What and how to feed Alabay?

Alabai are fairly large and powerful dogs that are usually bred to protect the home. Accordingly, they should eat well and in a balanced way. But at the same time, it is imperative to correctly calculate the calorie content.

Before buying such a pet, you must familiarize yourself with its monthly diet. Anyone should soberly assess their abilities to maintain an alabai. First of all, you need to know that you should not transfer the puppy from one diet to another.

All newborn puppies should only eat their mother's milk. This is most natural and correct. But if the baby is slightly behind in height or weight, it must be fed. You can use goat's milk slightly diluted with boiled water. If this is not possible, then they will do ready-made feed purchased from veterinary pharmacies.

The first complementary food can be given one month after the birth of the puppy. At this time, babies crawl quite actively and begin to take an interest in their mother's food. Along with breast milk, you can give fat-free broth, boiled minced meat, previously mixed with broth. If there is no time to cook natural food, you can replace it with ready-made industrial feed. A pate for puppies is good. Besides, at this time it is imperative to monitor the weight of the puppies.

In addition to mother's milk, goat or cow milk, low-fat cottage cheese, any fermented milk products, broth and boiled minced meat must be added to the diet of a small puppy. You should also offer finely chopped raw meat, necessarily treated with boiling water. Big bones can be fed to puppies, along with meat. However, after the animal has eaten them, the bones must be taken away.

From this time on, it is necessary to very actively begin to increase the amount of food given. In addition to broth, boiled and raw meat and dairy products, you need to add the yolks of chicken eggs. They should be boiled or given as an omelet. Quail eggs can also be given instead. Little by little, you need to introduce buckwheat or rice porridge. It is also recommended to give soft bones or cartilage, which are a source of a huge amount of trace elements. If the food is industrial, then it can be canned food or semi-moist food for large dogs.

Already at 4 months old, small Alabai can begin to show their character. If there is not enough food for them, then they become aggressive. Therefore, you need to pay special attention to ensure that the food is complete and balanced. At 5 months, you can switch to full-value nutrition, without milk.

It is necessary to give whole milk, a lot of cottage cheese, raw and boiled meat, always without the presence of fat or bones. It could be a chicken and a rabbit. In addition, by-products should be introduced. Eggs can be offered both raw and boiled, as well as scrambled eggs. From cereals, buckwheat, rice and barley are suitable. You can also give boiled vegetables, large bones and cartilage. If preference is given to industrial feed, then natural products cannot be used. It is very important to supplement the dog's diet with all the necessary vitamins and microelements, their lack is fraught with deformation of the paws.

At this time, Alabaev puppies eat everything that smells good or seems tasty for them. You should not forbid them to do, because this way they will learn to eat both fruits and vegetables. The diet of puppies of this breed should include such products as cottage cheese, raw and boiled meat, various dairy products. In addition, you need to add lean fish, it can be boiled or peeled. You also need to give eggs, bran. At 1 year old, the menu should be varied and balanced.

If preference is given to industrial food, then before the puppies change their teeth, they can be fed with wet or semi-moist food, but from 8 months you can give 75% dry food and 25% wet. During this period, both the portions of the dogs and their number are reduced.

2 or 3 meals a day are enough to feed the dog. Starting from the age of three, an adult dog must be transferred to a one-time feeding. But for an old dog, you need to slightly reduce the number of calories on the menu, as well as switch to smaller portions. In addition, it is imperative to exclude all dairy products from the diet. You should also contact your veterinarian for advice on the necessary vitamins and minerals.

No matter how old this huge dog is, in order for it to always look healthy and beautiful, it must receive all the products it needs for its age.

Of course, natural food is very diverse, which is important for such a huge pet. However, it will take a lot of time to prepare food, which not every person can afford. A complete diet of an adult dog should include the following foods.

