Not all dog owners know that pork in the diet of these animals can harm their health.
Therefore, before offering such meat to your pet, carefully read the consequences that this product may cause.
Firstly, pork is a fatty type of meat. This means that its excess in the dog's diet can lead to excess weight.
Secondly, if pork has not been heat treated, it may contain various parasites.
Thus, the pork tapeworm chooses the intestines as a habitat, while Trichinella affects the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract.
The beef tapeworm also causes damage to the gastrointestinal tract and intoxication, while the ingestion of toxocara is fraught with fever, pneumonia and bronchitis.
Thirdly, by eating pork, a dog can become infected with Aujeszky's disease. This type of meat provokes liver diseases and increases the risk of enteritis, gastritis, kidney damage and metabolic disorders.
To avoid negative consequences, it is recommended to give this product to your dog no more than once a week.
In this case, pork must be heat-treated - to make it safe, it should be cooked for at least one hour.
It is better to choose offal, such as heart and lungs. At one time, the dog should eat no more than 300 g, and for large pets, you can increase the amount by 100-200 g.
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