« on: June 25, 2015, 08:49:51 PM »
Due to digestive differences, commercial foods might absolutely NOT be good for larger dogs!
http://www.petmd.com/blogs/thedailyvet/ken-tudor/2015/june/why-large-breed-dogs-have-poorer-food-digestion-32839#What are These Digestive Differences?
The weight of the intestines in large dogs is only 3 percent of their body weight compared to 7 percent in smaller breeds. This means there is less intestinal area for digestion and absorption of the nutrients in the diet.
The time that food spends in the colon is longer for large breed dogs. That means that the colon bacteria have longer to ferment food products. This increases by-products that promote more water in the colon, causing more watery, frequent stools.
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