Is your pet hungry? "Recipes" for dogs and cats

When we want to restore our body, we sometimes choose Chinese food therapy because it is more natural and gentle. And is the theory of TCM diet therapy for animals the same as the theory of TCM diet therapy for humans?

#The origin of diet therapy and what is the basis of diet therapy?
In the three ceremonies of the Zhou Dynasty, there was the term "veterinarian". The "Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases" by Zhang Zhongjing, a medical sage of the Eastern Han Dynasty, also mentioned that angelica mutton soup could be used to nourish blood, and the animal diet in the Wei Dynasty also began to sprout. The principle of diet therapy in Chinese medicine is to keep the body in balance. What is lacking in the body is supplemented with food, and the excess content in the body is excreted, so as to keep the body in a balanced state.

#According to the state of the animal, the food that can balance the state of the body is as follows:
Traditional Chinese medicine will distinguish the types of ingredients based on sex and taste, and according to the physique to match the required food, the taste is divided into sour, bitter, sweet, pungent, and salty. Each taste can help to improve and relieve symptoms to a certain extent. .
Sour foods (hawthorn, vinegar): sweating, chronic cough, frequent urination, prolapse, diarrhea
Bitter foods (bitter melon, celery): moisture, laxative, dry cough or asthma
Sweet food (pumpkin, yam, apple): pain relief, emergency
Xin food (ginger, mint): to dispel cold
Salty foods (algae): soft and hard to dispel lumps, laxative, remove blood stasis, resolve phlegm

#Can dogs and cats eat the same food?
The food that dogs and cats can eat is the same. The foods that cannot be eaten are: onions, chocolate, alcohol, grapes, and star fruit; the food that needs to be eaten is mainly judged based on the symptoms of the fur boy. For example, if the fur boy feels hot, he keeps breathing and drinking water. At this time, he needs to eat some cold food. If the fur boy has a cold body temperature to the touch, and his body temperature is about 36 degrees Celsius, he can use warm tonic.

Ordinary breeders are not pet nutritionists after all, so feed or meal packs may be the most convenient and balanced choice for pet. From the perspective of traditional Chinese veterinarians, I will teach you how to choose the ingredients of feed or meal package:
If the breeder is not sure about the physique of the pet, he can choose neutral food for the pet to eat; if the mom and dad let the pet eat a little fresh food occasionally, they need to avoid taboo food, but if they want to use fresh food as the staple food, they still need Discuss with the veterinarian about choosing the right food! For example, feed is the main feed, because the feed also contains meat ingredients, it is recommended to choose according to the physique of the pet. The following sorting out the common meat attributes: beef is neutral, and it can be eaten if you don't understand the hairy boy's attributes, mainly to help the body to replenish qi , But be aware that the fat needs to be removed before eating. Lamb is a warm physique and is not suitable for eating. Furry children with cold constitution can eat it, which is helpful to the body. Fish is a cold food, salmon, salmon, salmon, and tuna can replenish gas.

However, I also want to remind everyone of pet’s parents that although a variety of suitable ingredients have been selected according to pet’s physique, the proportion of ingredients and the amount of food they need to eat each day are also very important. If you want to consider fresh food as a staple food, you still have to choose suitable ingredients according to pet's physique. Although there is a lot of fun in cooking fresh food for pet, please be sure to pay attention to the choice of ingredients and balanced nutrition. Because Mao’s children need to take in a lot of nutrients every day, it is recommended to eat some feed every day for pet’s parents who do not have much experience. After all, it is very important to provide pet with correct and balanced nutrition.