Intermittent Fasting for your Dog

Before the advent of agriculture, both dogs and humans lived through cycles of feast and famine. 
The body shows evidence of its innate knowledge of the value of fasting. When your dog is sick you may notice a loss of appetite. The body understands that there are times that the effort of digesting uses up important resources for healing.
Many people even think of fasting as it as starvation. It isn't. The reality is that fasting is a natural condition that the body not only tolerates but uses to its advantage. Fasting allows the body an opportunity to shift from digesting, which requires exorbitant resources, to ‘clean up’ mode. In addition, fasting provides resources for detoxification and controls calories and, thus, weight and body mass index ratios. 

    How do you successfully fast your dog?

    For those who wish to explore fasting with their fur baby, one can start with a gradual reduction in overall calories and observe the effects - modest weight loss is one anticipated outcome. Animals that are slightly underweight live longer than those that are ‘just right.’ 

    Some find it easier to adjust calories by time period. For example, by only feeding between the hours of 8:00AM and 4:00PM.

    Alternatively, some people will adjust caloric density based on level of activity. During times of intense exercise calories go up, while no calories are offered during sedentary periods. This is a very responsive way of feeding at interval. 

    During times of fasting make sure your dog as access to water in order to stay hydrated.

     

    Further Reading:

    Benefits of Fasting your Dog: https://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2019/01/13/intermittent-fasting-for-pets.aspx

    Questions? Comments? Email us at team@ketopetsanctuary.com. We are here to support you!

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