Personalized Pet Food Dosage - "Does my Pet eat the right daily amount?"

Do you follow the quantity on the label of your pet's favorite food to the letter but is it gaining or losing weight?

Most labels quantify the daily ration using standard mathematical formulas that do not take into account various factors such as: season, breed, age, movement, etc.

In fact, the metabolism of animals, just like ours, is not identical in each individual but rather varies even between siblings of the same litter.

Example:

Let's take as an example a litter of Border Collies, two male brothers of the same weight, both fed the same food of the same brand and with the same quantity.

One of the two brothers is employed in agility activities with training every 3 days, the other lives in an apartment and goes out twice a day to do his business.

Will the Kcal request be the same for both brothers?

The answer is no! But let's look at the motivation together (purely random data):

Food X provides 300 Kcal/100 g of product; the athlete dog needs 1800 Kcal/day, while the apartment dog only 1200 Kcal/day.

Both take 600 grams of food per day as indicated on the label; What happen?

It happens that: The athlete brother takes in the correct amount of Kcal daily and therefore is not in a situation of deficiency (weight loss) or excess (weight accumulation); while the brother in the apartment takes 200 grams more per day than his needs; in the medium/long term this will lead to an overweight condition which could lead to obesity with consequences on the dog's health.

But now comes the question: How do I know if my dog ​​or cat is getting the correct daily amount?

This is where we Veterinary Technicians and Veterinary Doctors experts in Dietetics and Nutrition come into play.

Through simple questions (e.g. breed, age, sex, sterilized, lifestyle, etc.) the profile of the animal is created, subsequently through the visual evaluation of the animal the score is established according to the BCS scale (Body Condition Score); finally, through mathematical formulas that take into account different coefficients of variation, the daily caloric requirement of your beloved pet is calculated.

Once this data is reached, knowing the type of food consumed by your pet, the correct daily quantity will be provided.

How do I book a Personalized Pet Food Dosage?

Once the purchase is complete, you will receive an email containing the invoice and a link through which you can decide the day and time to virtually meet Dr. Alessio Monti Carelli.

Once the meeting is over, you will receive by email all the material necessary to best manage the nutrition and well-being of your friend.