaro dos Santos Cabral Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará
  • Thaiza Santos Farias Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará
  • Cristiane Rebouças Barbosa Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31533/pubvet.v12n11a213.1-8

Keywords:

diet, diseases, nutrition

Abstract

Now recognizes the importance of food aid management of prevention of some diseases and much of the time of your healing. With that, the objective of evaluating the management literature on dogs and cats conditioned power to the heart condition. Heart problems are one of the leading causes of death in some pets, making the failure of other organs and causing still other types of disease. According to the researchers noted an improvement in the diet of these animals, being that trade today offers specific feed for cardiac patients, with adequate levels of essential nutrients. It is important to note the quantities mainly sodium, magnesium and taurine, and others considered important for maintenance of cats and dogs. Several papers offer still other options like the homemade diet, however, having a nutrition specialist.

Published

2018-11-27

Issue

Section

Nutrição e alimentação animal

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