The Good American Cocker Spaniel Food Guide

By Chad Johnson

Feeding your American Cocker Spaniel the right food will directly effect on your American Cocker Spaniel’s health giving you both a longer more rewarding relationship.
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Health food for your American Cocker Spaniel & what to feed a diabetic American Cocker Spaniel.
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Choose the diet that is right for your American Cocker Spaniel.
Learn all about Barf or how to make your own healthy treats for your American Cocker Spaniel.
The Importance Of The Right Diet
A correct and balanced diet for your American Cocker Spaniel will result in an active, healthy American Cocker Spaniel with a lovely, shiny coat.
The American Cocker Spaniel will have little trouble maintaining his or her ideal weight, provided he or she is given lots of opportunities for adequate exercise. An unhealthy or unbalanced diet can result in a brittle, dry coat, lack of energy, as well as overall poor health conditions, poor growth, and even permanent muscle and bone growth deficiency.
What you will learn from this book
* The importance of Keeping a Routine
* How Much and What to Feed
* Making Your Own American Cocker Spaniel Food
* Foods to Avoid
* Specific Feeding Advice for the American Cocker Spaniel
* Weight & Dieting for American Cocker Spaniel's
* Feeding Obese American Cocker Spaniel's
* Diabetic American Cocker Spaniel's
* Barf or biologically appropriate raw food
* Health Foods for American Cocker Spaniel's
* Homemade Treats
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• Language: English
• Publisher: For Dogs Sake
• Release date: Feb 15, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301318773

Chad Johnson

Chad Johnson is a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma and is an ordained elder in The United Methodist Church. Johnson has served in churches in the North Texas Annual Conference and is deeply involved in the Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference of The United Methodist Church. Faith and culture are pillars in Johnson’s life, and advocating for Indigenous peoples is his deepest passion.

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The Good American Cocker Spaniel Food Guide

By Chad Johnson

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 THE GOOD AMERICAN COCKER SPANIEL FOOD GUIDE

The Importance Of The Right Diet

Changing Types Of Food

Keeping A Routine

How Much And What To Feed

Making Your Own American Cocker Spaniel Food

Foods To Avoid

Specific Feeding Advice For The American Cocker Spaniel

Weight, Dieting And American Cocker Spaniels

-- Feeding Obese American Cocker Spaniels

-- Diabetic American Cocker Spaniels

-- Barf

Health Foods For American Cocker Spaniels

Homemade Treats

Summary

2 AMERICAN COCKER SPANIEL HEALTH

General Considerations For Keeping Your American Cocker Spaniel Healthy

-- Spaying And Neutering

-- Regular Vet Checks

-- The Importance Of Exercise

Exercise Requirements Of The American Cocker Spaniel

Grooming And Living Conditions

Typical American Cocker Spaniel Health Issues

-- Fleas

-- Ticks

-- Worms

-- Weight Loss/Weight Gain

-- Diarrhea

-- Vomiting

-- Coughing

-- Trouble Breathing

-- Bad Breath

-- Hip Dysplasia

-- Walking Dandruff

-- Canine Arthritis

-- Ear Infections

-- Eye Infections

-- Constipation

-- Heat Stroke

Allergies

Specific Dog Health Issues For The American Cocker Spaniel

-- Progressive Retinal Atrophy

-- Cataracts

-- Hypothyroidism

-- Entropion

-- Gastric Torsion

-- Cardiomyopathy

-- Osteochondritis Dessicans

-- Cryptorchidism

-- Hypoadenocorticism (Addison’s Disease)

-- Panosteitis

Non-Medical Emergencies

-- Missing American Cocker Spaniels

-- American Cocker Spaniel Safety In Cars

-- Ventilation And Overheating

-- Cold

-- American Cocker Spaniel Bites And Liability

In Summary

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THE GOOD AMERICAN COCKER SPANIEL FOOD GUIDE

THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RIGHT DIET

A correct and balanced diet for your American Cocker Spaniel will result in an active, healthy pet with a lovely, shiny coat. The American Cocker Spaniel will have little trouble maintaining its ideal weight, provided it is given lots of opportunities for adequate exercise. An unhealthy or unbalanced diet can result in a brittle, dry coat; lack of energy; overall poor health conditions; poor growth; and even permanent muscle and bone growth deficiencies. Understanding the basics of a good diet for your American Cocker Spaniel, as well as how to understand and read dog food labels, is essential in getting just the right balance for your canine companion.

Feeding an American Cocker Spaniel is much different than feeding a person. Many owners believe that American Cocker Spaniels require a variety of different tastes and types of food in their diet, just like humans enjoy. The reality is that American Cocker Spaniels are very satisfied with eating the same type of food every day, and changes in food are actually more harmful than helpful to the American Cocker Spaniel.

Another myth with regards to feeding is that American Cocker Spaniels are strict carnivores or meat eaters. In reality they are more closely aligned with omnivores, or those animals that eat both meat and vegetables and other organic materials. Many of the vitamins and minerals that American Cocker Spaniels need are found in whole grains and vegetables. There are some compounds included in dog food that have absolutely no nutritional value and are placed there just to act as fillers or to bulk up the food. While they don’t directly harm the pet, they do result in a bloated appearance to an American Cocker Spaniel’s stomach as well as an increasing amount of waste material. Sometimes these diets that are very high in fillers can be the leading cause of gastrointestinal problems with American Cocker Spaniels, such as excessive gas, diarrhea, or constipation.

Finding the right diet for your American Cocker Spaniel takes a lot of research and a bit of trial and error. Veterinarians, breeders, and dog trainers may provide assistance or make recommendations on the type of food that you should provide for your American Cocker Spaniel. No matter who makes the recommendation, if the food is not agreeing with your American Cocker Spaniel or you notice it is refusing to eat the food for more than two or three days, consult your vet and