Got a question about Senior Dog Food? To help you understand more about what to consider when choosing food for older dogs, we’ve put together some really useful answers from our nutrition team at Burgess, the pet care experts. When should I start feeding my dog senior food? The formulations Burgess uses are designed to ensure that our dog food nuggets contain the right level of nutrients after processing. What range of dog food kibble do you provide? Chocolate, coffee, tea – Contain caffeine, theobromine, or theophylline, which can be toxic and affect the heart and nervous system The dry matter level of a nutrient is the percentage there would be in the food if all of the water was removed. When it comes to selecting dog food, there’s plenty of choice. So how do you select the best dry dog food for your canine companion?

Adult dogs require foods that are naturally rich in protein for good muscle maintenance and essential fatty acids to help nourish their coat and maintain healthy eyesYucca extract and beet pulp – To aid healthy digestion, as well as stool formation and odour reduction. The oesophagus is a muscular tube that propels the food, after swallowing, from the mouth into the stomach.

When it comes to dishing out your dog’s dinner, the golden rule is don’t guestimate. Giving your canine chum a little more than they need, along with too many treats and the leftovers from your own dinner, is a recipe for disaster. If this is a regular pattern, you run the risk of your dog becoming overweight, which can lead to all manner of health problems, along with the inability to exhibit natural behaviours – obese dogs find even a gentle walk hard work. The healthiest dog food should provide the correct number of calories, dietary components and balance of nutrients for a dog’s size, life stage and lifestyle. A high-quality dry dog food will contain easily digestible protein, fat and carbohydrate. It should also include vitamins and minerals such as zinc, to support skin and coat health, and calcium to support healthy teeth and bones.

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Potato, rhubarb, and tomato leaves; potato and tomato stems – Contain oxalates, which can affect the digestive, nervous, and urinary systems Unless you’ve been specifically advised by your vet to feed a raw diet, adult dry dog food tends to be a safer choice. At a recent British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA) congress, there was universal agreement that homemade raw feeding can be dangerous, simply because it is so difficult to get it right in terms of nutrients and balance. It was also highlighted that handling raw meat products is riskier, so dog owners need to be careful when preparing the food. Your dog has several salivary glands located around the jaw and mouth. These glands’ function is to help lubricating the passage of food to the stomach.

Wholegrain Wheat, Salmon Meal (16%), Wholegrain Maize, Dried Peas, Maize Gluten Meal, Poultry Fat, Wheat Feed, Dried Beet Pulp (3%), Minerals, Poultry Gravy, Yeast (Brewer’s Yeast and Grains), Soya Bean Meal Feed, Dehulled* , Fish Oil (0.7%), Chicory Root Extract (as a source of Fructo-oligosaccharides (Prebiotic FOS0.2%)), Oat Feed. *Produced from genetically modified soya Introduce Burgess Supadog Rich in Salmon dog food to your dog by gradually mixing in the new food with the old over a period of 7-10 days until the new food completely replaces the old diet. Puppies, with their small stomachs need three or four small meals a day, while adult dogs generally have two meals a day. Sometimes, elderly dogs benefit from three or four smaller meals.Have an ‘hourglass’ figure when looked down upon from above. The abdomen should be narrower than the chest and hips. Introduce Burgess Supadog Rich in Beef to your dog by gradually mixing in the new food with the old over a period of 7-10 days until the new food completely replaces the old diet. Introduce Burgess Mature to your dog by gradually mixing in the new food with the old over a period of 7-10 days until the new food completely replaces the old diet Solid poos: Beet pulp is a great source of dietary fibre and helps to form solid poos. Firm poos are a good indicator that your dog is on a diet that suits their needs. At Burgess, all of our kibble for dogs is made using thermal extrusion. The process involves grinding down a range of quality ingredients into a fine flour and mixing them together.

Dogs are classed as ‘seniors’ when they’re around seven or eight years old, although this depends on their breed. When they reach this stage of their life, dogs can benefit from being fed a specially formulated diet for older dogs, with ingredients that help ease the effects that ageing can bring.Place the weighed or measured-out food into a storage container. Whether you feed your at twice, three times or more a day, take the amount from they’re daily ration in the container so you’ll know your dog is getting just the right amount of food – not too much and not too little.