Sentences with phrase «age than larger breeds»

Smaller breeds achieve their full size at a younger age than larger breeds.

As a result, smaller breeds can reduce the frequency of meals at a younger age than larger breeds.

Not exact matches

The procedure is for large breed dogs, no older than 10 months of age.

Typically, smaller breeds will experience their first cycles at a younger age than their larger counterparts.

Many vets recommend applying this premise by feeding large breed puppies puppy food only until 7 months of age, rather than 1 year of age, as most puppy food labels recommend.

Because small - breed puppies reach their adult size sooner than large - breed puppies, they may need to switch to an adult formula before they hit twelve months of age.

Keep in mind that larger dogs age faster than smaller breeds.

Physiological murmurs are commonly heard in puppies younger than 6 months of age, especially in larger breeds.

It is considered that the larger and giant breeds of dog age earlier than the smaller and toy breeds of dog.

Generally the larger breed dogs seem to age faster than small ones.

Certain breeds seem to age faster than others and larger dog breeds often age faster than smaller breeds.

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Small breeds also tend to live longer than larger breeds, so having a dog food with a high concentration of antioxidants can help to prevent any free radical damage that may occur as your miniature or teacup Yorkie ages.

To shed light on the possible tradeoffs of large size, researchers analyzed ages at death in 74 breeds, using data from more than 56,000 dogs that visited veterinary teaching hospitals.

Excludes hip dysplasia in animals enrolled after age six, so this might not be the best option for large breeds that are older than six.

The scientists found that large breeds apparently aged at faster rates; the speed at which the risk of death increased with age was greater with larger breeds than smaller ones.

However, size and breed play a key role in how quickly a canine ages, and as a general rule, small dogs live longer than large ones.

In dogs, smaller breeds tend to experience dental problems at a younger age than their larger counterparts.

Large breed dogs age more quickly than small breed dogs.

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The range is even greater for small breed dogs because they reach maturity faster and age slower than larger dogs.

Zeniquin should not be used in cats younger than 12 months of age or dogs during their rapid growth phase, which can vary from 8 - 18 months based on the breed (small and medium breeds up to 8 months of age, large breeds up to 12 months of age, and giant breeds up to 18 months of age).

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Small dogs typically begin menstruating at earlier ages than female canines of larger breeds.

During the rapid growth period (2 - 8 months of age) it has been recommended that large breed dogs should not gain more than 100 g / day and giant breeds (> 35 kg) not more than 200 g / day.

Younger puppies need more calories per unit of bodyweight than older ones, and large or giant breed puppies require more energy until an older age than puppies of small breeds.

Large and giant breed dogs greater than 5 years of age have a much higher risk factor than younger dogs.1

Most of the dog foods are not the best treats for puppies in their early ages, but this is specifically for larger breed puppies with less than 1 year of a lifetime.

Generally speaking, most cats and dogs are considered to be seniors around age 7, although large breed dogs may experience age - related health issues earlier than that.

The chihuahua breed, like other small and toy dogs, tend to sexually mature earlier than larger dogs; generally around 6 months of age.

Smaller breed, younger to middle aged dogs appear more predisposed to immune - mediated encephalitis than larger breeds.

In general, the giant breed dogs age much faster than the large breed dogs, which age much faster than the small breed dogs.

«Large and giant breeds age faster than smaller dogs.»

Larger breeds typically age faster than smaller breeds.

The plates are expected to close at ages between 1 and 1 1/2 years with a breed as large as Labs (with larger dogs bones maturing later than smaller breeds) with 14 months being the generally accepted age for labs.

· They grow up faster than larger breeds: Small dogs grow faster than large breed dogs reaching maturity at a younger age, usually long before their first birthday.

When these results were analyzed further, the researchers determined that the age and breed of the dog played a much larger role in their adoption time than the color of their coat.

This is much more common than the congenital type of the disease — especially in mature animals between 3 and 10 years of age, depending on their breed (large and giant breed dogs tend to become physically «older» at a younger age than their smaller counterparts).

Small breeds grow faster than large breeds and reach maturity at a younger age, often before their first birthday.

While larger dog breeds can be fed twice a day when they reach around 6 months of age, small ones, less than 20 pounds, need two to four meals a day, recommends Purina.

Smaller breeds enter adolescence earlier in life than larger breeds, so there's no strict age in which your pup will begin acting like a rebel, but you'll notice it immediately.

And large breed dogs age much more rapidlly than small breeds.

On average, dogs reach old age around seven to ten years old which depends on the breed and size of a dog — smaller dogs typically age slower than medium sized and larger dogs.

The smaller dogs often come into their first heat before the larger dogs, which varies from 6 - 14 months of age, and ovulate fewer eggs than the larger breeds.

To make it more complicated, dogs of different sizes will age at different rates — small dogs age much slower than large and giant dog breeds.

Sadly, large breed dogs have shorter life spans than small ones, so it's important to help them properly grow and develop at a young age to keep them around as long as possible.