Can Tails.com cater for pregnant dogs?
We're not able to offer a suitable recipe for pregnant or nursing dogs, as they have such unique nutritional needs, however our Nutrition and Vet Team do have some tips (below) to help. We'd also recommend speaking to your vet for ideas too:
- Your dog will need to be fed a special diet with a high level of nutrients to feed her and the growing pups. The best way to do this is either feeding her a specific breeding formula or a puppy/growth diet. The benefit of this is that the pups will be receiving the same nutrients as later on when they are weaned
- In the last trimester of her pregnancy her daily calorie requirements will increase dramatically, hence why an energy and nutrient-dense food is required
- It's really important that your dog doesn't have a stomach upset during her pregnancy as this can have an effect on the development of the pups, so any change in diet needs to be made very gradually
- After whelping, she'll still need to be fed a special high nutrient diet so she can provide enough milk for her pups and to try to prevent her from losing weight and condition.
After weaning she can then move back onto a normal maintenance diet with Tails.com.
Once the puppies are 6 weeks old, we can also provide unique recipes for them - just complete our 2 minute nutritional consultation to get them started.