Often eating too much or too little is abnormal

As we can see, it is very simple to check whether the dog's appetite is normal. Just by looking at how much or how little the dog eats, we can judge whether the dog's appetite is normal. However, even if there is appetite problem, it can be divided into several situations. Different situations may be caused by different problems, and we need to treat them differently.

1. Loss of appetite: Often manifested as a reluctance to eat or a reduction in the amount of food eaten, which is a common manifestation of many diseases. It is more common in stomatitis, dental disease, gastrointestinal disease, etc. In addition, this problem often occurs in febrile diseases, metabolic disorders, painful diseases, chronic heart failure, vitamin B deficiency, etc.

2. Loss of appetite: This condition is manifested by complete interruption of eating, and long-term interruption of eating indicates that the situation is quite serious. It is rare in various febrile diseases, severe painful diseases, toxic diseases, acute gastrointestinal diseases, such as intestinal obstruction, etc.

3. Irregular appetite: It manifests as good and bad appetite, changing erratically, which is more rare in chronic indigestion. etc. questions.

4. Hyperappetite: Shows very strong appetite and large food intake. It is rare in the recovery period of severe illness, intestinal parasite infection, metabolic disorders (such as diabetes), endosmotic diseases (such as hyperthyroidism), functional diarrhea, etc. Hyperphagia caused by impaired absorption and utilization of nutrients. Even if food intake is reduced, dogs may still become malnourished and gradually become weak.

5. Pica: Pica is another abnormal manifestation of appetite disturbance, which is characterized by dogs liking to eat. In addition to dog food, other materials or foreign objects, such as pet pictures, wood, feces, coat, rags, garbage bags, dirt, etc. Pica is rare in young dogs and is commonly caused by disorders of nutrient metabolism and mineral metabolism., symptoms of vitamin and trace element deficiency diseases, such as rickets, rickets, vitamin deficiency, anemia, etc. In addition, chronic gastric catarrh, mental disorders such as encephalopathy, and intestinal parasites may cause pica in dogs.

Even a simple appetite problem can be divided into many situations, so you can’t just simply look at whether the dog eats or not, but also make inferences. What kind of situation is it, and then deal with it accordingly.

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