• Raw meat, including bones, will do just as well as those made from bovine veins.
• By-products, which should include beef liver, kidneys, and heart.Indeed, they contain many useful substances and vitamins that have a positive effect on the health of such large dogs. But do not abuse them, since they will not replace meat or meat products.
• You can give different cereals, they will make excellent cereals not only for small puppies, but also for large dogs. At the same time, you should not be zealous with semolina, as it contains too many carbohydrates. In addition, barley is just as harmful to dogs, as it is poorly digested by the stomach.
• Vegetables are suitable both raw and boiled. Many of them are a source of fiber. It can be cucumbers, carrots, and peppers.
• Fermented milk products should be on the Alabai menu every day. It can be completely fat-free cottage cheese, kefir, and even yoghurts.
• Chicken or quail eggs are required. They can be fed raw or boiled. In addition, dogs are very fond of scrambled eggs.
• Fruit can be offered in place of your favorite treats. These can be apples, pears, or apricots.

For those who do not have time to cook, industrial feed is suitable. Experts recommend combining dry food with wet food. For example, give dry food in the morning and tender and soft food in the evening, which is very popular with large dogs.

Most often, the amount of food that you need to provide your beloved animals must be indicated on the package. In addition, when buying, you need to look at what is included in the product. It is best if these are products of the highest quality, because cheap food sold in supermarkets is not very nutritious. In addition, they contain many flavor enhancers and colorants. Among all the top-class feeds, the following brands are worth noting.

• Pro Plan can be purchased at many veterinary pharmacies or pet stores. For the Alabaevs, it is necessary to buy complex feeds, which are created specifically for huge dogs with a rather powerful physique. Manufacturers of this line produce food for newborn puppies and for adult animals. They include products such as chicken, salmon, rice, and there are also many vitamins and microelements in food.
• Royal canin produces both wet and dry food, which are intended for dogs of huge breeds. Almost all foods in this line are hypoallergenic and well accepted by animals. They contain a large number of nutrients and vitamins.
• Brit - These are Czech feeds, which include chicken meat, a lot of fiber, brewer's yeast, as well as vitamins necessary for the Alabai.
• Hill's belongs to super-premium feed. They contain absolutely all important foods and trace elements.

There is food that is strictly forbidden for the Alabai, and for other dogs too.

Let's consider foods harmful to pets in more detail:

• you can not give your pets fried or pickled food;
• you should not offer them food with flavors or a lot of spices;
• it is forbidden to give any sweets, including chocolate;
• products from fatty pork or lamb should be excluded;
• Fresh milk is incredibly bad for dogs;
• it is necessary to remove any legumes from the diet, as well as raw cereals;

It is very important for people who know nothing about the nutrition of large dogs to know how many times a day they eat. This will avoid multiple health problems.

The frequency of feeding a puppy under two weeks old should be every two hours, and from the third to the fourth week, every three. If after giving birth the puppy is left alone or with a brother / sister, then feeding may take place less often, since the female's milk will be more fatty and useful. A month-old puppy should be fed at least 5-6 times a day.The portion of food from the second month will be directly related to the size of the small pet. Feed should be given approximately 5 times a day.

From 3 to 6 months, it is necessary to reduce the number of feedings per day to 4. Then, the puppy should be fed 2-3 times a day for up to a year. After 3 years, Alabai should eat only once a day, it is best if feeding takes place in the evening.

In addition, it is necessary to familiarize yourself with the approximate diet of an adult dog for one week:

• in the first four days, the dog should eat half a kilogram of any cereals, 750 grams of raw meat, about 300 grams of vegetables, as well as 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil;
• from 5 to 6 days, the dog should eat 1.5 kilograms of offal, 0.5 kg of cereals, some bread, about 300 grams of rye crackers, 1-2 chicken eggs and 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil;
• on the 7th day, the pet should be given one kilogram of cottage cheese, a liter of kefir and a pound of vegetables.

In addition to the above recommendations, you must follow some of the rules of veterinarians. First of all, you shouldn't cook a lot of food so that it doesn't spoil. The pet must eat at the same time, this is a prerequisite. In addition, he should get used to such a diet by 3 months. Food should not be hot or cold. The best option is room temperature. Remove the bowl of food 15 minutes after eating.

Summing up, it should be said that the Alabaevs can be fed with both natural and industrial products. And in fact, and in another case, the animal will be enough.

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