{"id":503,"date":"2019-04-01T10:48:14","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T10:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/anaveterinaria.es\/en\/?p=503"},"modified":"2019-04-01T10:48:14","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T10:48:14","slug":"look-after-your-pets-nutrition-by-incorporating-wet-diet-to-improve-nutritional-qualities-and-make-the-food-more-appealing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anaveterinaria.es\/en\/2019\/04\/01\/look-after-your-pets-nutrition-by-incorporating-wet-diet-to-improve-nutritional-qualities-and-make-the-food-more-appealing\/","title":{"rendered":"Look after your pet’s nutrition by incorporating a wet diet to improve nutritional qualities and make the food more appealing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Normally pets are fed on dry food(biscuits) which gives cats and dogs the necessary nutrients for a rich and balanced diet. But ‘wet’ diets also exist, less well-known among owners, and they are an ideal accompaniment for our pet’s diet, especially those who are post-operative,\u00a0 elderly, chronically ill to name but a few examples. There is a large variety of wet diets on the market. Before choosing one, we should assess its quality as many mainly contain by-products and a large number of additives to artificially enhance smell and flavour.<\/p>\n

Vets always advise high quality wet diets.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Among them,there are some which are 100% natural, without artificial additives or animal and vegetable by-products. These are easily digestible and only contain what is nutritionally necessary for your cat or dog without any unnecessary ‘filling’.\u00a0 They are made in the same way as home-made food and have a smell and texture like\u00a0 conventional food. This type of diet incorporates 75% fresh\u00a0\u00a0meat, respecting the carnivorous nature of a dog,only adding vegetables to complete nutritional needs. If you are thinking of introducing a wet diet for your pet you should consult your vet, who will\u00a0 advise you on the most appropriate for your animal.<\/p>\n

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Wet diets can be very useful in different situations.<\/p>\n

a\/ It can be used as a reward in educating\/training\u00a0 your pet; as it is more flavoursome the animal will easily recognise it as a prize for good behaviour.<\/p>\n

b\/ It is useful to introduce dry food –for example a puppy changing from mother’s milk to eating by itself.<\/p>\n

c\/ Changing your pet’s usual food to a different\u00a0 one for a specific medical reason can cause the animal to refuse the new food, added wet food can be a great incentive.<\/p>\n

d\/ During periods of convalescence, either after surgery or following an illness, it’s normal for a cat or dog to lose its appetite. As wet food is more tasty and has a smoother texture, your pet is more encouraged to eat.<\/p>\n

e\/ Older pets sometimes don’t feel like eating and wet food,\u00a0 added to their dry food, can be a great help in maintaining correct\u00a0 alimentation.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Recently a new wet diet has come on to the market aimed at animals with certain medical needs. It is like a homemade stew in appearance and smell; very useful when our pets don’t want to\u00a0 eat for whatever reason.<\/p>\n

If you want to improve your pet’s diet and incorporate this type of food, ask us and we will advise you which is the best for your pet’s specific case.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Normally pets are fed on dry food(biscuits) which gives cats and dogs the necessary nutrients for a rich and balanced diet. But ‘wet’ diets also exist, less well-known among owners, and they are an ideal accompaniment for our pet’s diet, especially those who are post-operative,\u00a0 elderly, chronically ill to name but a few examples. There […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":495,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anaveterinaria.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anaveterinaria.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anaveterinaria.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anaveterinaria.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anaveterinaria.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=503"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/anaveterinaria.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/503\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anaveterinaria.es\/en\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anaveterinaria.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anaveterinaria.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anaveterinaria.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}