Knowledge of feeding a senior Chinese Field Spaniel:
When the Chinese Garden Dog grows old, parents are most concerned about the deterioration of its body organs, so the usual diet should focus on the principle of less oil and less salt, feed replacement into the elderly stage feed is necessary, as for snacks, canned food as much as possible to reduce the amount given, due to the older the amount of exercise will be relatively reduced, the body weight is also easy to increase too much, so the heart and blood vessels, liver and kidney disease problems will occur. In addition to treatment, you can consult your veterinarian for advice on general health care products.
In addition, the elderly Chinese Garden Dog action symptoms, this situation is mostly joint aging stiffness and even pain caused by this time, in addition to the doctor’s professional treatment, joint maintenance products is also a good helper. Home if you can let the Chinese garden dogs do not have to climb the stairs is the best, and the threshold can be added to the ramp, these can reduce their spine and rear feet weight; placed in the food bowl, water bowl position can be raised height, can reduce the weight of the neck or front feet.
Mental deterioration, careful parents will also find that the Chinese Garden Dog’s memory, alertness and activity decline, less interaction with parents, etc., the way to improve the way to reduce the degree of degradation through sports or educational activities. For example:
Hide treats in toys or Bauble bottles to make it take a bit of brain power to get to them.
Train him in tricks such as shaking hands with the owner, nodding and shaking his head.
Spend more time with him in general, such as taking walks, slow walks, brushing his fur, gently pressing the flesh pads of his body and soles of his feet, and gently pulling his limbs to do stretches.
Simple exercises to stimulate the terminal nerve reflexes, along with medications and recommended nutritional supplements from your doctor, will prevent and slow down the degeneration.