Pregnant and
lactating dogs need more water.
Additionally, the Sure Grow 100 is also designed to meet the nutritional and dietary requirements that pregnant as well as
lactating dogs need.
Not exact matches
Again, a
lactating mother
needs more calories than a non-
lactating female
dog.
Basically, as you
dog is more active, he
needs more calories (that includes pregnant,
lactating and working
dogs double and triple).
Working, pregnant,
lactating, and special
needs dogs should have their protein levels adjusted in conjunction with veterinary recommendation.
If the little ones did not get this you
need to contact a veterinarian immediately, ask if they have a
lactating dog who lost her litter and you can try to see if she will accept them.
Dogs that are still
lactating (creating milk) will be declined for surgery and you will
need to reschedule.
This formula is not intended as the sole diet for growing puppies, pregnant or
lactating dogs — as they have special nutritional
needs that require a different balance of protein, calories and other nutrients.
Royal Canin recognizes the
need to address the nutritional requirements of pregnant and
lactating mother
dogs and their weaning puppies, which is why we introduced the first line of Birth and Growth formulations that offer precise nutrition to mothers and puppies from gestation to growth.
Puppies, high performance
dogs,
lactating animals and underweight pets, however, may
need diets higher in fat and calories than average house pets.
Active
dogs, as well as pregnant and
lactating females, also
need extra protein in their diet.
This also helps explain why growing puppies and pregnant or
lactating females
need more protein than the average
dog — they
need it to grow new tissue or produce milk.
Dogs who are pregnant or
lactating, growing pups and those who perform endurance activities require much more nutrition (calories, protein, fatty acids) and have other special nutritional
needs.