How to raise a Tibetan Mastiff? These feeding precautions you need to know

The Tibetan Mastiff is universally recognized as the oldest and only surviving rare dog breed in the world. In the ancient East, the magical legends about the Tibetan Mastiff have been mythologized as the embodiment of heroic deeds in protecting its owner. Some people want to keep a majestic Tibetan Mastiff at home, but raising a Tibetan Mastiff is not simple. These precautions you need to know!

1. Some people think that feeding the Tibetan Mastiff the best meat will make it grow strong. In fact, feeding a Tibetan Mastiff this way is not only costly, but will also cause most Tibetan Mastiffs to have diarrhea, resulting in indigestion and difficulty absorbing nutrients. Generally speaking, any Tibetan Mastiff puppy that is fed too much meat, or fed only meat, is bound to have problems with bone formation, because the ratio of calcium to the phosphorus in meat is imbalanced. In addition, feeding only meat will also cause malnutrition in puppies and lead to rickets.

2. Tibetan Mastiff puppies should not drink milk. After drinking milk, the vast majority will have diarrhea and may even develop gastrointestinal mucositis, because the composition of dog's milk and cow's milk is completely different. Dog's milk contains high protein, high fat and low lactose, while cow's milk contains low protein, low fat and high lactose; their compositions are exactly the opposite. If cow's milk is used as feed for puppies and the Tibetan Mastiff is allowed to drink too much, there will not be enough lactase in the stomach to digest the excess lactose, which will cause diarrhea.

3. Do not feed Tibetan Mastiff puppies chicken bones. Regardless of the size of the chicken bone, the owner should not casually feed it to them, because chicken bones are very hard and Tibetan Mastiffs cannot digest them. If chicken bones are crushed, the fragments are angular and can easily pierce the gastrointestinal mucosa of a Tibetan Mastiff puppy and cause traumatic gastroenteritis. At first, white feces may be passed, then the feces will contain mucus, sometimes alternating with vomiting, and finally bloody stool will be passed. At this point, take it to a pet hospital for treatment as soon as possible.

4. Do not let Tibetan Mastiff puppies eat people's leftovers, because a dog's nutritional needs differ from those of humans. If a human diet is used to prepare dog food, it is not only time-consuming and troublesome, but also makes it difficult for the dog to obtain complete and balanced nutrition. There are many brands of dog food on the market now. This kind of feed is prepared by scientific methods, has comprehensive nutrition, is easy to digest and absorb, and is also very convenient to use.

5. Do not give Tibetan Mastiff puppies snacks between meals. If it obeys other training, you can give the Tibetan Mastiff a small amount of snacks as encouragement. Remember not to let Tibetan Mastiff puppies eat at the dining table, because this will develop a bad habit: begging for food. Food can only be fed at a designated time and place, and the food should only be placed in the puppy's bowl; do not use other feeding utensils. In addition, do not forget to provide your dog with plenty of clean water.

6. When feeding a Tibetan Mastiff, feed it at fixed times and in fixed amounts. Fixed times means the feeding time every day should be fixed and should not be moved earlier or later. Feeding at fixed times can make the dog's gastric juice secretion and gastrointestinal peristalsis regularly increase at each feeding time, intensifying the feeling of hunger, greatly increasing appetite, and providing great benefits for eating, digestion and absorption. Fixed amounts means the amount of feed fed each day should be relatively stable and should not be too much at one time and too little at another, to prevent the Tibetan Mastiff from not eating enough or overeating.

7. When feeding a Tibetan Mastiff, you must master the temperature of the food well. The temperature of the food also has a great impact on the Tibetan Mastiff's health. The best temperature for the feed is around 40°C, avoiding too cold or too hot. However, in hot summer weather, cold food can be given, while in winter it must be warmed. When the temperature of the food exceeds 50°C, the dog may refuse to eat.

8. Pay attention to hygiene when feeding a Tibetan Mastiff. Feeding utensils should be disinfected regularly, and the feed should be prepared and eaten fresh, preferably not left overnight. Moldy or spoiled food must not be fed to the dog again. Strenuous exercise should be stopped before and after feeding. Drinking water should be clean tap water or well water. Kitchen swill and surface standing water must not be used, so as to avoid food poisoning, parasitic infestation and digestive organ diseases.

The above is Tuliu Network's introduction to the precautions for raising Tibetan Mastiffs. Raising a Tibetan Mastiff is actually similar to raising other dogs, but due to differences in body size and temperament, raising a Tibetan Mastiff requires the owner to spend more energy.